Following a carbon monoxide emergency at the Signature Music Row apartment building in Nashville, multiple residents have been hospitalized. On the evening of Thursday, January 22, the Nashville Fire Department responded after residents on 16th Avenue reported passing out, as detailed in a report by WKRN. The incident prompted an investigation, uncovering carbon monoxide (CO) levels well above safe norms across varying floors.
Reports confirm that levels between 200 and 560 parts per million (ppm) were found by the responding crews, where normal levels should be around 35 ppm, according to an NFD Assistant Chief’s statement to News 2. Resources from the WSMV account of the event underline the severity of exposure, which can range from dizziness and illness to fatal consequences, highlighting the odorless, colorless nature of CO.
The entire building was evacuated to protect occupants, with special operations personnel and firefighters conducting thorough searches to ensure no one remained at risk, as FOX 17 reported. Emergency units reportedly found a gas-powered appliance in the parking garage incorrectly vented as the source of the leak. Gas service was immediately cut off and the building ventilated, bringing levels back to safe ranges…