A tragic carbon monoxide leak at the Oxford Circle Apartments left one person dead and nearly a dozen others hospitalized early Monday morning.
Emergency responders were first called to the scene around 2 a.m. for a report of a sick person who had met firefighters outside the complex. Lexington Fire says paramedics on scene had no reason believe it was due to carbon monoxide. The patient allegedly met crews outside and the CO monitor did not alert them of a leak.
Firefighters were called back to the apartment complex just a few hours later for reports of an individual unconscious and found several patients at the complex. It was quickly upgraded to a hazmat situation after detecting high levels of carbon monoxide…