Apartment building evacuated in Northeast DC due to carbon monoxide

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — An apartment building in Northeast D.C. was evacuated on Saturday night due to a carbon monoxide situation.

Crews with the D.C. Fire and EMS Department responded to the three-story apartment located at the 1800 block of Irving Street, Northeast, in the Woodridge neighborhood. Units reported the high levels of carbon monoxide in the apartment and requested a hazmat unit.

The source of the carbon monoxide was traced back to a defective HVAC unit, said D.C. Fire…

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