Firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide in the basement and immediately cleared the building.
ByResidents at an apartment building were evacuated after a carbon monoxide leak on Monday night, fire officials said.Residents were forced out of their homes over a carbon monoxide leak at an apartment building in the northwest suburbs on Monday night.
The incident happened at an apartment complex at 205 West Touhy Avenue. Park Ridge Fire department responded after residents became sick."We were freaking out at first, and I went to the hallway and alarms were going off," resident Mikey Achramowicz said. "People were coming out their doors so it didn't seem like just a drill, so we came outside. Slowly figuring out the situation, but it seems to be pretty serious.
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