Residents are reporting possible ill effects of carbon monoxide poising at 21 Erie St., Le Roy.
Le Roy Fire and Le Roy Ambulance have been dispatched.
It's the same location of a reported gas leak on Friday.
The caller reports that her CO detector did not activate.
The residents have evacuated the house.
The article seems confused as
The article seems confused as to Carbon Monoxide and its chemical abbreviation, CO, and Carbon Dioxide, CO2.
As a sidebar, it might be relevant to note that Amanda's Law took effect last month. NY's Amanda's Law mandates carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in all homes with heaters or appliances with the potential to emit carbon monoxide. The law is named for 16-year-old Amanda Hansen of West Seneca, New York, who died on January 17, 2009, due to a carbon monoxide leak from a defective boiler.
The law permits homes built before January 1, 2008 to be protected by battery-powered CO alarms. Homes built after that date are required to have hard-wired alarms installed. The law amends a previous law that required only homes built or bought after July 30, 2002 to be protected with CO alarms. Amanda's Law also requires NY contractors to install a CO alarm when replacing a hot water tank or furnace if the home is not equipped with an alarm.
For older homes, one- and two-family residences must have at least one carbon monoxide alarm installed on the lowest floor of the building having a sleeping area. The alarm must be clearly audible in all sleeping areas when intervening doors are closed. For the hearing impaired, alarms are available with visual signals.