Carbon Monoxide Leak Sickens 19 Va. Tech Students

Courtney Mills

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19 Virginia Tech students at an off-campus apartment complex had their lives turned upside down Sunday morning when a carbon monoxide leak sent the majority of them to local hospitals for carbon monoxide poisoning.

A leak in a faulty gas water heater was discovered to be the root of the problem, which sent so many students scrambling for treatment at local hospitals. According to reports, students were treated at Duke University Medical Center and University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, then sent home Sunday.

The carbon monoxide gas was revealed by neighbors who smelled a foul odor. Two students were in critical condition from the carbon monoxide leak, but appeared to be stabilizing.

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