SOUTH HOLLAND | Firefighters spent Thursday morning airing out a home where a carbon monoxide leak that started in the garage resulted in six family members being taken to area hospitals.
South Holland Fire Department officials received a call at 5:43 a.m. Thursday informing them of a potential gas leak at a house in the 15200 block of Waterman Drive. That leak was determined to be carbon monoxide coming from a portable generator in the garage.
Six people from the house were taken to Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey and St. Margaret Mercy Medical Center in Hammond. Their conditions were not known as of Thursday afternoon, fire officials said.
Officials said in a news release that after evacuating the residents, they spent the bulk of the morning hours ventilating the home to bring the carbon monoxide down to a safe level. It was unknown when people would be allowed back in the house.
The fire department in South Holland received help from firefighters in Burnham, Calumet City, Haze Crest, Lansing, Riverdale and Thornton.
