Nine people hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at Knoxville Sam’s Club, states KFD

1st May 2024, Knoxville TN – The Knoxville Fire Department’s HAZMAT crew responded to a carbon monoxide leak at a Sam’s Club in East Knoxville Tuesday morning, according to KFD Assistant Chief Mark Wilbanks.

The response was prompted by a call reporting that people in the store were feeling nauseous, Wilbanks said, which is a sign of carbon monoxide poisoning. He added that when crews arrived, management told them that an air conditioning unit on the roof had recently been worked on.

The carbon monoxide leak appeared to be due to a fault with an air conditioning unit on the roof, which had recently been worked on. Read More…

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