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From: Shoot1st	2/5/2006 3:50:46 PM
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Dozens treated for carbon monoxide poisoning Updated: 2/4/2006 6:17 PM By: News 10 Now Staff It was what emergency officials call a mass casualty incident. There were 37 people taken out of the Phillips Hairstyling Institute to awaiting ambulances, even a city bus. "My sister called and she was crying and said they had a gas leak and we came down here and saw everyone crying and sick," said Autumn Hughes. Her sister was sent to hospital. Rescue crews responded quickly, putting green bracelets on slightly affected people and red ones on those more serious. Fire officials said the triage system worked well. "We've had several meeting with the terrorism and the WMDs and the HazMat incidences, that we've got to do that more recently and today as a good test of that," said Deputy Chief George Hart. Carbon monoxide poisoning About three dozen people were taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after a malfunctioning heating system caused a carbon monoxide leak at a Syracuse cosmetology school. The rescue went well, but a gas detector could easily have prevented the whole scare. Despite the smooth rescue, Hart said a simple carbon monoxide detector could have literally saved everyone from a lot of headaches. "There's no code requiring them but even in public places, it's a good idea to have one. You just never know, this one was fine this morning and then you have a lot of carbon monoxide," said Deputy Chief Hart. Hart said when he arrived on scene, the carbon monoxide levels were as high as they would be in a chimney. Fire investigators now say a malfunctioning heating system was to blame.

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