Las Vegas family uses outdoor grill inside, is hospitalized
Authorities say a Las Vegas family of four has been hospitalized after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning from using an outdoor grill inside.
Firefighters went to the house early Thursday morning for a report of someone sick inside. Upon entry, they found four semi-conscious people throughout the house. Two adults and two teenagers were given oxygen and taken to the hospital.
The family members told firefighters that they were using a charcoal grill in the living room Wednesday night and started feeling ill afterward.
The firefighters’ air-monitoring equipment indicated life-threatening levels of carbon monoxide in the house.
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