Dr. Mark Wahba voiced concerns about potentially dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in a Saskatoon apartment building. As a result, dozens of people were evacuated, many of whom required medical care.
SASKATOON Residents of an apartment building in the city s Greystone Heights neighbourhood were evacuated Thursday evening after an emergency room doctor s hunch led to the discovery of potentially lethal levels of carbon monoxide (CO). Around 6 p.m., an emergency room physician reported the potential issue, asking for a check on the building located on Bateman Crescent after observing symptoms in a patient. After firefighters arrived and took readings, high levels of CO were detected, especially in the building s boiler room. When you have a reading such as we had in this building when it s over 400 parts per million (in the boiler room), people can die within two to three hours of exposure, said Saskatoon Fire Department Chief Morgan Hackl during a virtual news conference Friday morning.