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Woman and two kids are hospitalised with carbon monoxide poisoning after their car was left running in the garage overnight
- A woman and children have been hospitalised with carbon monoxide poisoningÂ
- Fumes from a car idling in a conjoined garage concussed the home’s occupantsÂ
- The woman, in her 30s, and two children were found unconscious on the floor
A woman and two children have been hospitalised with carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was left running overnight in their garage.Â
Emergency crews sped to a home in Maylands, Perth where they found the trio unconscious on the floor about 8.30am Friday.
Paramedics treated the woman, reportedly in her 30s, and the two children, a teenager and a child, at the residence before rushing them to hospital.Â
Firefighters’ investigations showed there was a high level of the gas in the family home.
A Western Australian woman and two children are in hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning, firefighters’ tests revealed their home was filled with the gas after a car had been left running in the garage (above, a Perth ambulance vehicle)
The woman and children were found at an address on East Street, Maylands in Perth (above)
A Department of Fire and Emergency Services spokesman confirmed an idling car in the garage caused the high readings and the poisonings.
The woman is now receiving treatment in Fiona Stanley Hospital with the children in Perth Children’s Hospital.
Local newspaper the West Australian reported fire crews ventilated the house with fans to reduce the amount of the chemical present in the home to safe levels.Â
Police are yet to investigate the cause of the poisoning at this stage, a spokeswoman confirmed.
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