Kearns, UT – Three apartments were evacuated in the Kearns area because of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Just after 9pm on Wednesday in Kearns a mother called 911, saying that one of her children was sick.
Firefighters responded to the apartment complex at 4988 West 4850 South and found that the woman’s other children were experiencing the same symptoms. They determined that it was due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
The mother and her five children, ranging in ages from 2-10, were taken to the hospital.
Firefighters determined the source of the leak was a water heater.