Elmira, NY – The Five Star Bank and offices at 150 Lake Rd. in Elmira were evacuated Monday morning after a carbon monoxide leak.
First responders arrived around 9:00 a.m. and found CO levels as high as 850 parts per million. Levels of 1200 parts per million are considered fatal.
A defective furnace is believed to be the cause of the leak.
Employees were sent home for the day while crews attempt to fix the furnace.
We will have more on this story as it develops.