West Valley City, UT – Two West Valley City teenagers survived a brush with death Thursday after their home filled with carbon monoxide from a suspected broken water heater.
West Valley City Fire Capt. Steve Briley said the pair, ages 16 and 17, were found on the verge of unconsciousness by other family members in the manufactured home about 8:20 a.m. The family called 911 and evacuated the residence near 3300 W. Oxford Park Drive (2800 South).
Responding firefighters discovered elevated levels of carbon monoxide in the home, and upon further investigation determined the fumes were coming from the water heater, which was in the same room shared by the teens.
A ventilation pipe on the water heater was found to have come off, apparently when the device was moved recently.
The teens were responding well to treatment at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray and were expected to fully recover.