Park Falls, WI – Authorities said 30 people were checked or treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after a leak occurred at a movie theater in Price County.
Park Falls Police Chief Scott Straetz said his department got a call shortly before 10 p.m. Monday because a woman was having a seizure at the Park Theatre. He said when officers arrived another woman fainted, which led them to believe there was a carbon monoxide leak.
Straetz said the fire department later confirmed the leak with their testing equipment. He said some people were transported by ambulance to the hospital and others drove themselves. WAOW-TV reported that none of the cases were life threatening.
Experts will check the furnace and hot water heater Tuesday, both of which were disabled following the incident.