Corpus Christi, TX – Corpus Christi firefighters went door to door at a local government housing complex on Friday night, testing appliances for high carbon monoxide levels.
It all began Friday afternoon when a resident of the Navarro Place complex along the Crosstown Expressway near Laredo called 911 complaining of headaches and saying her carbon monoxide detector was going off.
Firefighters confirmed the CO levels were high, and decided to check both heaters and stoves in all 210 units at the complex as a precaution.
As of 9:00, at least eight of the units were found to have appliances giving off various levels of the potentially deadly gas.
The appliances were all cut off until they can be repaired or replaced.
At least some residents were expected to stay in a local motel until that happened.
Gary Allsup, the CEO of the Corpus Christi Housing Authority, told KRIS 6 News late Friday that the agency would be paying the motel bills for anyone that needed one.
He added that all the appliances at Navarro Place are less than four years old, so he’s puzzled by the findings on Friday.
He plans to contact the supplier and installer about the problem.
Allsup also said that every unit at Navarro Place has a CO detector, and he wasn’t aware of any of them going off to indicate high levels.
Firefighters were expected to be at the complex until around midnight, testing appliance in every room to make sure residents were safe.