Vandalia, OH – A woman is dead following a carbon monoxide leak in a Vandalia neighborhood.
Crews were called to the 100 block of Maple Street after 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Montgomery County Coroner was called to the scene. Officials confirmed Patricia Bolden, 43, died from possible carbon monoxide poisoning.
Police say it looked like Bolden lived alone and that she was found near the door of her apartment by her husband .
Fire crews evacuated about 10 people and started ventilating the building. Two other people were treated for CO exposure, but weren’t taken to the hospital.
Fire Chief Chad Follick with Vandalia Fire Department says they believe the leak was caused by some type of gas fire appliance.
He also says there was a CO detector in the home.
The CO detector is there. I don’t know what its functionality is right now. We’ll probably have to take that as evidence and work our way from there, said Chief Follick.
The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office is planning to do an autopsy. Results are expected as early as Sunday.