Four adults and one child were hospitalized for carbon monoxide inhalation in their Middletown house early Thursday morning, New Castle County Paramedics reported. One of the adults is in “serious condition,” according to paramedics.
Firefighters were called to the 100 block of Crawford St. in Middletown at 5:36 a.m. for reports of a carbon monoxide alarm, New Castle County Paramedics said. Members of the Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown arrived to find two people in the front doorway.
FOR SUBSCRIBERS:Why friends and family are stunned by death of man fatally shot by Dewey Beach police
On the second floor of the house, New Castle County Paramedics said firefighters found three more people. One of them was unresponsive, and firefighters carried her outside before returning to help the other two.
All five occupants – including one child – were taken to Christiana Hospital in Stanton, paramedics said. One of the adults is in “serious condition.”
Paramedics said a portable generator in an “enclosed space” in the back of the house likely caused the carbon monoxide to rise.
Send story tips or ideas to Hannah Edelman at hedelman@delawareonline.com. For more reporting, follow them on Twitter at @h_edelman.
