Douglas Fire and Police Departments are currently working with area towns to treat several people and children who have been subjected to CO2 in the Douglas Municipal Center at 29 Depot Street. The children have been removed to the elementary school and access is restricted in the area.
77 people have been evacuated and 17 sent to the hospital.
Upton Daily will keep you up to date as the story breaks through live tweets by other news outlets captured below.
Finally clearing the CO incident in Douglas
— Matthew Gregoire (@BreakngNewsPhtg) March 17, 2014
16 kindergarteners, 1 teacher and a HS senior were transported to area hospitals with elevated CO readings. #Douglas pic.twitter.com/x9votDGLmX
— Linda Bock (@LindaBockTG) March 17, 2014
U/D Douglas CO incident, 15 kids and 2 adults now transported to area hospitals for evaluation
— Matthew Gregoire (@BreakngNewsPhtg) March 17, 2014
RT @BostonNewsMan: 77 people evacuated in #Douglas and 9 have been transported to local hospitals. so far Info via @BreakngNewsPhtg #fox25
— FOX 25 News Boston (@fox25news) March 17, 2014
PHOTO-front door of #Douglas Municipal Center taped off as carbon monoxide incident investigated. pic.twitter.com/70Ya3w3tkA
— Rick Cinclair (@RickCinclair) March 17, 2014
The scene in #Douglas pic.twitter.com/51cSUU4r0Y
— Scott Tetreault (@BostonNewsMan) March 17, 2014
PHOTO-Parents picking up kids after carbon monoxide incident in #Douglas http://t.co/C7c8ooFysn for more pic.twitter.com/FEMYw4l1Z7
— Rick Cinclair (@RickCinclair) March 17, 2014
CO Incident Closes Douglas Town Hall http://t.co/k2kqWxdZvu #Boston #News
— Boston News (@NewsInBeantown) March 17, 2014
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