Dozens hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure at Delta, B.C., farm
DELTA, B.C. — Dozens of people were taken to hospital on Saturday after they were exposed to carbon monoxide at a farm in Delta, B.C.
BC Emergency Health Services tweeted that 13 ambulances responded to “a major incident,” and that 42 patients were admitted to hospital — 10 in serious to critical condition and 32 others in stable condition.
A spokeswoman for WorkSafeBC, which has taken over the investigation, said it wasn’t clear how many remained in hospital on Sunday morning.
The incident reportedly occurred in a greenhouse nursery at Windset Farms, which grows produce such as tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers.