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Carbon Monoxide Scare Leads To Evacuation Of Townhomes In Northern Westchester Carbon Monoxide Scare Leads To Evacuation Of Townhomes In Northern Westchester
Carbon Monoxide Scare Leads To Evacuation Of Townhomes In Northern Westchester A carbon monoxide scare led to the evacuation of several townhomes in Northern Westchester. First responders from the Chappaqua Fire Department responded to Chappaqua Crossing off Bedford Road shortly before 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 5, when a transformer exploded, causing high levels of carbon monoxide. According to officials from the Chappaqua Fire Department, upon arrival at the building, they found an electric vault smoking, and “extremely high levels of carbon monoxide” on the first floor with a “smoky haze and a strong odor of burning electric.”   Wearing breathing protection,…