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Carbon Monoxide At CVS In East Hampton Briefly Closes Store Down Thursday Morning

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Carbon monoxide was detected at the CVS on Pantigo Road in East Hampton. ELIZABETH VESPE

Carbon monoxide was detected at the CVS on Pantigo Road in East Hampton. ELIZABETH VESPE

Carbon monoxide was detected at the CVS on Pantigo Road in East Hampton. ELIZABETH VESPE

Carbon monoxide was detected at the CVS on Pantigo Road in East Hampton. ELIZABETH VESPE

authorElizabeth Vespe on Jan 3, 2019

Emergency workers responded in full force to a carbon monoxide leak at the CVS Pharmacy on 38 Pantigo Road in East Hampton that was detected early Thursday morning.

According to Lieutenant Peter Powers of the East Hampton Town Police, who was directing traffic away from the scene at around 9:15 on Thursday morning, the leak, which was detected by the pharmacy’s carbon monoxide detectors, was not severe, although “toxic fumes” were coming out of the roof. The East Hampton Fire Department and Heavy Rescue Squad were able to ensure that the building was aired out and the CVS was reopened at around 9:30 a.m., about half an hour after the call came in. No injuries were reported.

Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas. It is found in fumes produced when fuel is burned in cars or trucks, small engines, stoves, lanterns, grills, fireplaces, gas ranges or furnaces. It can build up indoors and poison people and animals who breathe it.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year more than 400 Americans die of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning that is not linked to fires, more than 20,000 visit the emergency room, and more than 4,000 are hospitalized.

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