Man found dead in NE Calgary home with high carbon monoxide levels

A man was found dead in a northeast Calgary home where high carbon monoxide (CO) levels were detected on Tuesday.

Emergency crews were called to a home on Taradale Drive NE around 12:10 p.m. for reports of an unresponsive person.

Calgary fire spokesperson Carol Henke says paramedics entered the home first and their CO monitors went off upon entering. EMS backed out of the house and fire crews went in with masks.

Crews found CO levels of 90 ppm when they entered the house, and over 270 ppm in the basement.

A man was found unresponsive in the basement. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Three other people from the home were taken to hospital in stable condition with elevated levels of CO in their blood.

Henke says the cause of death is not confirmed.

This is a developing story. More to come.

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