Toronto workers treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at construction site

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Aishik Rehman (ঐশিক রেহমান), CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Ontario Construction News staff writer

Seven people were taken to hospital by paramedics on Tuesday to be treated for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after an industrial accident at a North York construction site.

According to paramedics, one man was in serious but stable condition and six were described as “minor cases.”

A total of 12 people were assessed at the site.

Police say the emergency crews were called to Yonge Street and Cummer Avenue about 1:30 p.m. for reports of an industrial accident and there appeared to be ventilation issues with machinery exhaust.

The Ministry of Labour will continue the investigation.

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