Several California firefighters battling the Glass Fire were evaluated after possible exposure to carbon monoxide Tuesday.
The firefighters were taken in five ambulance to CAL FIRE's base camp at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa following the potential exposure to the lethal gas, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports. Authorities didn't say how many firefighters were affected or how the possible exposure happened.
“We are triaging it right now—who is actually a patient and who is not a patient,” CAL FIRE spokesman Jonathan Cox told the Press Democrats. “We just know it’s multiple (patients).”
The Glass Fire has been called the most destructive wildfire to ravage California’s Napa and Sonoma counties in that region's history, according to Bloomberg News. So far, it has 66,840 acres.
On Sunday, the wildfire was at 15 percent containment. As of Tuesday, firefighters had reached 50 percent containment.
