Jan. 08--AUGUSTA, NY -- When an Oneida County family woke up Sunday morning, they felt so sick that they couldn't get out of their home.
Stuck on the second floor, vomiting and their heads pounding, someone in the home called 911 at 4:30 a.m.
The six family members, ages 6 months to 58 years old, had been exposed to high concentration levels of carbon monoxide, Oneida County sheriff's Deputy Mark R. Chrysler said in a news release.
That family member who called 911 had attempted to get the others out of the house, but deputies said that person wasn't able to "when overcome by the dangerous gas as well."
All six people in the home were still on the second floor of the home at 2105 Sharmin Road in Augusta, Oneida County, when Oriskany Falls volunteer firefighters arrived, deputies said.
"Members of the fire department entered the home and rescued the six victims and brought them to safety outside," Chrysler said in the release.
Firefighters and Central Oneida County Ambulance crews treated the family at the scene. The occupants were then transported to two local hospitals for treatment.
"They are expected to be OK," deputies said in the release.
"The fire department's investigation revealed that a malfunctioning coal heating stove was the source of the carbon monoxide leak," the release said.
"The sheriff's office wants to remind everyone that carbon monoxide is a deadly, colorless and odorless gas that is often excreted by household heaters and stoves," Chrysler said in the news release. "It is essential to keep such stoves, hot water heaters, furnaces and alike serviced and clean."
The sheriff's office recommends if anyone experiences headaches, an upset stomach or nausea, and suspects that carbon monoxide is making them sick, they should leave the area immediately, get fresh air, and call the fire department and EMS to be treated and to help find the source of the leak.
"It is also required to have at least one working carbon monoxide detector per floor of a home," deputies said, "and recommended to have additional detectors near living spaces such as bedrooms."
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