One man is dead and several other people are in hospital after a carbon monoxide poisoning incident at a home in Kitchener on Tuesday morning, according to Waterloo regional police.
A police spokesperson told Global News emergency services were dispatched to a home on Activa Avenue near Yarrow Crescent after a gas leak was reported at around 7:30 a.m.
When emergency officials arrived at the scene, police say they found several people suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Seven people were taken to hospitals for treatment, including a 25-year-old man, who was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police say emergency officials determined that the poisoning was caused by a vehicle left running in the garage rather than a gas leak.
A police spokesperson said investigators do not consider the incident to be suspicious.
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