A 10-month-old boy has died, while his mother and two-year-old sister are in hospital after a carbon monoxide leak in a Barrie home Sunday morning.
Barrie Fire information officer Sarah Hoffmann said emergency services were called to the home around 8:30 a.m., by the father who came home from work and happened upon the scene.
Barrie Police told Global News that the mom and boy were found unresponsive, while the two-year-old was conscious.
Hoffmann said all three were rushed to a Barrie hospital. The mother and daughter have since been transported to a Toronto hospital.
Police said the mother is in critical condition and the girl is stable.
Make the silent killer noisy! Install a Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarm outside your sleeping area. Carbon Monoxide PSA https://t.co/YaXFQOHQqQ via @YouTube
— Barrie Fire (@Barrie_Fire) March 18, 2018
Police said carbon monoxide levels were dangerously high at 200 parts per million when firefighters entered the home. It was not equipped with a detector.
All homes need to have at least one detector located in the sleeping area, Hoffman said.
—With files from Jeremy Cohn
10-month-old boy died from a carbon monoxide leak this morning on Barre Dr in #Barrie. Mother is in critical condition, 2-year-old girl is stable. Father came home to find his family unresponsive. @BarriePolice & Chief Coroner investigating. Enbridge crews still on scene. pic.twitter.com/yjvwu8UvTG
— Jeremy Cohn (@JeremyCohnTV) March 18, 2018
Sad morning in Barrie. Crews responsed to a medical call, found high levels of carbon monoxide. Mom, 3 yr old and ten month old baby transported to RVH. Lives changed forever. Protect YOUR family with a working CO alarm. Carbon Monoxide: https://t.co/cipGswSH5S
— Barrie Fire (@Barrie_Fire) March 18, 2018
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