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Carbon monoxide leak forces closure of Cobourg Community Centre

Pete Fisher/Special to CHEX News

A carbon monoxide leak forced the closure of the Cobourg Community Centre on Monday morning.

At around 7:30 a.m., firefighters were called to the facility and discovered a problem with a heating system.

The incident caused carbon monoxide to be released throughout the building on D’Arcy Street, firefighters said.

The Town of Cobourg issued a statement saying the building would be closed and that all scheduled classes have been cancelled.

Several patrons arrived at the building only to be turned away.

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However, around 1 p.m. the building was reopened.

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The Town noted classes would still be cancelled however all ice rentals were available from 1 p.m. onwards and the Cobourg Cougars game was still scheduled.

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