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1 dead, 4 injured after ‘very high level’ of carbon monoxide detected in Toronto home

Emergency crews were called to the Suncrest Drive home at around 8:50 p.m. on Monday. Max Trotta / Global News

A man is dead and four people have been taken to a Toronto hospital after officials say a high level of carbon monoxide was detected in a Bridle Path home.

Emergency crews were called to a home on Suncrest Drive at The Bridle Path, south of Lawrence Avenue East, at around 8:50 p.m. on Monday.

A Toronto Fire Services spokesperson told Global News three people were found inside the home and that one of those people didn’t have vital signs, noting there was a “very high level” of carbon monoxide.

A spokesperson with Toronto Paramedics said a man was in critical condition, and a teen and an older woman were in serious, but non-life-threatening condition.

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In an update posted on Twitter, Toronto police said two officers who pulled people from the home were taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries.

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As of Monday night, there wasn’t an update on the source of the carbon monoxide leak and the circumstances surrounding it.

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