Dozens of churchgoers were overcome by carbon monoxide in a Provo meetinghouse Sunday — and while no one was seriously hurt, it’s a reminder for people to check their furnaces as cold weather hits.
Provo firefighters got a medical call Sunday, just after 11 a.m., at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ meetinghouse at 650 E. Stadium Ave. On the way, firefighters learned “the whole building was full of carbon monoxide,” said Jeannie Atherton, a public information officer for the department.
Intermountain Healthcare reported the hospital chain’s facilities treated 59 people for carbon monoxide poisoning.