Eleven people treated after high levels of carbon monoxide in Grays unit

Firefighters were called to an industrial unit in Grays yesterday

Eleven people have been treated after high levels of carbon monoxide were found in an industrial unit in Grays.

Essex Fire Brigade were called to Motherwell Way yesterday at around 4.30pm, after a number of people inside the unit became ill.

The building was immediately evacuated and fire crews from Brentwood, Basildon and Grays attended to the incident.

Firefighters used gas monitoring equipment which revealed there was severe levels of carbon monoxide in the air.

Incident Commander Russ Freeman said: “In total, eleven people have been treated after being overcome by carbon monoxide. Their condition is not being treated as life-changing or life-threatening.

“We’ve been searching the building to find out where the carbon monoxide is coming from, and so far have been unable to identify the cause.

“We’ll continue to search while we monitor the gas levels in the air, and thankfully we can already see levels are reducing.

“I’d like to reassure local residents that the carbon monoxide levels are contained to the building, and even when we ventilate the unit, there is no risk or safety concern to the wider area or public.”

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