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Three Madison apartment units evacuated on Wednesday for natural gas odor

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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) — Three west-side Madison apartments were temporarily evacuated after really high levels of carbon monoxide were found in the building on Wednesday.

Madison firefighters went to South Burberry Drive near Watts and South High Point Roads on Wednesday just before 10 p.m. after somebody called and said they could smell natural gas.

Madison fire crews explained that the carbon monoxide levels were 260 parts per million when normal levels are typically between .5 and 5 parts per million.

Exposure to that level of carbon monoxide can lead to headaches, fatigue and dizziness.

The Madison Fire Department said a hot water heater wasn’t venting properly.

No one got sick or injured. The people that lived there were let back inside.

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