A Pennsylvania day care likely did not have a carbon monoxide detector – nor was it required to – during a gas leak Tuesday that sickened more than two dozen children and adults, officials said.
Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk told reporters Tuesday afternoon that he was under the impression that Happy Smiles Learning Center did not have carbon monoxide monitors, though the fire marshal was still investigating.
Tuerk said all those effected during the gas leak are in stable condition. In all, 28 children and four adults were rushed to four nearby hospitals Tuesday morning, according to WFMZ-TV. "Due to the quick action of our first responders, we were able to avoid tragedy in Allentown today," the mayor said.
Tuerk also said that the Pennsylvania state legislature did not pass an ordinance that would require commercial day care centers to have the life-saving monitors installed.
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