Over 30 Children and Staff Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak at Day Care Center

Emergency responders work on the scene of an apparent carbon monoxide leak at a day care center in Allentown, Pa., on Oct. 11, 2022. Zach DeWever/WFMZ-TV via AP

ALLENTOWN, Pa.—A malfunctioning heater sent a dangerously high level of carbon monoxide into a Pennsylvania day care center early Tuesday, sickening dozens of children—some of whom were unconscious as they were rushed to the hospital—and several adults.

More than 30 people were hospitalized. All were listed in stable condition.