Eight hospitalised following suspected carbon monoxide poisoning on fishing boat in Provincetown, Massachusetts
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Eight people have been hospitalised after suffering injuries suspected to have been caused by carbon monoxide poisoning on a fishing vessel in Provincetown Harbour in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
At approximately 18:00 local time on Thursday, February 26, personnel from the Provincetown Police and Fire Departments responded to MacMillian Pier following a report of an unresponsive individual on a boat in the harbour.<\/p>\n
Upon arrival, Provincetown Police officers entered the boat, identified as the fishing vessel Yankee Rose<\/em>, and located a second unresponsive individual. First responders and the Provincetown harbourmaster extricated both patients, who were then transported to Cape Cod Hospital.<\/p>\n Due to the first responders’ exposure to carbon monoxide, they were also evaluated.<\/p>\n A mass casualty Incident (MCI) was called due to the number of patients, which outnumbered the number of available ambulances. This MCI enabled Provincetown to request additional ambulances from surrounding communities.<\/p>\n In total, eight individuals were transported to Cape Cod Hospital for further evaluation, the Provincetown Police Department said in a social media post.<\/p>\n Six patients were discharged from hospital the following day, according to a US Coast Guard official.<\/p>\n The same official added that the coast guard has begun conducting an investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n