Boiler Pipe to Blame for Carbon Monoxide Buildup at Ionia County Jail

Boiler pipe to blame for carbon monoxide buildup at Ionia County Jail

IONIA COUNTY, MI -- A ventilation pipe to a boiler caused a buildup of carbon monoxide in a section of the Ionia County Jail, sending nine inmates to hospitals as a precaution.

Carbon monoxide leak at Ionia County jail sends several inmates to hospital

Several inmates at the Ionia County jail required medical treatment over the weekend after a carbon monoxide leak was discovered in one of the housing units.Just before 12:30 a.m. Saturday, jail staff were alerted to a chemical smell in a housing unit after inmates reported feeling unwell, according to the Ionia County Sheriff's Office.As staff investigated the incident, all nine inmates housed in the affected unit were moved to other areas of t…

Ionia County Jail: Chemical odor came from ventilation pipe

IONIA, Mich. (WOOD) — The Ionia County Jail says a carbon monoxide leak that sent nine inmates to the hospital was detected because of a chemical smell that turned out was coming from a boiler ventilation pipe. The jail said the leak was first detected just after midnight Saturday when staff was made aware of a chemical smell in a housing unit and inmates reported feeling sick. The nine inmates were moved outside for fresh air and the Ionia Depa…