On Wednesday, October 30th 2019 the Chuck E Cheese in Jacksonville was evacuated due to a carbon dioxide leak. Jacksonville Fire & Emergency Services were the first to arrive on the scene and they performed atmospheric monitoring of the building only to discover there was a carbon dioxide leak. The Emergency Services Team located the leak and turned off the tank, then the restaurant had the tank repaired just hours later resulting in being able to reopen later that day. During all this chaos one person was taken to a medical facility by EMS for treatment and was released the same day.
Most of us have Carbon Dioxide Detectors in our homes but I wanted to take this time to give you a quick list of some warning signs Carbon Dioxide exposure. Please keep in mind that everybody is different and their body's will react differently as well, this list is to just give an idea. Remember to change your batteries in your Carbon Dioxide detector regularly!
| Possible Signs of Carbon Dioxide Exposure: | Carbon Dioxide Extra Info: |
| -difficulty breathing -pins & needles feeling -dizziness -fatigue -elevated blood pressure -headaches -restlessness -increased heart rate -convulsions -coma -asphyxia | -CO2 is colorless & odorless -In solid form, CO2 is used in fire extinguishers and as dry ice |
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