Wentworth Point: Three overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning at Foreshore Place

Two plumbers and a woman have been rushed to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after working in an apartment in Sydney’s west. Here’s what we know so far.

Hazardous materials crews were called to the scene.

Carbon monoxide fumes are suspected of overcoming three people – including two plumbers – at Wentworth Point where hazardous materials crews have responded to the incident.

It is understood the two men had been using a petrol-operated machine in a confined space of the Foreshore Place building when fumes took over about 1.30pm.

The men and a woman were rushed to Concord Hospital after crews found them affected by carbon monoxide exposure after the machine had been used inside a unit.

Paramedics treated the trio before they were taken to hospital for further medical treatment. Firefighters from Rydalmere and Concord ventilated the unit using a positive-pressure fan to make the area safe.

Police and SafeWork are investigating the incident.

Originally published as Wentworth Point: Three overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning at Foreshore Place