Carbon monoxide injures 5 kids, 1 adult in Texas

Six people, five of them children, were hospitalized in critical condition after being exposed to carbon monoxide, apparently from a running vehicle at their home, according to fire officials in Fort Worth, Texas.

The five children and one adult were taken to a hospital in critical condition and five firefighters who rushed into the home without protective gear to remove the occupants had elevated levels of carbon monoxide and were treated with oxygen. Firefighters said the carbon monoxide appeared to have come from a vehicle with the engine running that was found in the garage of the home.