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Herndon Construction Workers Transported To Hospital With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Virginia OSHA is investigating an incident Thursday in which five construction workers on a site in Herndon contracted carbon monoxide poisoning.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue medics were called to the scene at 13037 Worldgate Dr. In Herndon at around 10:30 a.m., Battalion Chief Jenkins told Patch.

Jenkins said a total of five workers were treated at the scene, two of which were transported to a nearby hospital.

The cause of the carbon monoxide poisoning is still being examined, Jenkins said. Virginia OSHA is taking over the investigation.



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