Homes evacuated for high levels of carbon monoxide

Baltimore Fire officials evacuated residents of seven homes in East Baltimore after high levels of carbon monoxide were found there.
It happened around 5 p-m in the 2000 block of Kennedy Avenue.
Fire department spokesman Kevin Cartwright says a man came home to find his carbon monoxide detector going off and called 9-1-1.
Firefighters responded and found readings of 100 parts-per-million of carbon monoxide. Levels above 30-parts-per-million are considered unsafe.
Next door, firefighters found thick smoke and a small fire in the furnace.
Cartwright says seven houses were evacuated and ventilated until carbon monoxide readings returned to normal. The eight residents of the homes were evaluated, but no one was immediately taken to the hospital.