A janitor at one Central New York School was found dead in the building’s cafeteria Tuesday morning, the apparent victim of carbon monoxide poisoning.
A staff member at the Syracuse Academy of Science High School discovered the body and called for help. When emergency units arrived on the scene on Park Avenue in Syracuse, Newschannel 9 reported firefighter’s carbon monoxide detectors were going off.
A dozen or so staff members in the kitchen also complained of symptoms possibly caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, with five people being taken to the hospital.
The school was closed for the day as police conducted an investigation.
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