A suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning at a Barrie home has claimed the life of an infant and left two people, one adult and one child in hospital, according to Barrie Fire. "Upon arrival, [firefighters] found high levels of carbon monoxide in the home," said Samantha Hoffman, a spokesperson with Barrie Fire. "The father came home from work and found them, and called 9-1-1," Hoffman said, adding there was no working carbon monoxide alarm in the home. In 2014, the Government of Ontario passed new regulations making it mandatory for all households to have carbon monoxide alarms near all sleeping areas. "The big thing is to make sure that everybody has working carbon monoxide alarm outside of their sleeping area," Hoffman added.

Source: CBC News March 18, 2018 18:56 UTC