MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop A - 504 SE Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO 64063


News Release

For further information please contact: Sgt. Collin Stosberg
(816) 853-2143
A2014-30
August 12, 2014

EMPHASIS: Missouri State Fair Incident

At approximately 2:48 p.m., Tuesday, August 12, 2014, the Missouri State Fair Fire Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers responded to the Mathewson Exhibit Center regarding possible elevated Carbon Monoxide (CO) levels at an event. Fire personnel and troopers evacuated the building following a carbon monoxide test. As a result, some individuals were evaluated at the scene for symptoms including nausea, drowsiness and headaches, which are often associated with elevated CO levels. One individual was transported to Bothwell Regional Healthcare Center in Sedalia, for further evaluation of symptoms. At 4:45 p.m. CO levels in the Mathewson Exhibit Center were determined to be safe and normal activities resumed.

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