'My wife and kids were all vomiting' - Smethwick residents describe sickness as homes remain closed off days after suspected carbon monoxide incident
A resident of a block of homes where nine people were taken to hospital for potential carbon monoxide poisoning has spoken of the moment he and his family began to feel the effects.
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The block on Firs Lane was closed off by fire crews on Sunday after residents reported feeling unwell from breathing in fumes, with West Midlands Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service also called to the scene around 6.30pm.
However, the scene days later still showed what had taken place on Sunday (March 16), with a number of barriers still present on the right-hand staircase leading up to the five homes, while a faint smell of gas could still be felt in the air.
One resident could be seen checking a house on the block, but no one else was visible at the scene, with the resident, who asked not to be named, saying that all the residents on that block had not been allowed to come back to the building yet.
