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A Cortland ambulance exits the drive from Cortland Elementary School Tuesday. More than 60 people were treated for low-level carbon monoxide exposure after gas from a landfill swept over the school, 370 E. Lexington Ave.

More than 60 ill after landfill gas hits school

By Lark Lewis | January 15, 2014

A Cortland ambulance exits the drive from Cortland Elementary School Tuesday. More than 60 people were treated for low-level carbon monoxide exposure after gas from a landfill swept over the school, 370 E. Lexington Ave.

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DeKalb Fire Department spotlights carbon monoxide dangers

By Olivia Willoughby | January 31, 2012

This month the DeKalb County Fire Department is spotlighting the dangers of carbon monoxide and is encouraging both students and citizens to take safety measures to prevent carbon monoxide leaks ."Carbon monoxide can be life-threatening," said fire chief...