Officer Rush of the UNM Police Department walks past an unidentified construction worker outside the old bookstore on Wednesday. Due to an incident at the site Wednesday afternoon at least three workers suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning.
One of the workers, who did not give his name, said he believed a large cylinder containing the carbon monoxide sprung a leak Wednesday, causing portions of the building to fill with the gas.
The workers, who are part of a group renovating the building near the center of campus, stumbled outside the building and collapsed. Passing students called UNM police, and Albuquerque Fire Department's Hazmat team soon arrived.
An unidentified paramedic at the scene said the workers did not inhale enough of the dangerous gas to be life threatening. He said, though, that the workers "were going to have one hell of a headache."
He said the building would probably remain closed the rest of the day to ensure that it was safe for workers and employees to enter.
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