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January 24, 2008

Update: Cranston rink to reopen

The Cranston Veterans Ice Rink should reopen before the school day ends, according to the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.

The rink was evacuated last night after elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected.

Fire and state Health officials have been on hand inspecting the rink this morning, making sure it was OK for skaters to return to the ice.

“We should be ready for operation within the hour,” Tony Liberatore, Parks director, said at about 12:15 p.m.

All events had been canceled, Liberatore said, but once the rink reopens, the park will return to its regular schedule, which can be found on the rink’s Web site.

“There was really not a major problem,” he said.

Rink managers called the Fire Department around 8:45 p.m. after two people reported “flu-like” symptoms, according to Cranston Fire Chief Richard Delgado.

A hand-held device recorded a slightly elevated level of the gas.

Two rink employees and two girls’ hockey players were feeling ill. They were released from care after receiving oxygen, Liberatore said.

Three people were found dead earlier this month in their Providence home after a poorly installed boiler began leaking carbon monoxide.

Their deaths prompted a public awareness campaign about the dangers of the odorless gas.

This week, the state Department of Health announced plans to require emergency rooms to have carbon monoxide poisoning tests on hand.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 12:31 PM | Permalink

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