The Calgary Police Service says one person has died after emergency crews were called to a home in the south end of the city on Tuesday about a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
Police said emergency responders were called to a residence in the 100 block of Shawmeadows Crescent at about noon.
They said a woman and a child were found in the home. The child was rushed to the Alberta Children’s Hospital and is expected to survive but the woman has died.
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An official with the Calgary Fire Department said it is believed the carbon monoxide levels were elevated because of a furnace leak.
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