Waterbury

Waterbury Firefighters Responding to Carbon Monoxide Alarm Find Man's Body

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Firefighters responding to a carbon monoxide alarm at an apartment building in Waterbury Wednesday found a man’s body in the building.

Firefighters found a man dead while they were evacuating an apartment building in Waterbury after a carbon monoxide went off Wednesday morning, according to police.

Police said officers responded to 144 Grove St. at 10:14 a.m. after the fire department contacted them to let them know they found the man deceased in the building.

He was found in a common area of the building, police said, and the investigation was turned over to the detective bureau and Office of Chief Medical Examiner.

Police said the cause of the man's death is under investigation.

Authorities said the building was later determined to be safe for occupancy.

A representative of CK Management, LLC said they believe that one tenant who reported not feeling well went to the hospital.

They said they are committed to fixing the boiler immediately and it will  hopefully be fixed by tonight.

The representative said there are 40 apartments in building and every unit has a carbon monoxide detector.

No additional information was available.

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