LOS ANGELES — A carbon dioxide leak at Los Angeles International Airport left four workers sick Monday morning, including one man in critical condition, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The LAFD said workers in a utility room about 200 feet from the Terminal 8 Baggage Area heard a "popping sound" around 7 a.m., which coincided with the release of the carbon dioxide vapor. A hazardous materials team was dispatched to the airport to investigate the situation.
Three men and one woman were sickened, the LAFD said. A 50-year-old man was in grave condition — not breathing and without a pulse when first responders arrived. First responders performed CPR on the man and he was taken to an area hospital where his pulse was revived. His condition was updated from grave to critical, according to the LAFD.
