Report: 3 dead, 2 injured following possible gas leak in Butler County
Three people are dead and two injured after a reported carbon monoxide leak in Butler.
Butler County emergency officials said Peoples Gas and emergency responders were called to the 100 block of College Street on Tuesday evening, according to TribLive news partner WTAE.
Officials told WTAE that three people were dead at the scene, and two others were being transported to the hospital. 911 dispatchers said the county coroner has been called to the scene.
City police are investigating.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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