RENO COUNTY – Fifteen of sixteen employees briefly hospitalized following a carbon monoxide leak at a Reno County manufacturing business on Monday returned to work Tuesday.
Fire crews evacuated employees from the building located in the 1600 Block of East Wasp Road south of Hutchinson after they confirmed elevated levels of carbon monoxide.
Employees thought something was wrong at the business and began complaining of headaches, according to Alex Birkenfeldt, SYT USA CEO.
Emergency room staff tested and treated employees and then sent them home.
Birkenfeldt said a gas heater responsible for the leak is being replaced.
The business manufactures fiberglass parts, according to Birkenfeldt.
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YODER, Kan. A carbon monoxide leak Monday afternoon forced employee’s of SYT USA to evacuate 
from their building at the old naval air base near Yoder..
The call came in just before 2 p.m. Monday to the report of people feeling ill. Originally the call came in as a hazmat situation but units were told to stand down before arrival. However ambulances did respond to eh scene.
SYT USA CEO Alex Birkenfeldt says the leak was in one of the building’s heaters. All 15 employees were taken to the hospital to be checked out as a safety precaution and everyone is okay.