By:Jerry Burke
Instead, police say, he was greeted by silence as three of his relatives lay unconscious in the basement overcome by carbon monoxide fumes.
Paul called 911 and soon the Elmont Fire Department was on the scene. The rescuers pulled out six victims: Margally and Bernard Registre, both 41, their son Christopher, 7, were all unconscious, while Cassen Hicks, 29, and her children Jordan, 2, and Soroya, no age reported, were also in the home at the time.
Elmont Fire Department readings for carbon monoxide at the house found 300 parts per million, Officer Thomas Brussell said. Carbon monoxide levels above 150 to 200 parts per million can result in disorientation, unconsciousness, and death, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The injured were taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow Monday. Margally and Bernard Registre were in critical but stable condition, hospital spokeswoman Shelley Lotenberg said, adding that Christopher, two other children and the pregnant woman were in satisfactory condition. All three Registres and the pregnant woman underwent hyperbaric treatment Monday night, Lotenberg said.
LIPA officials are currently investigating why the leak happened and whether renovations on the home, the addition of a second story attachment, have anything to do with it. A blue tarp covered the roof of the one-story house and police initially said the tarp might have blocked ventilation in the home.
