3 kids hospitalized, other hockey players suffer carbon monoxide poisoning after arena leak | Globalnews.ca

The poisonings happened on Saturday at the Rockyford Sportsplex , about 65 kilometres northeast of Calgary .

The Hockey Super League was holding a tournament for 10-year-olds at the time.

The organization refused to say what teams were playing at the arena, citing privacy reasons.

Carrie Sweezey ’s son Whelan started to feel off after his morning game and mom chalked his headache, fatigue and nausea up to cold and flu season.

Firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide in the air at a hockey tournament in Strathmore , Alberta .

Parents of kids with symptoms were advised to go to the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary .

Eric Hunter said his son Smith was one of the extreme ones who was throwing up more than most and feeling worse.

Kristine Hunter and her son Well, as well as another mother and son from the tournament, were admitted because of high CO levels.

Several children became ill with high carbon monoxide exposure, and three spent the night at the Alberta Children’s Hospital .

The Village of Rockyford said a radiant heater was defective and causing the emissions to vent into the building.