FOUR adults were taken to hospital after being overcome by fumes from a faulty boiler.
Fire crews were alerted to the incident at Ironwell Lane, Rochford, after concerns that it might have been carbon monoxide gas.
Fire-fighters wearing breathing apparatus ventilated the property and cut off supply to an oil fired boiler.
The boiler is being checked by an engineer before the residents return home but carbon monoxide poisoning has been ruled out.
Divisional Officer Neil Fenwick said: "Incidents like this serve as a reminder to people to make sure that their appliances are maintained and checked regularly. The outcome in this case could have been far worse.
"When we arrived at the property, there was quite a strong smell of fumes - carbon monoxide tends to have no smell which is why it is so dangerous. In the absence of any gas, the most likely cause of the incident was the faulty oil fired boiler."
Fire crews were alerted to the incident at Ironwell Lane, Rochford, after concerns that it might have been carbon monoxide gas.
Fire-fighters wearing breathing apparatus ventilated the property and cut off supply to an oil fired boiler.
The boiler is being checked by an engineer before the residents return home but carbon monoxide poisoning has been ruled out.
Divisional Officer Neil Fenwick said: "Incidents like this serve as a reminder to people to make sure that their appliances are maintained and checked regularly. The outcome in this case could have been far worse.
"When we arrived at the property, there was quite a strong smell of fumes - carbon monoxide tends to have no smell which is why it is so dangerous. In the absence of any gas, the most likely cause of the incident was the faulty oil fired boiler."