Two people were taken to the hospital after first responders suspected carbon monoxide to be in a residence in the 3000 block of Miriam Drive, Upper Milford Township, Feb. 2. RIGHT: Crews from area fire companies respond to a residence in Upper Milford Township after ambulance workers suspect carbon monoxide is present in the home. Additional photos appear on Page A6. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

In an email to The Press, Karl Fegley, fire chief of the Vera Cruz Fire Department, says an Emmaus Ambulance crew was dispatched to the Upper Milford Township residence in answer to a call for a sick person 5:36 p.m. Feb. 2. Ambulance personnel notified emergency communications fire department assistance was needed for possible carbon monoxide in the residence. Fire crews from Vera Cruz, Upper Milford Township and Emmaus were on the scene by 5:53 p.m. ABOVE: Firefighters from area companies are on the scene in Upper Milford Township.

Fire crews detected high levels of carbon monoxide in the residence, according to Fegley. ABOVE: Firefighters move through the yard of a home in the 3000 block of Miriam Drive during a response for a carbon monoxide investigation.

An oil burner malfunction was found to be at fault and the residence was ventilated by fire crews. RIGHT: Fire engines and other first response vehicles line Miriam Drive in the area of a suspected carbon monoxide incident sending two people to the hospital. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

Two people were taken to the hospital by Emmaus Ambulance crews. Two pet dogs present at the time were accounted for, according to Fegley. The incident was placed under control at approximately 7:20 p.m. LEFT: Firefighters work at the scene of a suspected carbon monoxide incident in the 3000 block of Miriam Drive, Upper Milford Township.