LOS ANGELES — On Saturday, March 25, 2006 at 4:44 p.m., five companies of Los Angeles fFirefighters, five LAFD rescue ambulances, one hazardous materials team, three EMS battalion captains, one battalion chief officer command team, one division chief officer command team, under the direction of Battalion Chief Robert M. Rose, responded to a HAZ MAT incident at 14318 West Calvert Street in the Van Nuys area.

First units on the scene reported approximately 35 individuals standing outside of the "Iceland Skating Rink" vomiting and complaining of nausea. Further investigation by firefighters from the hazardous materials squad revealed that the individuals had been exposed to an elevated level of carbon monoxide emitted from a malfunctioning "Zamboni Machine", an ice resurfacing vehicle, inside the building.

As a result of the exposure, two females, ages 10 and 15 were transported to a local hospital for observation. Firefighters ventilated the structure and turned the building over to the manager. It took Firefighters approximately 16 minutes to control the incident and there were no firefighter injuries.