Several students and staff members needed medical treatment after being exposed to carbon monoxide inside the building.

Building Blocks Learning Center in Kittery announced its immediate closure Thursday after a carbon monoxide scare last week.

A report from the state fire marshal's office sent to parents shows Building Blocks Learning Center had several violations, including a lack of carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers.

Twenty-seven children and approximately 10 employees were evacuated from the Building Blocks daycare center in Kittery due to CO scare.

A Kittery child care center where nearly a dozen people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning last week did not have a working carbon monoxide detector.

The fire marshal’s office said it operated the building’s heating system in coordination with Maine Fuel Board inspectors and found no concerns related to the emission of carbon monoxide.

Several people were brought to the hospital for injuries not considered life-threatening after a carbon monoxide incident at Building Blocks Learning Center.

Nearly a dozen people, including seven children, were taken to the hospital after a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at Building Blocks daycare in Kittery, Maine, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, officials s