4 LAPD Officers Rescue Suicidal Man, Suffer Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Four LAPD officers and one firefighter Friday were being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after they were exposed to gas while rescuing a suicidal man.

Police received a report of a man in his 30s who was trying to take his life at an exotic car dealership in the 10500 block of W. Pico Boulevard in West LA, authorities said.

When officers arrived on scene, they found the dealership full of smoke, several cars running and the man passed out on the floor.

The officers rescued the man who was take to UCLA Medical Center in unknown condition.