SEVERE WX : Flash Flood Watch - Flash Flood Warning - Flood Advisory View Alerts

HVAC issue closes Rome Walmart for hours Monday morning

The alarms went off before 7:30 a.m.

Posted: Jun 17, 2019 5:18 PM

Posted By: WKTV

ROME, N.Y. -- Walmart in Rome is back open after being forced to close and evacuate Monday morning.

Fire officials tell the Rome Sentinel that contractors were using a propane-powered machine to strip floor tiles. The fumes from the machine set off the carbon monoxide detectors.

Corporate officials say there was an HVAC issue and it's now resolved.

The alarms went off before 7:30 a.m.

The store, on Rome-Taberg Road, reopened by noon.

New York Coronavirus Cases

County data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 416843

Reported Deaths: 32719

County	Confirmed	Deaths
New York City	225964	23550
Suffolk	43395	1997
Nassau	43380	2194
Westchester	36014	1446
Rockland	13885	674
Orange	11096	489
Erie	8626	669
Monroe	4790	277
Dutchess	4543	153
Onondaga	3490	200
Albany	2531	126
Oneida	2090	112
Ulster	2031	91
Sullivan	1483	48
Niagara	1449	98
Putnam	1433	63
Broome	1064	64
Schenectady	1037	37
Rensselaer	740	30
Saratoga	733	17
Columbia	523	37
Madison	401	17
Ontario	351	34
Warren	300	33
Orleans	295	54
Steuben	292	42
Greene	289	18
Fulton	285	24
Genesee	273	5
St. Lawrence	262	4
Washington	255	14
Oswego	248	3
Wayne	247	3
Herkimer	246	4
Chautauqua	234	9
Tompkins	230	0
Chenango	211	6
Tioga	190	25
Livingston	167	8
Chemung	163	3
Cattaraugus	162	6
Montgomery	160	4
Cayuga	148	2
Jefferson	134	0
Clinton	127	4
Otsego	114	5
Wyoming	113	5
Delaware	104	4
Cortland	92	0
Seneca	86	3
Allegany	75	1
Schoharie	68	0
Essex	55	0
Yates	55	7
Franklin	50	0
Lewis	35	0
Schuyler	22	0
Hamilton	7	0
Unassigned	0	0