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High levels of carbon monoxide causes evacuation of Latrobe assisted-living facility

An assisted-living facility in Latrobe was evacuated Sunday after emergency crews detected high levels of carbon monoxide and a smell of gas.

Officials said they evacuated everyone out of the Brookdale Assisted Living Facility on Brouwers Road. Calls reporting a gas smell came in around 1:15 p.m. Sunday.

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No injuries were reported and residents were permitted to re-enter the building around 2:30 p.m.

The facility is located within one mile of Saint Vincent College, where the Pittsburgh Steelers hold their annual training camp.

However, the Steelers are not practicing at Latrobe on Sunday. They will be practicing at Heinz Field from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.