LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Lexington councilmember plans to introduce an ordinance requiring carbon monoxide detectors in rental properties after a deadly leak killed one tenant and sickened 11 others at an apartment complex in July.

Samuel Lee Gross died and 11 other tenants at the Oxford Circle Apartments became ill when carbon monoxide leaked from an inoperable boiler and exhaust system. The Lexington Fire Marshal's Office, Columbia Gas and local code enforcement determined the building had no carbon monoxide detectors in the units, and property owners were not required to install them.

Carbon monoxide gas is odorless, colorless and tasteless, making it particularly dangerous for residents who cannot detect its presence.

"When it happened I thought I have to do something because som

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