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December 21, 2007

Carbon monoxide problems from snow
International Falls Daily Journal - International Falls, MN, USA
Customers who experience flu-like symptoms only when at home should arrange for a carbon monoxide check from their local emergency agency immediately. ...See all stories on this topic 

Carbon Monoxide: A Winter Killer
WebMD - USA
The mystery poison: carbon monoxide or CO. It's a gas given off by gas furnaces, cars, charcoal grills, propane stoves, and portable generators. ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide causes closure
Kingman Daily Miner - Kingman, AZ, USA
"She was taken to the hospital, where she was found to have high levels of carbon monoxide." Keith Eaton, fire prevention specialist with the Kingman Fire ...See all stories on this topic

Kmart evacuated after carbon monoxide scare
Crossville Chronicle - Crossville, TN, USA
The fire department immediately responded to the store on Elmore Rd. and performed a carbon monoxide level reading test and discovered the level to be at 40 ...See all stories on this topic

The Fire That Changed Everything - And What is Being Done
By superchef
When you add carbon monoxide (CO) alarms to the mix, you are now talking about three technologies. We are advocating a stand alone CO alarm. There are two reasons for this. First, CO alarms need to be replaced every five years where ...Firehouse Forums - Firefighting... - http://forums.firehouse.com

December 20, 2007

10 Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago, IL, USA
When crews arrived, they discovered 155 people had been exposed to harmful levels of carbon monoxide and began treating patients on the scene, Spain said. ...See all stories on this topic 

Carbon monoxide detector a lifesaver for family, twice
It was a carbon monoxide detector, not a fire alarm, that warned rural Reno County resident Kim Ensz ...
Hutchinson News - http://www.hutchnews.com/  

City measure aims to prevent carbon monoxide deaths
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg, MD, USA
1 must have combo smoke-carbon monoxide detectors by Elahe Izadi | Staff Writer The Laurel City Council ended its year Dec. 10 with unanimous approval of a ...See all stories on this topic 

Two rescued from home filled with carbon monoxide
The Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA
By TOM McLAUGHLIN Two Fort Walton Beach area residents were flown to Pensacola hospitals early Wednesday after being overwhelmed by carbon monoxide gas. ...See all stories on this topic 

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WJHG-TV - Panama City, FL, USA
It's called carbon monoxide and it kills thousands of people every year. Marianna fire official Nicky Lovett most cases happen during the winter when people ...See all stories on this topic

December 18, 2007

Milton family hospitalized after carbon monoxide poisoning
WWSB ABC 7 - Sarasota, FL, USA
(AP) - A family from the Panhandle town of Milton are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. Two adults and a child had to be taken to the hospital. ...See all stories on this topic

Weather prompts warning
Laconia Citizen - Laconia, NH, USA
Carbon monoxide poisoning is a medical emergency that can be fatal and results from a buildup of carbon monoxide (CO) in the blood stream. ...See all stories on this topic 

School evacuated after gas leak
FORT HOOD - Carbon monoxide gas leaking from a damaged rooftop air conditioning and heating unit led to the evacuation of about 800 students and 100 staff members from the Clear Creek Elementary School on Fort Hood at 8:45 am Monday. ...Temple Daily Telegram News Feed - http://www.temple-telegram.com  

Campbell family saved thanks to a carbon monoxide alarm
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By Emilie Crofton Campbell resident Suzanne Smith thought the carbon monoxide alarm she received from her mother was a strange Christmas gift nine years ago ...See all stories on this topic

Two Boys Hospitalized After Exposure to Carbon Monoxide
770chqr.com - Calgary, Canada
CALGARY/AM770CHQR - There's been another frightening incident involving carbon monoxide in a southeast Calgary home. The fire department says two boys were ...See all stories on this topic 

Lynchburg Fire Department Giving Away Carbon Monoxide Detectors
WSET - Lynchburg, VA, USA
They're giving away free Carbon Monoxide detectors. They say this time of year is bad for CO because people are firing up oil furnaces or using chimneys ...See all stories on this topic 

Carbon monoxide poisoning blamed on pilot light
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By SA REID A pilot light on a kitchen stove may be to blame in the carbon monoxide poisoning of six Buford residents, including an infant, early Monday. ...See all stories on this topic

December 17, 2007

6 people overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning
Access North Georgia - Gainesville, GA, USA
By Ken Stanford Editor BUFORD - Six people were overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning early Monday at a house in Buford, apparently the result of a faulty ...See all stories on this topic

Turning Carbon Dioxide into Fuel
MIT Technology Review - Cambridge, MA, USA
Researchers are harnessing solar energy to convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, which can be used to make fuels. By Duncan Graham-Rowe Sun power: ...See all stories on this topic

Area experts use hyperbaric therapy
El Paso Times - El Paso, TX, USA
Goldstein said carbon monoxide is harmful because it interferes with the flow of oxygen to body tissues. Depending on how long it lasts, oxygen deprivation ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide safety is important
Branson Daily News - MO, United States
Any heating system or appliance that burns gas, oil, wood, propane or kerosene is a potential source of carbon monoxide (CO). What exactly is carbon ...See all stories on this topic

Three hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
kjrh.com - Tulsa, OK, USA
They advise anyone who believes they have carbon monoxide step outdoors, ventilate the area and immediately call 911. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon Monoxide Poisons Workers
KETV.com - Omaha, NE, USA
Four construction workers are recovering after a carbon monoxide scare in Bellevue Saturday. Firefighters at the scene said the construction workers were ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide alarm forces apartment complex evacuation
The Daily Collegian Online - University Park, PA, USA
... 418 E. College Ave., this afternoon after an apartment's carbon monoxide alarm sounded, detecting "high" levels of the poisonous gas, Robert Kurzinger, ...See all stories on this topic

Wintertime carbon monoxide health advisory
YubaNet - Nevada City, CA, USA
As winter approaches, the California Air Resources board is urging residents to take steps to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning at home and at work. ...See all stories on this topic

Elevated carbon monoxide levels found at long-term care facility
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
Just after 1:44 am, emergency crews arrived and found slightly elevated readings of carbon monoxide in one area of the building, paramedics said. ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide blamed for Yellowstone Club death
A Mexican man died Tuesday on a construction site at the exclusive Yellowstone Club at Big Sky, Madison County Sheriff David Schenk said Friday. News from bozemandailychronicle.com - http://bozemandailychronicle.com/

Carbon monoxide detector alerts Flint Township apartment building ...
MLive.com - MI, USA
A carbon monoxide detector may have saved the lives of residents in an apartment building Thursday night at 1194 River Valley Drive off Beecher Road near ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide: Last year's surprise killer still claims lives
Seattle Times - United States
He didn't know it then, but as an ambulance whisked Duke off to the hospital, he was part of the worst epidemic of carbon-monoxide poisonings in the ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide poisoning kills 19-year-old [39 mins ago]
NewsOK.com (subscription) - Oklahoma City, OK, USA
A hot blue flame produces less carbon monoxide and more heat than a flickering yellow flame. If you see yellow flames in your furnace or stove burner, ...See all stories on this topic

Williston School Closed by Carbon Monoxide | kxnet.com North ..
KXMC - Minot, ND, USA
A carbon monoxide leak forced the closure of Hagan Elementary. Carbon monoxide detectors started going off early this morning at the school - well before ...See all stories on this topic 

Workers allowed back in produce company after carbon monoxide leak
WATE.com - Knoxville, TN, USA
KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- Workers were allowed back in a produce company early Wednesday morning after a carbon monoxide leak forced evacuations the night before. ...See all stories on this topic 

Michigan Department of Health Launches Carbon Monoxide Web Site
Government Technology - Folsom, CA, USA
Every year, hundreds of people in the United States die and thousands more are sickened from carbon monoxide poisoning. As a result, the Division of ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide forces evacuations
Boston Globe - United States
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include nausea and light-headedness, and headaches. About 9:30 pm, carbon monoxide detectors sounded in a first-floor ...See all stories on this topic

Teen may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning
WTHR - Indianapolis, IN, USA
They believe it may have been carbon monoxide poisoning. Without a sound or an odor, carbon monoxide can take over a house in a minutes, filling the air ...See all stories on this topic

Family home from hospital after carbon monoxide leak
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester, NY, USA
(December 12, 2007) — An Ogden family was recuperating Tuesday night after suffering from dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide in their home. ...See all stories on this topic

Time to be wary of carbon monoxide
Aiken Standard (subscription) - Aiken, SC, USA
Carbon monoxide, a deadly substance, is tasteless, odorless and invisible, and the initial symptoms often mask themselves as the flu. ...
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Fire departments issue carbon monoxide warning
Examiner.com - USA
BALTIMORE (Map, News) - Residents in the Baltimore region must check their chimneys and furnaces to reduce their risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, ...See all stories on this topic

Three Workers Exposed To Carbon Monoxide
Leesburg Today - Leesburg, VA, USA
Three construction workers have been transported to Inova Loudoun Hospital after they were potentially exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide while on ...See all stories on this topic 

10 Claremont Workers Suffer From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WMUR - Manchester, NH, USA
CLAREMONT, NH -- Ten employees of a Claremont company were overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning and three were flown to hospitals for treatment on Monday. ...See all stories on this topic 

TTC fined $206250 in carbon monoxide incident that injured 8 workers
Globe and Mail - Canada
The TTC will pay a fine of more than $200000 after eight of its maintenance workers were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in a subway tunnel last year in ...See all stories on this topic 

Carbon monoxide deaths prompt warnings from police
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
By Melinda Rogers Posted: 8:09 PM- Police are warning against the danger of carbon monoxide after a West Valley City couple died from exposure to the gas ...See all stories on this topic 

Hershey Christian School dismisses early due to carbon monoxide alarm
PennLive.com - Harrisburg, PA, USA
by MATTHEW KEMENY, Of The Patriot-News Hershey Christian School dismissed its students around noon today after a carbon monoxide alarm sounded on the main ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide ruins holiday party
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack, NJ, USA
By NICK CLUNN TEANECK -- Carbon monoxide spoiled a house party and sent 19 holiday revelers to North Jersey hospitals Sunday night. ...See all stories on this topic

Get carbon monoxide alarms installed today
Chippewa Herald - Chippewa Falls, WI, USA
A fire could start and poisonous carbon monoxide (CO) fumes could fill the home. Any fuel-burning heating equipment (fireplaces, furnaces, water heaters, ...See all stories on this topic

Hershey Christian School dismisses early due to carbon monoxide alarm
PennLive.com - Harrisburg, PA, USA
by MATTHEW KEMENY, Of The Patriot-News Hershey Christian School dismissed its students around noon today after a carbon monoxide alarm sounded on the main ...See all stories on this topic

Check for Carbon Monoxide
NTV - Kearney, NE, USA
Registered Environmental Health Specialist, Jeremy Eschliman explains, "The risk of carbon monoxide poisoning is greatest during winter weather generally ...See all stories on this topic

Building Evacuated For Carbon Monoxide Leak
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago, IL, USA
About 10:30 Sunday morning, fire crews responded to a report of a carbon monoxide leak at a 32-unit apartment building located at the 4400 block of South ...See all stories on this topic

December 9, 2007

Government buildings in Gillette don't have carbon monoxide detectors
Gillette News Record - Gillette, WY, USA
By JAMES WARDEN Most local government buildings don't have carbon monoxide detectors — a fact that could mean that many more people could be hurt by the ...See all stories on this topic

Tempe rink evacuated because of carbon monoxide
AZ Central.com - AZ, USA
More than three dozen people were evacuated from the Oceanside Ice Skating rink in Tempe Saturday night because of carbon monoxide concerns. ...See all stories on this topic

5 driven from home by carbon fumes
Lancaster Newspapers - Lancaster, PA, USA
They turned off the heating units and hot-water heater, but tested the air for the presence of carbon monoxide — which they found. Although carbon monoxide ...See all stories on this topic 

WA Board of Health recommends carbon monoxide detectors
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
The state Health Department has issued a strong recommendation that people using generators during power outages always use carbon monoxide detectors. ...See all stories on this topic 

Ryndon couple suffers carbon monoxide poisoning
KREN CW 27 TV - Reno, NV, USA
(AP) - Authorities in Elko County say a Ryndon couple has been hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning after the fresh air intake of their pellet stove ...See all stories on this topic

December 7, 2007

Family survives carbon monoxide poisoning
Timmins Daily Press - Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Lorraine Perreault and her granddaughter, Jennifer Perreault, 6, are reminding everyone to install carbon monoxide detectors in their homes, after the pair ...See all stories on this topic 

Carbon monoxide detector could have prevented deaths: officials
CBC.ca - Alberta, Canada
The Calgary fire department is recommending that people get carbon monoxide monitors for their homes, after an elderly couple died from breathing in lethal ...See all stories on this topic 

Safety Group Offers Advice on Carbon Monoxide Detection
770chqr.com - Calgary, Canada
CALGARY/AM770CHQR - The Canada Safety Council is out with tips on how to detect carbon monoxide poisoning. Spokesman Raynald Marchand tells QR77 News that ...See all stories on this topic 

TWO ITALIANS DIE IN CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING IN BELGIUM
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - Italy
(AGI) - Florence, 6th December - The death toll of Italians from inhalation of carbon monoxide in Belgium has risen to two. Along with the Italian student ...See all stories on this topic 

WA Board of Health recommends carbon monoxide detectors
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
The state Board of Health has issued a strong recommendation that people using generators during power outages always use carbon monoxide detectors. ...See all stories on this topic

December 6, 2007

2 dead, 9 hospitalized in carbon monoxide poisoning
Globe and Mail - Canada
An elderly couple died Wednesday night after the couple, their son and eight emergency personnel were taken to hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning after ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide poisoning kills 12 campers in NW China
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China
Twelve farmers found dead in a plastic tent in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were killed by carbon monoxide from wood burning, ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon Monoxide Levels In Apartments Sends 1 To Hospital
NBC30.com - Hartford, CT, USA
A second carbon-monoxide poisoning in East Hartford caused several families to be evacuated from their apartments on Wednesday night. ...See all stories on this topic

19 in WA town taken to hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick, WA, USA
(AP) - The Ocean Shores police chief says 19 people - 18 adults and one child - have been taken to a hospital for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning ...See all stories on this topic

Connecticut Governor Rell Warns Residents About Dangers of Carbon ...
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby, NA, Sweden
Recently, eight people in a multi-family home were treated for symptoms related to carbon monoxide poisoning. All are now in stable condition. ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide recommendations
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield, MA, USA
Install and test carbon monoxide alarms: Install alarms in a central location outside each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms. ...See all stories on this topic

5 children, mom hospitalized in separate CO leaks
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
Five children and a mother were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning from stoves used to heat their homes in separate incidents on the South Side ...See all stories on this topic

Sheriff's Office dispatchers exposed to carbon monoxide
Gillette News Record - Gillette, WY, USA
The subcontractor had fans in that part of the work site as a precaution, but the fans did not prevent the high levels of carbon monoxide. ...See all stories on this topic

December 4, 2007

Four Critical After Carbon Monoxide Leak
Hartford Courant - United States
BY CHRISTINE DEMPSEY | The Hartford Courant 9:03 AM EST, December 4, 2007 EAST HARTFORD - Four people are in critical condition after a carbon monoxide leak ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide found at nursing center
Kansas City Star - MO, USA
Firefighters traced the carbon monoxide to a malfunctioning heating unit and shut the appliance down. Workers from Atmos Energy assisted. ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide, the silent killer
Amity Observer - Shelton, CT, USA
Carbon monoxide is harmful when breathed because it attaches to the hemoglobin, which is the part of the blood that carries the oxygen to the brain, heart, ...See all stories on this topic

Family Wakes Up to Carbon Monoxide Scare
KSLA-TV - Shreveport, LA, USA
A Bossier City family is crediting a talking carbon monoxide detector for saving their lives. The gadget woke them up early Tuesday, alerting them to the ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide law up for vote
Gary Post Tribune - Gary, IN, USA
By Jon Seidel Post-Tribune staff writer GARY -- A vote by the City Council tonight could force all homeowners with gas heat to put a carbon monoxide ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide poisons 9 workers
Times Herald-Record - Middletown, NY, USA
Nine S&SO employees were taken to the hospital yesterday with elevated levels of carbon monoxide. Officials say the fumes came from a forklift operating in ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon Monoxide Death Highlights Need for Awareness
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown, PA, USA
The coroner says carbon monoxide poisoning caused the death of an Allentown woman and sent her daughter to the hospital. wfmz's Bo Koltnow has the story. ...See all stories on this topic

Campbell Family Survives Carbon Monoxide Scare
FoxReno.com - Reno, NV, USA
A Bay Area family's close brush with what could have been a tragic case of carbon monoxide poisoning is serving as important reminder about the dangers of ...See all stories on this topic

December 3, 2007

Carbon monoxide poisoning calls soar 92%
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
BY JIM RITTER Staff Reporter/jritter@suntimes.com The Illinois Poison Center is reporting a dramatic increase in carbon monoxide poisoning calls in recent ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide sickens 40 Tex. students
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
AP KILGORE, Texas -- A faulty boiler leaked carbon monoxide in a college residence hall for women, sickening at least 40 students, a school spokesman said. ...See all stories on this topic

Thwarting hidden dangers at home
Newsday - Long Island, NY, USA
Two weeks ago, two adults and a 4-year-old girl died in a rented West Babylon home from carbon monoxide poisoning traced to improper indoor use of a ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide sickens 5 people
WAFF - Huntsville, AL, USA
Its the time of year when we rely on our heating system to keep us warm, but it can also be deadly if carbon monoxide gets inside your home. ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon Monoxide Could Be Blame For Homewood Man's Death
Pittsburgh Channel.com - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Authorities believe carbon monoxide is to blame for the death of a man whose body was found on the front porch of the home. The man's name has not been ...See all stories on this topic

Storm season stirs fears about carbon monoxide
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
By LEVI PULKKINEN Winter is still three weeks away and already three children have died in carbon monoxide poisonings similar to those that killed nine ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide overcomes six people in a home near Kamloops, BC
The Canadian Press -
KAMLOOPS, BC - Six people have been rushed to hospital in Kamloops suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. The six victims, including two children, ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide forces people out of Genesee Street building
Auburn Citizen - Auburn, NY, USA
By The Citizen staff report A multi-unit building was evacuated Friday morning after the Auburn Fire Department determined "near lethal" levels of carbon ...See all stories on this topic

November 30, 2007

Carbon monoxide prompts evacuation at nursing home
Lancaster Newspapers - Lancaster, PA, USA
The specific nature of the carbon monoxide problem was not immediately known. The incident was reported at 5:55 am Multiple ambulance crews, medic units, ...See all stories on this topic

Heating Systems Could Emit Carbon Monoxide
KATV - Little Rock, AR, USA
Little Rock - Warnings about carbon monoxide come after two lives are claimed by apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in Garland County. ...See all stories on this topic

Rallying to Raise Awareness After Deadly Carbon Monoxide Accident
KEPR 19 - Pasco, WA, USA
By Chelsea Kopta EUPHRATA -- A county crushed by a deadly accident is now rallying to raise awareness about carbon monoxide. ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide sickens 40 students
News Journal - Longview, TX, USA
By JIMMY ISAAC KILGORE — Kilgore College is adding carbon monoxide detection in every campus building after a leak of the deadly gas sent 40 students to the ...See all stories on this topic

Mock disaster accident still under investigation
The Charter - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
It appears they were suffering from carbon monoxide exposure after spending about 25 minutes in one of Marine Atlantic's life rafts. ...See all stories on this topic

November 28, 2007

Three children dead from carbon monoxide poisoning
ROYAL CITY — Three young children apparently died from carbon monoxide poisoning about five miles south of Royal City, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
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Lubbock Child Treated for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KCBD-TV - Lubbock, TX, USA
The cold weather brings about a seasonal warning about carbon monoxide. If not followed, it could turn deadly. It sent one child to the hospital, ...See all stories on this topic 

Winter Incident Rehab and Response
FireRescue1 - San Francisco, CA, USA
Crews reported, and had baseline assessments of pulse rate, oxygen saturation, and carbon monoxide levels. As they arrived, two of the firefighters had high ...See all stories on this topic

MFD warns of dangers from carbon monoxide
MyWestTexas.com - Midland, TX, USA
With the cold weather here in the Permian Basin, the Midland Fire Department wants to remind residents of the dangers of carbon monoxide and how to prevent ...See all stories on this topic

Man died from carbon monoxide poisoning
El Paso Times - El Paso, TX, USA
JUAREZ -- A 53-year-old man whose body was found Monday afternoon is believed to have died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his home in the Valle Alto area ...See all stories on this topic

November 26, 2007

Hunters at Risk for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WSAW - Wausau, WI, USA
Most hunters take safety precautions to ensure a safe hunt this weekend, but fire officials say there's one thing they typically over look: Carbon Monoxide ...See all stories on this topic

Four Nearly Overcome By Carbon Monoxide
WKRC TV Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH, USA
Four people are being treated at an area hospital after nearly being overcome by carbon monoxide. It happened Sunday afternoon in the 3500 block of Vine. ...See all stories on this topic

Firefighters Urge Mainers To Install Alternative Heating Sources ...
WCSH-TV - Portland, ME, USA
Improper installation can cause carbon monoxide to build up in homes, with deadly consequences. Another way to stay safe is to buy a carbon monoxide ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon Monoxide is silent killer
Lansing State Journal - Lansing, MI, USA
A fire could start and poisonous carbon monoxide (CO) could fill the home. Any fuel-burning heating equipment (fireplaces, water heaters, space or portable ...See all stories on this topic

Cooler temperatures roll into Valley, bring dangers
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) - Phoenix, AZ, USA
One of those is carbon monoxide poisoning, a silent killer that is invisible and odorless. Last year, three men died at a Phoenix home from carbon monoxide ...See all stories on this topic

Croydon woman killed by carbon monoxide
Wimbledon Guardian - Cheam, England, UK
By Jane Bruccoleri A 28-year-old Croydon woman found dead in her flat died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. Maria Townsend was found in her flat in ...See all stories on this topic 

Family: Carbon monoxide victims avoided apartment
Newsday - Long Island, NY, USA
The mother, 24, and daughter, died Tuesday after carbon monoxide fumes from a kerosene heater and basement generator filled the house. ...See all stories on this topic 

Two Hospitalized In Napa Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KTVU.com - San Francisco, CA, USA
Fire officials Thursday said a heater that pumped carbon monoxide into a Napa house for three hours could have killed the six residents instead sending two ...See all stories on this topic 

4 Poisoned By Carbon Monoxide
WDIV - Detroit, MI, USA
Four people have been taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning at a Southfield apartment complex Monday. Residents from Knob in the Woods were ...See all stories on this topic 

Carbon Monoxide Battles Cancer Drug Side Effects
Ivanhoe - Winter Park, FL, USA
Duke University Medical Center researchers find inhaling carbon monoxide (CO) might be able to ward off serious heart problems in people taking doxorubicin ...See all stories on this topic 

Protect Your Family Against Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
By Sandy Grinnell
A family of six in Jacksonville was hospitalized overnight due to carbon monoxide poisoning. For whatever reason, they had a generator running in a back bedroom and 2 adults and 4 children ended up in the hospital. ...Personal Injury Legal News -... - http://www.injuryboard.com/

November 21, 2007

Alarms alert couple to carbon monoxide
Cape Cod Times - Hyannis, MA, USA
SOUTH DENNIS — A pair of carbon monoxide detectors may have saved the lives of a local couple whose home was filled with high levels of the deadly gas early ...See all stories on this topic

CARBON MONOXIDE KILLS 3 ON LI
New York Post - New York, NY, USA
By KIERAN CROWLEY November 21, 2007 -- A 4-year-old girl and two adults died from apparent carbon-monoxide poisoning in a condemned Long Island apartment ...See all stories on this topic

CO detectors avert tragedy, fire officials say, as Tisbury ...
Martha's Vineyard Times - Vineyard Haven, MA, USA
For one thing, there were no smoke detectors in the home, only carbon monoxide (CO) detectors. He went back to his truck for a carbon monoxide meter and ...See all stories on this topic

Don't count on the cat: Get a carbon-monoxide detector
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines, IA, USA
They called MidAmerican Energy and found their furnace was pumping carbon monoxide into their home. But not all Iowans have an Oreo to alert them to the ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide leak evacuates senior citizen complex
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
November 19, 2007 (CHICAGO) - A 16-story senior citizen living complex has been cleared out after high levels of carbon monoxide were found. ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide clears a Rocky River apartment building
WKYC-TV - Cleveland, OH, USA
It's what they weren't smelling that could have killed them: Carbon monoxide leaking out of a broken heat exchanger in the furnace. ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon Monoxide Dangers
KFYR-TV - Bismarck, ND, USA
Carbon monoxide is a dangerous and sometimes deadly gas that is nearly impossible to detect, but you can protect your family by being aware. ...See all stories on this topic

Restaurants plan to install carbon monoxide detectors after Log ...
Capital News 9 - Albany, NY, USA
QUEENSBURY, NY -- The Log Jam restaurant is quiet and closed after 47 people were sent to the hospital because of a carbon monoxide leak on Saturday. ...See all stories on this topic

Experts praise landlord after gas alert scare
Glasgow Evening Times - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
by Ross McKinnon SAFETY experts have praised a Glasgow housing association for its quick action after a carbon monoxide poison alert which affected nearly ...See all stories on this topic

November 16, 2007

Energy group aims to cut carbon levels
ic Wales - United Kingdom
THE parent company of South Wales energy supplier, Swalec, aims to reduce the level of carbon monoxide generated from its electricity production by 20% by ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Sends Six to the Hospital
First Coast News - Jacksonville, FL, USA
By First Coast News Staff JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Six people are at Baptist Hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning on Jacksonville's Westside. ...See all stories on this topic

Cat Warns Couple of Carbon Monoxide Leak
The Associated Press -
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A cat named Oreo is being credited for nipping a carbon monoxide leak in the bud. Jeanie Probst said her cat began to act ...See all stories on this topic

7 treated for possible carbon monoxide exposure
Kansas City Kansan - Kansas City, KS, USA
By KANSAN STAFF MEMBERS Seven people were treated at the hospital after possible exposure to carbon monoxide at a Kansas City, Kan., laundry facility on ...See all stories on this topic

Repair worker faces charges after carbon monoxide leak from heater ...
Mainichi Daily News - Japan
An 84-year-old man from Yamagata suffered carbon monoxide poisoning and fell unconscious while using a kerosene heater in December 2005, prefectural police ...See all stories on this topic

Man Charged for Carbon Monoxide Incident
CBS 21 - Harrisburg, PA, USA
The carbon monoxide fumes seeped through the building. He and the two people who live above him lost consciousness. All three were taken to local hospitals. ...See all stories on this topic

4 treated for carbon monoxide exposure
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) - Milwaukee, WI, USA
By MEG JONES Carbon monoxide levels in a northwest side home where four people were treated Tuesday morning were dangerously high and could have been lethal ...See all stories on this topic

Cold weather brings greater CO poisoning risk
Iowa City Press Citizen - Iowa City, IA, USA
By Kathryn Fiegen Most of the carbon monoxide detectors going off in the area aren't from blocked furnaces or fireplaces, said Iowa City Deputy Fire Chief ...See all stories on this topic

One dead in Hartford building from carbon monoxide
WTNH - New Haven, CT, USA
Hartford (WTNH)_ One person has died after from apparent carbon monoxide fumes that forced the evacuation of a Hartford building, a fire official said. ...See all stories on this topic

Plan now for winter
International Falls Daily Journal - International Falls, MN, USA
Snowmobile accidents caused 22 deaths; carbon monoxide leaks, heating and cooking fires, and lack of cold-weather planning caused further illness and ...See all stories on this topic

Gas leak shines light on carbon monoxide
Delmarva Daily Times - MD, USA
The Fruitland Volunteer Fire Company responded to a potential carbon monoxide leak at 3 pm Sunday on the 300 block of Holiday Street, according to Wicomico ...See all stories on this topic

November 12, 2007

Wiggins supports Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week
The Eureka Reporter - Eureka, CA, USA
Recognizing the need for greater carbon monoxide education and prevention messages, earlier this year the California Legislature declared the second week of ...See all stories on this topic

Albany Incident Reminder of Carbon Monoxide Dangers
WXXA - Albany, NY, USA
Officials say a carbon monoxide poisoning incident in an Albany home is a reminder of the dangers that could be ahead this winter. ...See all stories on this topic

Family treated after carbon monoxide scare
Boston Globe - United States
--A family of six was treated for possible carbon monoxide poisoning in Holyoke. Deputy Fire Chief W. Tim Nelson says the mother, who is seven months ...See all stories on this topic

Victims recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning
Albany Times Union - Albany, NY, USA
By LAUREN STANFORTH, Staff writer ALBANY -- Six people are recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning after the state legislative association building they ...See all stories on this topic

3 overcome by carbon monoxide
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com - Harrisburg, PA, USA
They found three people overcome by carbon monoxide fumes, a man on the first floor and a man and a woman on the second floor, according to Lebanon police ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide hospitalizes 3 local children
ABC12.com - Flint, MI, USA
By Joel Feick FLINT (WJRT) - (11/10/07)--Three children were rushed to the hospital on Saturday night because of carbon monoxide poisoning in their Flint ...see all stories on this topic 

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Has 10 People Hospitalized
KGTV, 10News.com - San Diego, CA, USA
SAN DIEGO -- Authorities believe that a car left running overnight in a condominium garage that sent ten people to the hospital with carbon monoxide ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon Monoxide: Invisible Winter Hazard
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City, MO, USA
"We all know it's essential to have working smoke alarms in every sleeping area, but what about carbon monoxide detectors?" says Jan Stegelman, Safe Kids ...See all stories on this topic

Missourians Urged To Take Precautions Against Carbon Monoxide ...
eMaxHealth.com - Hickory, NC, USA
But in doing so they may also be increasing their risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to officials with the Missouri Department of Health and ...See all stories on this topic

Elkhart Family Recovering After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WSBT-TV - South Bend, IN, USA
She, her two siblings and their mother were hospitalized after being overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in their Elkhart home Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007. ...See all stories on this topic

Winter Onset Brings Carbon Monoxide Threat
KBCI CBS 2 - Boise, ID, USA
From coast-to-coast, carbon monoxide-related accidents go up this time of year. "This is the time when everybody starts to use their heating device," says ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon Monoxide Causes Hotel To Evacuate
KGTV, 10News.com - San Diego, CA, USA
A malfunctioning water-heater vent sent high levels of carbon monoxide through a Carlsbad hotel Friday, causing two guests to pass out and prompting a full ...See all stories on this topic

Couple Hospitalized After Breathing Lethal Levels of Carbon Monoxide
WHIOtv.com - Dayton, OH, USA
KETTERING, Ohio -- A couple from New Madison became unconscious after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide. Before losing consciousness, James ...See all stories on this topic

November 9, 2007

Carbon Monoxide - a silent killer
Sentinel-Standard - Ionia, MI, USA
Carbon monoxide is known as the silent killer - it's colorless, odorless, tasteless and invisible - and unless you have kept your furnace up to date or have ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon Monoxide Leak Sickens 12 People
WISN.com - Milwaukee, WI, USA
A dozen people were sent to the hospital last night after a Milwaukee home filled with carbon monoxide. Firefighters said there was no gas leak, ...See all stories on this topic

Man finds wife and baby dead
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
ANACORTES -- The body of a woman and her baby were found Wednesday evening in a home here, apparently having died of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...See all stories on this topic

Fire marshal says people should have heating systems checked
New Bern Sun Journal - New Bern, NC, USA
Homes heated with coal, wood, fuel oil, liquid propane or natural gas should be equipped with a carbon monoxide detector. Carbon monoxide is odorless and ...See all stories on this topic

Fixit: How safe are kids at college?
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis, MN, USA
In addition, hundreds of people die or are sickened every year from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Some are college students, notably two Virginia Tech ...See all stories on this topic

Massachusetts Law Requires Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Boston Channel.com - MA, USA
BOSTON -- Carbon monoxide poisoning kills hundreds and sends thousands to the hospital every year. The fumes are tasteless and odorless, ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide sickens airplane crew
United Press International - USA
5 (UPI) -- Five crew members aboard a Boston-bound flight were taken to a hospital with elevated carbon monoxide levels Monday. The crew members complained ...See all stories on this topic

Sorority house has carbon monoxide scare
At approximately 5:27 pm Monday, members of Delta Gamma sorority evacuated their house after a carbon monoxide house alarm went off. Some members of the sorority had complained of feeling dizzy and nauseous. ...Spartan Daily - http://www.thespartandaily.com

One dead, one sick after possible CO poisoning
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
A 61-year-old man is dead and a 45-year-old man is hospitalized after being overcome by reported carbon monoxide fumes after working on a boiler in a Little ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon Monoxide Detector Saves Family
WXIX - Cincinnati, OH, USA
A carbon monoxide detector is being credited with saving a Clermont County family this morning. Two adults and two kids were asleep at a house on Berry ...See all stories on this topic

EMS: Courage and Compassion in Action: The Silent Killer
iBerkshires.com - North Adams, MA, USA
Actually, you may be surprised to learn that the symptoms of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning closely resemble those of influenza and are often misinterpreted ...See all stories on this topic

Air-quality measure meets federal standards
The Coloradoan - Fort Collins, CO, USA
BY KEVIN DUGGAN While air-quality issues persist for Northern Colorado, carbon monoxide levels in Fort Collins and Greeley are in compliance with federal ...See all stories on this topic

Fitness center corbon monoxide leak sends island woman to the hospital
Nantucket Island Inquirer - Nantucket, MA, USA
Carbon monoxide is created by burning fossil fuels and is normally vented from a building by chimneys or other exhaust mechanisms. ...See all stories on this topic

At least 50 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at sports complex
WCAX - Burlington, VT, USA
AP - November 4, 2007 2:15 AM ET MAINE, NY (AP) - At least 50 people were sickened by carbon monoxide in a central New York sports complex during a soccer ...See all stories on this topic

Carbon monoxide poisoning at go-kart track
News Shopper - UK
By Robert Fisk Ambulances were called to the go-kart track Docklands Raceway, Herringham Road, at 8.10pm after reports that people were suffering from the ...See all stories on this topic

4 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Chicago Tribune - United States
Oak Park authorities said they were called at about 7:30 am after residents of a home in the 600 block of South Kenilworth Ave. heard a carbon monoxide ...See all stories on this topic

City garage cited again for carbon monoxide problem
Springfield State Journal Register - Springfield, IL, USA
City workers were exposed to more than double the maximum allowed level of carbon monoxide in an eight-hour shift. The city was asked to immediately correct ...See all stories on this topic

• Danger in the airFamily's close call highlights need for carbon ...
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Mark Bugnaski / GazetteFourteen-year-old Jasmine Franklin and her mother, Justina Franklin, were almost overcome by carbon monoxide in their Texas Township ...See all stories on this topic

What You Don't Know About Smoke Alarms Can Kill You
CityNews - Toronto, Canada
And they don't detect deadly and odourless carbon monoxide. You need a separate alarm for that. Are you sure you know everything you need to about these ...See all stories on this topic

Editorial: Hormel meats don't need carbon monoxide
Post-Bulletin - Rochester, MN, USA
When breathed in, carbon monoxide is toxic and potentially deadly. No one disputes this fact. When used in the meat-packing process, it's harmless. ...See all stories on this topic

Protect yourself from carbon monoxide poisoning
Huron Daily Tribune - Bad Axe, MI, USA
Only a fraction of them, however, have carbon monoxide detectors. Carbon monoxide poisoning has been called the "silent killer," annually claiming the lives ...See all stories on this topic

November 1, 2007

Gas supply off after carbon monoxide deaths
DutchNews.nl - Amsterdam, Netherlands
... turned off following the death of an elderly couple in one of the 42 flats from carbon monoxide poisoning earlier this week, reports ANP news service. ...
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Serenade for a Life-Saving Dog and Cat
New York Times - United States
The cat, a 14-year-old domestic shorthair named Winnie, saved the Keesling family of New Castle, Ind., in March from carbon monoxide poisoning by jumping on ...
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Tate & Lyle ordered to pay fine for emissions
Journal and Courier - Lafayette, IN, USA
By BRIAN WALLHEIMER Tate & Lyle North America's south plant in Lafayette has been emitting more carbon monoxide than allowed by law for 12 years and will ...
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Doctor puzzled by TSB probe of NL ferry disaster exercise gone wrong
The Canadian Press -
Dr. Ken LeDez, the physician in charge of hyperbaric medicine at Eastern Health, says there's no question that it was carbon monoxide. ...
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Smoke gets in your skies
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, tasteless, invisible poisonous gas. Mercury is an extremely toxic element. Aldehydes are gases that irritate the eyes, ...
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November 1, 2007

Ogden Carbon Monoxide Detector Ordinance
ABC 4 - Salt Lake City, USA
Ogden, Utah (ABC 4 News) - You'll be breaking the law if you don't have a carbon monoxide detector in your home or apartment by Thursday in Ogden. ...
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Possible carbon monoxide leak puts brakes on bloodmobiles
San Antonio Express - San Antonio, TX, USA
The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center parked its fleet of 13 bloodmobiles after a possible carbon monoxide leak in one sickened several people. ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning sends 5 from Monsey to hospital
The Journal News / Lohud.com - Westchester, NY, USA
By JANE LERNER MONSEY - Five residents of a Dolson Road home are recovering today from carbon monoxide poisoning after a boiler malfunctioned. ...
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Time to Change Batteries in Your Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors
WKTV - Utica, NY, USA
"It is the perfect time to replace the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. A task that only takes a minute or two can ultimately save so many ...
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Harrington Park school evacuated 

Carbon monoxide scare in new homes 

Fall brings greater risk for carbon monoxide poisoning 

Carbon monoxide poisoning is a danger as furnaces are turned on

The Dangers of Carbon Monoxide

Carbon monoxide poisoning in The Hague

Five treated for carbon monoxide and released

COMBUSTION ANALYSIS & FUEL EFFICIENCY

Students Raise Awareness of the Dangers of Carbon Monoxide

5 in Russia killed by carbon monoxide

Heating Safety

Carbon monoxide detection forces building evacuation

Assembly agrees to end emissions testing

CARBON MONOXIDE: TRAGEDY FOR A FAMILY IN TRIESTE

Cold weather raises threat of carbon monoxide poisoning

NEW YORKERS WARNED OF DANGERS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

Poisoned woman 'saved by Hollyoaks'

Deadly gas knocks out two sisters' husbands

Mother and her children overcome by carbon monoxide

Bill would mandate CO detectors

Wing safety offers winter tips

Combustion Analysis & Fuel Efficiency Manual Now Available

Bob Dwyer Appointed Director of Training for COSA

Students Raise Awareness of the Dangers of Carbon Monoxide

Quick-thinking cats help save Silvermead resident

SAFD offers free carbon monoxide detectors

Carbon monoxide alarm prevents tragedy

Home Fills With Carbon Monoxide, One Person Seriously Poisoned

Political notes: Nicole's Law spurs carbon monoxide-alarm giveaway

Carbon monoxide leak forces Buswell evacuation

Carbon Monoxide Sends 4 To Hospital

Tehran is breathing easier with anti-pollution efforts

Plans to install carbon monoxide detectors fall behind target

Residents evacuated as furnace releases carbon monoxide

Autumn brings greater threat of carbon monoxide poisoning

Silver Pen letter: Best intentions can lead to carbon monoxide deaths

43 students in NW China sent to hospital after faulty generator

Carbon monoxide poisons couple

Prepare for wind storm power outages

CARBON MONOXIDE AWARENESS

Carbon monoxide killed Clifton couple

Coroner: Fire victim died of carbon monoxide poisoning

Gas fire servicing helps avert tragedies

Carbon monoxide scare at Marquardt causes evacuation

USRider Advises Steps Avoid CO Poisoning in Horse Trailer Living

Amazon rainforest fires "worst" in memory

Carbon monoxide may actually save lives and boost health in future

Fire Officals Warn Residents to Invest in a Carbon Monoxide Detector

Boaters urged to stay safe from Carbon Monoxide

City man survives scare with carbon monoxide

Local family survives carbon monoxide poisoning incident

HOA Chimney Primer

Springfield Mother Fears Children Exposed To CO

Update: Carbon monoxide from space heater likely cause of deaths

City wants CO detectors in all homes

The difference between life and death

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week to Raise Awareness of Killer Gas

Homeowner Hospitalized Because Of Gas Leak

Firefighters Expose an Invisible Killer

BREAKING NEWS: Four people have been rushed to the hospital for

Use caution when firing up heaters

New Carbon Monoxide Detector Law

Assembly hears about emission testing

Catalysis chemistry wins Nobel prize

Waiting to exhale

Grieving into Law

Landlords reminded of gas safety responsibilities

Chimney Fires

Flu symptoms could signal carbon monoxide poisoning

Lucky Thelma in gas alarms plea

Carmakers struggle to balance safety and emissions

Man's love for cats rules out suicide

4 Sickened By Carbon Monoxide At Hillside 7-11

Indoor air pollution and its impact on children under five years

Fire Prevention Week

Fall is time for a tune-up - for your furnace

Cutting through China's smoke

Residents Receive Helping Hand

Mysterious Smell Shuts Down School

Eat pancakes and you may get a free carbon monoxide detector

Fire Prevention Week puts focus on ways to escape

Carbon monoxide alert clears Davenport home

Fire Safety Awareness in Stevens Point

Carthage Fire Department observes prevention week

Testing times for the supermarkets

4 sickened by fumes at convenience store

Lifeboats test OK, exercise illness remains a mystery

Couple found dead in home; carbon monoxide poisoning suspected

KRDO.com Colorado Springs, Pueblo - Weather, News, Sports - The

Uganda: Two Children Die, Parents in Hospital
 

Gasoline costs more, but keeps air cleaner

Only the Best Exhaust System Can Provide Maximize Engine Performance

City should change rink surfacers

What sickened 95 at salon: Carbon monoxide

Consol submits plans for mine re-entry

Carbon monoxide campaign is close to MP's heart

Creve Coeur gets CO detectors

Salon Reopens After Weekend Carbon Monoxide Scare

Protect your family from a

Family hopes ballpark will pay tribute and educate

Couple's sickness traced to fumes

4 day traffic ban cuts pollutant discharge by 5800 tons

Carbon monoxide detectors

Hunt Refining Settles Federal Air Pollution Case for $49 Million

Time to Check Your Furnace

Two remain in hospital following mishap off NL during mock disaster

Two die in water tank from carbon monoxide

MP backs new move in 'silent killer' fight

Mystery illness evacuates school

Brunswick fire still burning

Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Roanoke Fire-EMS accepting applications for free CO detectors

Man dies, woman in coma from carbon monoxide poisoning

New Firefighting Tool

New" Teens hospitalized after reported CO leak

Two killed in mishap

Motoring Matters -Protect yourself from carbon monoxide poisoning

CARBON MONOXIDE SICKENS 3 AT DAY CARE

Toxic gas leak leads to partial shutdown

5 People Treated For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning