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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cat Warns Couple of Carbon Monoxide Leak
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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• 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
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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
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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
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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
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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