Friday, July 31, 2009

July 2009

July 31, 2009
Family Taken To Hospital With Signs Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WMTW.com
OGUNQUIT, Maine -- Police confirm that an Ogunquit family has been taken to York Hospital with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
Outdoor heater may have poisoned couple: police
New Zealand Herald
The Taumarunui couple found dead yesterday may have died of carbon monoxide poisoning, say police. Police say an outdoor patio heater in a bedroom may have ...
Reservist is honored for his heroic actions
Belleville News Democrat
... the US Army award at Scott Air Force Base on Thursday for rescuing his stepfather-in-law, William Pearl, from a home filled with carbon monoxide on Dec. ...
Taylors Restaurant Evacuated, Possibly From Carbon Monoxide
News Channel 7
They think carbon monoxide filled the restaurant, but Taylors Firefighters are still trying to find out what caused the illnesses. ...
Planning a family camping trip
KIVI-TV
Burning fuels like wood, charcoal, propane and gasoline produces carbon monoxide (CO), which can be deadly in enclosed areas. In addition to posing fire ...
July 30, 2009
Fire statistics show we still have a lot to learn
Mirror
Make no mistake, carbon monoxide is present in all smoke, and it works by making us sleepy and disoriented before it finally kills if we fail to leave the ...
Synthetic Gas (syngas) from water - the Unlimited Energy Solution!
PR Urgent
mixing Hydrogen Gas (H2) and Carbon monoxide (CO) in a 2 to 1 mix creates a low cost, powerful and emission-free fuel or feedstock to over 20 different ...
Fire department gets new equipment
Winona Daily News
The Winona Fire Department this summer bought a carbon monoxide oximeter, which measures a person's exposure to the deadly gas using a clip applied to a ...
Carbon Monoxide Kills Man Woman Hospitalized Boston News Story ...
BOSTON -- A Lawrence man died and a woman was hospitalized after an apparent case of carbon monoxide poisoning. Tuesday, July 28, 2009.
Altoona family has close call with carbon monoxide poisoning
WQOW TV News 18
"It produces carbon monoxide and it's in an enclosed area and has no way to vent out. It's kind of like cooking a BBQ inside your house," says Lt. Jerry ...
MAINE: New Carbon Monoxide Protections Take Effect This Fall - 12:08PM EST
MPBN News
Beginning at the end of October, all new residential construction, along with all rental properties, will have to have a carbon monoxide detectors. ...
July 28, 2009
City Hall workers evacuated in Johnson City, again
Kingsport Times News
Ventilation systems were closed in areas of the building and an assessment was conducted to measure for carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, Williams said. ...
Stay safe
Aberdeen Press and Journal
For added peace of mind for you and your family, purchase approved carbon-monoxide alarms which comply with BS EN 50291 and have a BSi Kitemark, ...
July 27, 2009
Carbon Monoxide Leak Sickens Three People
ABC2 News
Three people remain hospitalized after an apparent carbon monoxide leak at an Essex apartment complex. The leak happened at Cover Village Apartments, ...
Possible CO poisoning in West Warwick
Turn to 10.com
By Dave Goblaskas (WEST WARWICK)—Two people were rushed to the hospital Sunday evening, after possibly being overcome by carbon monoxide. ...
Carbon monoxide detector saves Windsor family
Windsor Beacon - Windsor, CO
By Lisa Mehring • For the Beacon • July 25, 2009 Scott Goff and his 17-year-old daughter, Koree Goff, were at home when the basement carbon monoxide ...
North Metro creates hotline for CO questions
Broomfield Enterprise
North Metro Fire Rescue District has set up a hotline to answer questions about the Colorado Carbon Monoxide Alarm law that went into effect July 1. ...
House cleared of threat from carbon monoxide
Lancaster Newspapers - Lancaster, PA
By STAFF REPORT Officials Friday cleared a Manheim Township home that previously had dangerous carbon monoxide levels, allowing the home's residents to ...
How to have healthier air in your home
Los Angeles Times - CA
Carbon monoxide: You can't see it, smell it or taste it, but that doesn't mean it's not there. At lower exposures, it can cause headaches, dizziness and ...
Firefighters respond to high levels of carbon monoxide at the ...
Billerica Minuteman - Concord, MA
By Max Bowen/Staff Writer Afternoon shoppers at the Billerica Mall were evacuated after firefighters found heavy levels of carbon monoxide in the building. ...
July 24, 2009
NOTE: The following story describes dynamite use in construction and neighborhood CO contamination.
Carbon monoxide sickens Manheim Township family
Lancaster Newspapers - Lancaster, PA
All had been exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide, an odorless, tasteless gas. Thursday afternoon, another resident living in the development came ...
Gas fitter guilty of boiler deaths
WalesOnline - United Kingdom
A gas fitter was found guilty today of causing the death of two elderly friends who died of carbon monoxide poisoning after he failed to fix the central ...
July 23, 2009
The International Association of Fire Fighters and Masimo Team Up ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY
New Carbon Monoxide (CO) Safety Campaign Featuring Actor Randolph Mantooth from the Hit TV Show EMERGENCY! Urges Education, Protection and Safety IRVINE, ...
Gas leak calls up this summer
Amarillo.com - Amarillo, TX
Shockey said anyone with gas-fueled appliances should install at least one ...
July 22, 2009
Bank donates tester for carbon monoxide
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield, MA
Carbon monoxide - CO - is an odorless, colorless, toxic gas, and CO poisoning is notoriously difficult to diagnose because its symptoms mirror those of ...
Apartments updated after carbon monoxide illness
Baltimore Sun
... in which nine people were sickened by a carbon monoxide leak said Monday that they would replace water heaters in four of the complex's 803 units. ...
Carbon monoxide suspected in deaths
TheChronicleHerald.ca
But police suspect the victims were poisoned by carbon monoxide, which can overtake people suddenly and without their awareness, Sgt. Oliver said. ...
July 20, 2009
12 in area treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Baltimore Sun - United States
Hours later, three others were treated for a separate carbon monoxide leak in Howard County. Chief Kevin Cartwright said when firefighters and medics ...
The Safety Line from Suwannee County Fire/Rescue
Branford News - FL,
The most common dangers associated with portable generators are carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, electrical shock or electrocution, and fire hazards. ...
Child stops breathing briefly while playing in the river
OregonLive.com - Portland, OR
He was taken to Providence Medical Center to be treated in an oxygen hyperbaric chamber to treated for possible carbon monoxide poisoning.
Father's goal fulfilled after teen's tragic death
Buffalo News - NY
By Maki Becker The next morning, the 16-year-old West Seneca West High School junior was dead — from carbon monoxide poisoning that had seeped from a ...
Ayres Wants Carbon Monoxide Detectors in All Pa. Homes
KYW1060.com - Philadelphia, PA
by KYW's Michelle Durham As of January, every home in the city of Philadelphia is required to have a carbon monoxide alarms. ...
July 17, 2009
Carbon monoxide detector law in effect in Summit County
Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Glenwood Springs, CO
A new law requiring carbon monoxide alarms in homes has local property owners and managers scrambling to comply. The law, known as the Lofgren and Johnson ...
19-year-old taken to hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning
News-Leader.com - Springfield, MO
One person was taken to the hospital after a possible poisoning from carbon monoxide on Table Rock Lake, according to a report by the Water Patrol. ...
Video: Elevated carbon monoxide levels in Bethel building send two ...
Danbury News Times - Danbury, CT
By Ethan Fry BETHEL -- Firefighters are at the scene of a Durant Avenue building after elevated carbon monoxide levels there sent two people to the hospital ...
Generator use kills dad, 3 kids
Detroit Free Press - United States
Pull it out," Marquetta Owens shouted early Thursday, after she stumbled out of her carbon monoxide-filled home on Detroit's far west side. ...
Maine CDC issues carbon monoxide advisory for summer camp owners
Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover, NH
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control is issuing an advisory about the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning when people open camps for the summer. ...
Barb and Gary Ware treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Frazee Vergas Forum - Frazee, MN
The Wares had smoke detectors in the house, but no carbon monoxide detectors. Several units of emergency personnel responded within minutes. ...
July 14, 2009
Carbon Monoxide Leak Lawsuit Filed Over Delayed EMS Response
AboutLawsuits.com - USA
A woman whose husband and daughter died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a hotel in Ocean City, Maryland, has filed a lawsuit against the resort town and ...
Couple's death believed to be carbon monoxide poisoning
Perham Enterprise Bulletin - Perham, MN
A Bluffton couple died last weekend, in what appears to be a carbon monoxide poisoning accident. A Bluffton couple died last weekend, in what appears to be ...
July 13, 2009
Produce plant is evacuated after carbon monoxide leak
OregonLive.com - Portland, OR
by Stephen Beaven Seven people were hospitalized Sunday morning and another 14 were treated after a carbon monoxide leak at a produce plant north of Salem. ...
Carbon Monoxide Scare
WOWT - Omaha, NE
Crews found high levels of carbon monoxide in the house. Reports are a worker for MUD traced the deadly gas to a malfunctioning water heater. ...
Close call for Detroit Lakes family
DL-Online - Detroit Lakes, MN
He said there was a strange odor in the air that made him think of carbon monoxide. Police officers reporting to the scene administered oxygen to Ware's ...
Risk of carbon monoxide to holidaymakers
Edinburgh Evening News - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Carbon monoxide – known as the silent killer – is a tasteless, odourless gas produced by burning fossil fuels such as gas, coal, oil and wood. ...
July 10, 2009
Carbon monoxide kills two in Janesville
Janesville Gazette - Janesville, WI
By ANN MARIE AMES ( Contact ) Thursday, July 9, 2009 HARMONY TOWNSHIP — The couple who died Tuesday of carbon monoxide poisoning owned a carbon monoxide ...
Why not split harmful carbon dioxide into harmless carbon and oxygen?
Scientific American - USA
At Sandia National Laboratories, we are working to apply concentrated sunlight to drive high-temperature thermal reactions that yield carbon monoxide, ...
Carbon monoxide fumes force residents from homes
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
By DAVENE JEFFREY Staff Reporter Residents of two Halifax buildings were evacuated due to high levels of carbon monoxide gas at about suppertime Wednesday. ...
Authorities: Family poisoned by carbon monoxide in Cape home
Cape Coral Daily Breeze - Cape Coral, FL
"People need to remember that buildup of carbon monoxide cannot be eliminated by using an exhaust fan, or opening garage doors or windows. ...
Medical: Celiac disease...carbon monoxide ... texting ills
Scripps News - Washington, DC
Another recent study, done at UCLA on rats, suggests that even a little bit of carbon monoxide in today's tightly sealed homes can have dangerous ...
After the storm: carbon monoxide danger
Anahuac Progress - Anahuac, TX
Carbon monoxide is a deadly, invisible and odorless gas. To avoid carbon monoxide exposure, be extremely careful when using generators, lanterns, ...
July 8, 2009
Cape family hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
WINKNEWS.com - Fort Myers, FL
By WINK News Three Cape Coral family members are in the hospital right now for carbon monoxide poisoning. It happened at their Southwest 6th Place home ...
Dos and Don'ts when grilling this summer
UpperMichigansSource.com powerd by WLUC TV6 - Marquette, MI
Statistics show about 30 people die and about 100 people are injured each year from carbon monoxide fumes from burning charcoal grills inside. ...
July 7, 2009
What's Up Doc? Make your home healthy
Daily News Tribune - Waltham, MA
Carbon monoxide poisoning is another household safety concern. Having your furnace, chimney, gas appliances and fireplace maintained correctly can help ...
Protect yourself against a common killer
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
By Anne Wilson National Park Service ranger Steve Luckesen demonstrates the use of a carbon monoxide and methaglobin detector. ...
Warning signs preceded office closing
Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton, NY
Virtually an entire department reported symptoms, some consistent with carbon monoxide exposure. In one instance, workers were evacuated and a security ...
British Gas warn about carbon monoxide poisoning
Yeovil Express - Yeovil, England, UK
By Steve Sowden » BRITISH Gas is advising holidaymakers to be alert to the danger posed by carbon monoxide this summer. Carbon Monoxide is a tasteless, ...
BEXLEY: Poster campaign raises awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning
News Shopper - UK
YOUNGSTERS in Bexley are invited to take part in a competition to help raise awareness about carbon monoxide poisoning. The charity Co-Gas Safety has ...
Carbon monoxide incident hits home with former state Rep.
The Casper Star Tribune - Casper, WY
By ALLISON RUPP The recent headline "Carbon monoxide sickens two girls" brought back tragic memories for former state legislator Ann Robinson. ...
July 3, 2009
Another Carbon Monoxide Scare In Baltimore County wjzcom
Outrage and concern in Baltimore County after three people, including, a baby are rushed to the hospital after being overcome by carbon monoxide gas.
The Dangers of Grilling: Safety Tips
Examiner.com - USA
Charcoal releases carbon monoxide. Never grill with charcoal in any enclosed area. If a summer shower should come along while grilling, don't wheel the ...
Carbon-monoxide detectors required in homes
Denver Post - Denver, CO
By The Denver Post New homes and those put up for sale in Colorado must now be equipped with carbon-monoxide detectors. That's the result of a new law that ...
Two young girl poisoned by carbon-monoxide
KIDK - Idaho Falls, ID
By Todd Kunz JACKSON LAKE, WY - It happened on Jackson Lake. The young girls were holding onto a swim platform, but were too close to the boat exhaust. ...
July 1, 2009
Carbon monoxide alarm requirement taking effect
The Coloradoan - Fort Collins, CO
By Coloradoan staff • June 30, 2009 The code, taking effect Wednesday for the state of Colorado, requires carbon monoxide alarms be installed in all ...
Coroner issues warning over carbon monoxide poisoning
Fermanagh Herald (registration) - Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, UK
A Coroner at an inquest into the sudden death of a 73-year-old Coa man has warned the public of the dangers of carbon monoxide. He added that people must be ...
Parents: Teen led fulfilling life before carbon monoxide claimed it
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Jeffrey and Nancy Thomas were devastated by Clayton's death Sunday evening from accidental exposure to carbon monoxide at the family cabin, but they took ...
Faulty stoves blamed for carbon monoxide leaks
Baltimore Sun - United States
By Brent Jones | brent.jones@baltsun.com Managers of an Essex townhouse community troubled by carbon monoxide leaks say the complex should be rid of the ...
11 Hospitalized For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville, TN
Nearly a dozen people, including several children, had to be rushed to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning. It happened while someone was operating a ...