Tuesday, April 26, 2011

April 26, 2011

"No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience."
Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745)

School alarms, two cities, two states
Classes to resume at Longfellow
Iowa City Press Citizen
Classes are expected to resume today after a carbon monoxide leak at Longfellow Elementary School forced officials to send students home for the day. Many Longfellow parents learned classes at the eastside school were called off Monday just as they ...

Plainville HS Evacuated After Carbon Monoxide Scare
WFSB Hartford 
Plainville High School was evacuated after a carbon monoxide scare on Monday morning. Officials from Plainville Dispatch said carbon monoxide detectors went off inside the school, and everyone was evacuated. When fire crews arrived on scene, ...

Plea to check appliances
Leader News TONY GOUGH/N43MV312
Sean Dowd checks out Julie Potts' gas heater after hearing about carbon monoxide poisoning. ENERGY Safe Victoria is calling on households to service gas appliances to prevent carbon monoxide deaths. The Silent Killer campaign ...