Wednesday, August 31, 2011

August 31, 2011

“A destruction, an annihilation that only man can provoke, only man can prevent.” Elie Wiesel (1928,)

Valuable first-hand information for generator users:
Chesapeake man sickened by generator after Irene
The Virginian-Pilot By Preston Gannaway
He was poisoned with carbon monoxide from a home generator that was running in his garage after the hurricane. Headache, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, confusion. People who are sleeping or ...

Carbon monoxide suspected cause of 2 Maine deaths
Houston Chronicle
RAYMOND, Maine (AP) Police suspect carbon monoxide poisoning is the cause of two deaths in a southern Maine home where a generator was running after Tropical Storm Irene struck the state. Cumberland County Sheriff's deputies and rescuers were ...

Family Hospitalized For Carbon Monoxide Exposure
W*USA 9
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. (WUSA) -- A Fort Washington family was hospitalized after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide Monday night. Prince George's County Fire reports that at about 11:00 pm, Monday someone at a home in the 12400 block of ...

Generator releases carbon monoxide in Milford
Milford Daily News By Brian Benson/Daily News staff
Firefighters ventilated a downtown building after a pizza store owner left a generator running all night in the building, releasing carbon monoxide, Fire Chief John Touhey said. Crews spent several hours ventilating ...

Carbon monoxide warning to campers
Out And About Live - Camping News
Campers have been issued with a new safety warning after another suspected carbon monoxide poisoning incident. A family of five - including two adults and three children - had to be rushed to hospital suffering from the effects of breathing in gas. ...