Saturday, November 19, 2011

November 19, 2011

“One man's ‘magic’ is another man's engineering.”
Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)

3 Injured In Carbon Monoxide Exposure Incident At Silver Spring Apartment
WUSA 9
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Three people are being treated after being exposed to carbon monoxide at a Silver Spring apartment building, says a Montgomery County Fire official. The garden-style apartment building is located at 14200 Wolf Creek Pl. ...

More Maine apartments have carbon monoxide detectors this year
The Republic
AP AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine health officials say the percentage of rental units with carbon monoxide detectors has nearly doubled in a year's time. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the number jumped from 34 percent in 2009 to 58 ...

Emergency management reminds folks of carbon monixide hazard
Columbia Basin Herald
MOSES LAKE - With winter arriving, Grant County Emergency Management reminds people about the hazards of fuel-powered appliances and the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Portable generators are useful when temporary or remote electric power is needed ...