December 13, 2011

“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.” Jacques Yves Cousteau (1910-1997)

New Carrollton woman hospitalized after stove malfunction causes carbon ...
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online by Natalie McGill
A New Carrollton woman was hospitalized today for carbon monoxide poisoning after her stove malfunctioned and a neighbor's carbon monoxide detector responded to the leaking gas. Firefighters responded about 12:45 pm ...

2 Asheville-area deaths serve as cautionary tale to heating season
Asheville Citizen-Times
LEICESTER — A man and woman found dead in the man's home died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office said Monday. Authorities were unsure of the source, sheriff's Lt. Randy Sorrells said. The home where Brian Alexander ...

A silent threat: Be aware of carbon monoxide poisoning dangers
Asbury Park Press Bob Bielk; RE: Jersey Life-#61922
Install a carbon monoxide detector, preferably near floor level as opposed to the ceiling, ... Note that carbon monoxide is slightly lighter than air in temperatures normally found indoors. CO mixes well with air and moves easily with the normal currents found inside of buildings.

England
Woman serious from carbon monoxide incident in Liverpool region
Click Liverpool
The 91-year-old woman and a man, aged 57, collapsed from what is thought to be carbon monoxide poisoning at the four-bedroomed house in Beacham Road, Southport. Firefighters entered the semi-detached house, wearing breathing apparatus, and carried the pair ...

China
Water heater's monoxide leak kills elderly couple
China Post
The China Post news staff--New Taipei City police found the bodies of an elderly couple living in the Shizhi District who had reportedly died from carbon monoxide poisoning resulting from an overheated water heater in a tightly sealed home. ...

Armenia
Armenia registers 13 people poisoned by carbon monoxide in one day
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Gyumri police received call that two people turned to hospital on December 11 poisoned by carbon monoxide. It was revealed that they were poisoned by malfunctioning of the oven at home, police press service informs. 19-year-old girl was also poisoned ...