Tuesday, February 7, 2012

February 7, 2012

“You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.”
Edward Abbey (1927-1989)

High carbon monoxide levels prompt evacuation in Hartsdale
The Journal News
Hartsdale Fire Department Chief Ed Rush said a strong odor of gas was reported shortly after 10 am Firefighters responded and determined that the odor was caused by carbon monoxide emanating 21 E. Hartsdale Ave. “We've got extremely high readings,” ...

Whati, NWT, family safe after carbon monoxide scare
CBC.ca
A Whati, NWT, mother and her three children are safe after their home's carbon monoxide detector alerted them to the presence of the deadly gas. Leanne Moosenose said the carbon monoxide detector in her home wouldn't stop beeping after she turned up ...

Businesses Reopen After Carbon Monoxide Leak
The Daily Greenburgh by Rick Pezzullo
HARTSDALE, NY - Several businesses near the Hartsdale Metro-North station that were forced to evacuate Tuesday morning due to a carbon monoxide leak have been allowed to reopen. The Hartsdale Fire Department ...

Fort Washington family of 5 in critical condition after suffering carbon ...
Washington Post
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — Prince George's County police say a family of five is in critical condition after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide in their home. Police say the family was found unconscious in the 8300 block of Bernard Drive in ...

Father, sons treated for carbon monoxide poisoning 
The Union Leader
By PAT GROSSMITH
NOTTINGHAM - A dad and his three children were treated Tuesday morning for carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a generator positioned too close to their Old Turnpike Road home, according to the police chief. Chief Gunnar Foss said just ...

Carbon monoxide poisoning: Invisible but deadly
The Virginian-Pilot
Odorless, colorless, tasteless, but deadly gas, carbon monoxide poisoning isn't something you can't withstand for more than a few minutes without experiencing possible life threatening consequences. Everyone is susceptible to its’ poisonous power but ...

Multiple Yukon carbon monoxide deaths were an avoidable tragedy, industry ...
Toronto Star Richard J. Brennan National Affairs Writer
The recent deaths of five people in Whitehorse from carbon monoxide poisoning is a tragedy that should not have happened, a veteran Yukon heating systems installer says. The Yukon Fire Marshal's office is ...

Carbon Monoxide Incident in Courthouse
ARL now
The Arlington County Fire Department on the scene of a carbon monoxide incident in the Courthouse area. Firefighters initially responded to the US Print and Copy store at 2044 Wilson ...