January 13, 2011

“Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)

4 in Port St. John treated for carbon monoxide inhalation
Florida Today BY JD GALLOP • FLORIDA TODAY • January 13, 2011
Four people are recovering today after escaping a home with potentially dangerous levels of carbon monoxide, ...

Beware of Carbon Monoxide After Heavy Snow
The Daily Fairfield
"This can cause improper combustion or venting within the furnace or, in some cases, can cause deadly carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside the home," ...

Firefighters plow through storm, save woman from carbon monoxide poisoning
Minuteman News Center By Meg Learson Grosso
Most people woke Wednesday morning to a winter wonderland, but one woman woke to the sound of her carbon monoxide detector. ...

Authorities identify woman found dead in remote Santa Cruz Mountains home
San Jose Mercury News
Deputies suspect that Jessica Beerli, who had been reported missing by her out-of-state family, was a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a ...

Two released from hospitals after carbon-monoxide poisoning
Columbus Dispatch By Gina Potthoff
The 10-year-old boy who was hospitalized for carbon-monoxide poisoning Tuesday was released from Nationwide Children's Hospital today. ...

Nearly 50 People Evaluated For Possible Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KPHO Phoenix
Workers at a Tempe facility were evaluated for possible exposure to carbon monoxide Wednesday. The Tempe Fire Dept. was called to Foresight Technology, ...

State Fire Marshal makes plea for storm safety
Beverly Citizen By Anonymous
State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan asks for help during this storm and offers tips to prevent fires and carbon monoxide poisoning during power ...

Hartford Hospital warns of carbon monoxide poisoning
West Hartford News
Hartford Hospital has already received calls about a patient suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. Please be safe. 1. Do not operate snow blowers, ...

City alderman, wife survive carbon monoxide scare
Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser By Jerold LeBlanc
A Wetaskiwin city politician is singing the praises of carbon monoxide detectors after he believes the device saved his and his wife's ...

Reynoldsburg tragedy a reminder of need for furnace upkeep
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
Heating and cooling professionals recommend installing carbon monoxide detectors near gas furnaces and water heaters to prevent fatal carbon monoxide ...

Heed these lessons of wintertime fire safety
Hometownlife.com
Recently, an Oregon family of three was hospitalized when responding firefighters found deadly levels of carbon monoxide inside their home. ...

Follow up in Saskatchewan 
 Deaths prompt installation of carbon monoxide detectors in Saskatchewan health ...
Global Regina
Residents, guest and staff had to be evacuated from St. Mary's Villa in Humboldt on December 26, 2010 due to a carbon monoxide leak. ...