February 2, 2011

“Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement.” Jules Renard (1864-1910)

Father urges boiler death lessons
BBC News
The father of a woman who drowned in a bath after breathing in carbon monoxide from a leaking boiler has urged people to learn lessons from her death. ...

1 dead in East Oak Lane CO incident
6abc.com EAST OAK LANE - February 1, 2011
Officials are investigating a carbon monoxide report that has killed one person and sent another to an area ...

Space heaters can be deadly, fire officials say
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
In addition, “always make sure you have working smoke alarms” and with kerosene heaters, people should remember they “emit carbon monoxide…

IN BRIEF: Man exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide
Gwinnettdailypost.com
NORCROSS — A Norcross man was taken to the hospital Tuesday after being exposed to high concentrations of carbon monoxide inside his home, officials said. ...

Oceana County mother, three children treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com, By Heather Lynn Peters
OCEANA COUNTY — Three children and their mother were taken to a local hospital for carbon monoxide ...

City Utilities: Make Sure Snow Does Not Drift in Front of Vents ...
KSPR
If it's blocked carbon monoxide could build up inside the home. City Utilities recommends using carbon monoxide detectors. “You're looking at serious health ...

Blocked vent causes carbon monoxide scare in Marlborough
MetroWest Daily News, By Paul Crocetti/Daily News staff
Snow blocking a furnace vent at Lakeview Medical Associates caused carbon monoxide levels to rise in the basement Monday ...

5 Pa. apartments evacuated due to carbon monoxide
Centre Daily Times
AP PITTSBURGH — Five units on the top floor of a six-story Pittsburgh apartment building have been evacuated due to high levels of carbon monoxide. ...

Suspected Bethel YMCA gas leak turns out to be false alarm
Danbury News Times
Responders found only small traces of carbon monoxide in the building, according to Yankee Gas spokeswoman Ashley Duncan. Bethel and Stony Hill fire ... NOTE: There was still a hazard here due to the vent on the gas meter being iced over. This should be a cautionary reminder to “CHECK YOUR GAS METERS; MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT COVERED WITH ICE OR SNOW.”

Firefighter disappointed in province on CO detector law
Winnipeg Free Press
WINNIPEG — A retired firefighter from ...John Gignac stopped in Winnipeg as part of a cross-country mission promoting the use of carbon monoxide detectors.

Storm Team 4: Carbon-Monoxide Dangers In Home Due To Snow
Today's TMJ4 By Jay Sorgi KENOSHA –
Many people have been experiencing issues of carbon monoxide in their home because of the snow. "That is an issue we had at our house ...