Tuesday, March 8, 2011

March 8, 2011

Indoor barbeque product raises questions and concerns

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Fire Chief: “..introducing the propane cylinders into the home environment is creating yet another death trap for firefighters.”

Gas Company Service Manager: “I will share this with our servicemen as something to look out for on CO calls etc. I would advocate that this should be outdoor use only! The real scary part is that you can add the charcoal briquettes to improve the flavor – it says when using outdoors but people can be rather slow sometimes.”

Fire Prevention Educator: “The only good thing (if you can call it good), it will definitely provide job security for all of us.  I don’t like that type of job security."

“It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.”
Helen Keller (1880-1968)

Four taken to Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah after carbon monoxide poisoning
Appleton Post Crescent
NEENAH- Four members of a Neeha family were hospitalized early Tuesday for exposure to s of a Neenah family were hospitalized early Tuesday for exposure to lethal doses of carbon monoxide in their home in the 200 block of Grant Street. The names of the victims were not immediately available. ...NOTE: The article references incorrectly PPM or Parts Per Million as parts per milligrams!

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Two Kentucky Men Die In Ohio Of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
LEX18 Lexington KY News
A tragic story in Ohio has devastated a central Kentucky family after two brothers died over the weekend from what appears to be carbon monoxide poisoning. The two men, Michael and Kenneth Lewis, were in Ohio doing construction to earn money. ...

Missouri fire marshal advises changing smoke alarm batteries when you change ...
Carthage Press
“The two time change weekends each year are great reminders to change the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors,” said State Fire Marshal Randy Cole. “Across the United States, 80 percent of the children who die in home fires are killed in ...

Second Carbon Monoxide Leak at Baltimore School has Parents Concerned
PRLog.Org
Last month it was reported that six students at Dickey Hill Elementary & Middle School complained of illness believed to be related to a carbon monoxide (CO) leak at the school. Baltimore fire officials stated ...