Monday, November 14, 2011

November 14, 2011

“No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.”
François-Marie Arouet AKA Voltaire (1694-1778)

Bradley: Carbon monoxide forces hotel evacuation
Kankakee Daily Journal By Rob Laird
A faulty heater is being blamed for leaking carbon monoxide into a swimming pool area Saturday evening at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Bradley, forcing the evacuation of more than 300 people and sending 16 to the hospital. ...

4 ill after carbon monoxide leak in Englewood home
Chicago Sun-Times A 52-year-old woman, a 22-year-old man and two children became ill Sunday night from elevated carbon monoxide levels in a South Side Englewood neighborhood home. Fire Media Affairs reported at 11:35 pm that a Level 1 Hazmat response was called to the ...

High carbon monoxide reading leads to gas service shut-down in Jersey City ...
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com By Ken Thorbourne
High carbon monoxide readings led to gas service being shut off Saturday at a four-story building at 360 Pacific Ave., Jersey City fire officials said. Each of the four apartments in the building has its own water ...

 Bell ringers overcome by carbon monoxide fumes
Telegraph.co.uk
Six bell ringers were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes as they called villagers to the Remembrance Sunday service from the bell tower. The campanologists were rushed to hospital after a faulty heating boiler belched out the toxic cloud, ...