“When the systems we expect to help us actually hurt us, we have tragedy.” Carter Burwell (1955,)
MASSACHUSSETTES
Carbon monoxide poisoning kills Worcester man
Boston.com
A 47-year-old Worcester resident is dead after he was apparently overcome by toxic carbon monoxide fumes from a generator running in a garage that had no ventilation. Michael Murphy was found Wednesday after colleagues at the city's public works ...
Carbon monoxide dangers during outage
WWLP 22News The danger of carbon monoxide poisoning persists for Western Massachusetts residents who are trying to stay warm five days after the storm. Customers flocked to the Home Depot in West Springfield to purchase generators. ...
CONNECTICUT
Carbon Monoxide Death Toll Rising
Hartford Courant By The Hartford Courant Staff
The Hartford Courant An East Hartford woman who was cooking with charcoal inside her home and a Bloomfield woman who ran a generator in her basement both died of apparent carbon-monoxide poisoning on Wednesday, ...
MISSOURI
Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in death of St. Louis County man
STLtoday.com BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS
A man who was using a generator inside a small side room of a home died Tuesday, apparently after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide, authorities say. The St. Louis County medical examiner's office said the man, ...
OREGON: Follow up
Carbon monoxide poisoning victims recovering
KPTV.com By FOX 12 Staff
Officials say most, if not all, of the nine women treated for carbon monoxide poisoning late Tuesday night should be released from the hospital by Thursday afternoon. The women were all at the Northeast Baptist Church at 6701 NE ...
IOWA: Ice rink investigation update
Children fall ill at ice facility; carbon monoxide suspected
DesMoinesRegister.com
Urbandale Fire Chief Jerry Holt said that carbon monoxide was the main suspect but that no elevated levels of carbon monoxide could be found. “There was nothing found in the air quality at Metro Ice Sports Facility that would make anyone acutely ill,” ...
WISCONSIN: Landlord responsibilities noted
Carbon monoxide incident is reminder that detectors can help save lives
Appleton Post Crescent Dan Powers/Post-Crescent
HOW CAN I BE EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE? ... A potentially fatal disaster at an apartment building early Sunday serves as a reminder of the lethal effects of carbon monoxide, especially as the weather cools down and furnaces are turned up.
Every Day is Carbon Monoxide Safety Day!
