Friday, March 2, 2012

March 2, 2012

“Every clarification breeds new questions.” Arthur Bloch (1948, info link)

Ice rink's yellow haze sickened players
UPI.com
The indoor arena had an air monitoring system for carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, but not for nitrogen dioxide. "Health investigators found on Jan. 3, 2011, the ventilation system circuit board failed while being serviced, making the ventilation ...

Marshfield: Carbon monoxide fumes cause high school evacuation
95.9 WATD-FM (blog)
Hocking says a malfunction in a hot water heater created carbon monoxide and other fumes, which were piped outside the building through the smoke stack. But the wind blew the fumes back down into the loading docks and into the building.

Spa Castle grand opening postponed due to fire 
Star Community Newspapers By James Roth
Spa Castle was set to have their grand opening tonight until a small fire filled parts of the building with smoke and carbon monoxide forcing everyone out of the building. Carrollton Fire Chief John Murphy said ...

Store builders struck down by carbon monoxide
This is Kent
WORKERS building the new Asda store in Ramsgate were rushed to hospital after apparently being struck down by carbon monoxide poisoning. Nine men were treated and a further 11 were checked over. Fire, police and ambulance services were all called to ...

Carbon monoxide kills elderly couple in West Boca
Orlando Sentinel By Alexia Campbell, Sun Sentinel
An elderly couple was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning Thursday in a suburban Boca Raton home, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said. The husband and wife, in their 70s, appeared to have died several days ...

Parents sue in carbon monoxide death
WJXT
Jacksonville -  Exactly six months after a 23-year-old woman died of carbon monoxide poisoning, her parents in Jacksonville are suing for negligence. Investigators said Rebecca Hawk died after her next-door neighbor accidentally left his car running in the garage that ...

Advanced Life Support group that serves Penfield seeks donations
Penfield Post
The new equipment is expected to enable NEQALS to add the ability to monitor carbon monoxide and methemoglobin, two gases that must be evaluated at fire scenes and carbon monoxide calls. “One of our goals is to ensure that NEQALS is always equipped ...