Missing Carbon Monoxide Alarm Results in $3.25 Million Judgment

Tenant Awarded $3.25 Million for Carbon Monoxide Alarm Violation Failure to Install a carbon monoxide alarm in a rental property has resulted in a $3.25 Judgment against a Stevens Point Landlord, Pamalla Schneider in a March jury trial in Portage…

Three Die Of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Michigan

On Christmas Day a couple and an 11-year-old boy died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in Flint, Mich., according to the Associated Press. http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/3-die-of-apparent-carbon-monoxide-poison/e13f74e41b874c809b1d994b7f8a38d5 LeTroy…

N.J. Introduces Bill Mandating Carbon Monoxide Detectors In Schools

A New Jersey state senator last week introduced legislation that would require schools in the Garden State to install carbon monoxide detectors, something only required in Connecticut and Maryland now. Sen. Shirley K. Turner, author of a 1999…

Texas Couple Found Dead Of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

An East Texas couple found dead in their home Tuesday were apparent victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/12/18/4494525/east-texas-couple-found-dead-carbon.html The…

Dog Saves Utah Mom, Daughter From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

This isn't the first time I've written about this kind of thing, and I'm sure it won't be the last. Once again, a vigilant pooch has saved its owner from carbon monoxide poisoning, avoiding tragedy. In the most recent case, the hero was a 4-year-old…

Carbon Monoxide Makes 30 Ill At Boston Spa

One can't help but marvel at the irony: 30 people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday at a place in Boston named the Exhale Spa. The ill, who displayed symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, were treated at the scene at the spa in the…

New Washington Law Requires Carbon Monoxide Detectors In All Residences

Washington state has a new law mandating the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in homes that goes into effect Jan. 1, according to the Associated Press and other media reports. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-12-05/wash-dot-carbon-monoxide-alarm-condition-added-jan-dot-1 The…

About 50 Atlanta Students, Staffers Suffer Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At School

In a panic-filled scene after several kids passed out, more than 40 elementary school students and six adults in Atlanta Monday morning were rushed to a local hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning, various press accounts reported. According…

In Hurricane's Wake, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cases Rise In N.Y.C.

With superstorm Sandy still wreaking havoc, the New York City Department of Health has alerted health care providers to be ready for an uptick of carbon monoxide poisoning and hypothermia cases, according to The New York Times. The health department…

Two Wilmington Apt. Dwellers Sickened By Carbon Monoxide

A carbon monoxide leak sickened two people in apartments in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, sending them to the hospital, according to Delaware Online. http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012311260057&gcheck=1&nclick_check=1 Right…

Carbon Monoxide Makes 49 Inmates Ill In Pennsylvania

Carbon monoxide sickened 49 inmates at a jail in York, Pa., with five having to be hospitalized overnight, CNN reported. http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/22/us/pennsylvania-jail-illnesses/index.html Authorities believe that the heating and ventilation…