Missing Carbon Monoxide Alarm Results in $3.25 Million Judgment
In The NewsTenant 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…
Michigan Carbon Monoxide Law
In The NewsThe state of Michigan has carbon monoxide law based on House Bill No. 4730 and House Bill No. 5341. The first law states that buildings constructed on or after December 1, 2009, including boarding houses, hotels, and motels, must install one…
Carbon Monoxide Law in Illinois
In The NewsCarbon monoxide law in Illinois complies with Public Act 094-0741. The law requires that a carbon monoxide detector be installed within 15 feet of each sleeping area in a dwelling unit.The carbon monoxide detector may be combined with a smoke…
Two Boaters and Dog Die from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The NewsTwo boaters and a dog died after a potential carbon monoxide poisoning on Chickamauga Lake in Tennessee, according to WDEF News.The incident happened near Harrison Island. The victims’ families reported them missing to the Hamilton County…
Push to Start Car Fails One Elderly Couple who Nearly Dies From Carbon Monoxide
In The NewsSometimes technology can make people’s lives worse not better. This is apparent in automobiles with the push to start feature. Sure, it’s convenient, but it comes at a price. This is known all too well by a Springfield, Nebraska elderly…
Gas-powered generator causes death of three due to CO poisoning
In The NewsTwo adults and a two-year-old child were found dead inside a home in Columbus, GA Thursday due to carbon monoxide emissions from a gas-powered generator, according to Fox 5.The Muskegee County coroner told reporters that officials were called…
Vehicle Carbon monoxide leak in car leads to blackouts and accident
In The NewsA vehicle carbon monoxide leak in a vehicle caused the kids in the car to blackout and sideswipe a bus on their way to school in Howell, MI, according to ABC 7 WXYZ Detroit.The source of the carbon monoxide was a leaky muffler and a hole…
Disaster averted at apartment building in Boulder, CO
In The NewsSeveral residents and animals were rescued from a Boulder, CO apartment building with dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide, according to ABC Denver.The building manager had called the fire department after figuring out that there was…
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning on Boat in Havre de Grace, Maryland
In The NewsThe Baltimore Sun reported that two people were taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday afternoon.Two boaters called emergency personnel while they were boating in Havre de Grace, a city in Hartford County, MD.A man…