Two 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 Sheriff’s Office early Sunday. The victims were Kristy D. James and Mike L. Richardson of Chattanooga. They had […]
Sometimes 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 couple. Their push to start car nearly killed them. They left the car running in […]
Two 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 to the house very early Thursday morning, where they found 23-year-old Jose Alfredo Perez, 27-year-old Edilberto […]
A 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 in the firewall. The kids said they felt […]
Several 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 a carbon monoxide poisoning going on in the building. He heard the beeping sound of an alarm and […]
The 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 and woman were transported to the shock trauma center at the hospital in two separate ambulances. […]
A mother and her young son are afraid to stay in their apartment due to repeated carbon monoxide exposures, according to ABC News. The incident took place in Henrico County, VA. The apartments, called Treehouse Apartments, are refusing her request to move into another apartment. On August 7th, 2016 the repeated carbon monoxide exposures were […]
The Siekert family felt a little bit sick, but didn’t think it was anything out of the ordinary. It was the family dog, Abby, who alerted the mother to a carbon monoxide leak. Nicole Siekert and her two 5 1/2-year-old twin daughters, Bella and Grace, woke up feeling sick one morning, according to Little Things. […]
About 45 people were brought to the hospital after a carbon monoxide poisoning at a wedding reception in Madison, WI. The reception was evacuated, and Metro bus was the medical staging area for guests who felt sick. The source of the carbon monoxide was a generator that was brought inside to power the band. These […]
We’ve been writing about the carbon monoxide poisoning in Madison, WI for the past several days. Forty-five people were taken to the hospital, according to NBC15 News. The fire department is now investigating code regulations. A generator was brought inside the building, causing the carbon monoxide to increase to dangerous levels. The owners of the […]