Entries by Attorney Gordon Johnson

Eau Claire Family Saved From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

A family in Eau Claire, Wis., was rescued from potentially fatal carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday night, which came from a generator in their basement, according to WEAU-TV. http://www.weau.com/news/headlines/Family-rescued-from-Carbon-Monoxide-poisoning–203517181.html?ref=181 The local fire department was called to a home on Reserve Street, where two children had already exited and were standing with their grandmother, WEAU reported. The […]

April 19, 2013/0 Comments/by

Man Commits Suicide, Kills Family By Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

A Pennsylvania man apparently bent on committing suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning also managed to kill his wife and two daughters in the process Monday, according to Philly.com. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20130417_Four_dead_of_apparent_carbon_monoxide_poisoning_in_Bucks.html Gary Reitnauer, of the Bucks County town of Milford Township, killed himself by leaving his car running in the family’s garage. He broke the latch on […]

April 17, 2013/0 Comments/by

Mom Rescues Family From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning With Call

A woman worried about the welfare of her husband and two sons when she didn’t hear from them may have saved their lives from carbon monoxide poisoning with a phone call, according to WSBT-TV. http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt-wife-saves-husband-and-sons-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-with-phone-call-20130415,0,7113130.story The woman, who was in Illinois, grew concerned Sunday when she had not heard from her family in Keeler Township, […]

April 16, 2013/0 Comments/by

Carbon Monoxide Sickens Dozens At Ohio Bowling Alley

Dozens of patrons at an Ohio bowling alley were evacuated and treated for carbon monoxide poisoning Thursday, according to The Akron Beacon Journal. http://www.firehouse.com/news/10915452/dozens-sickened-in-co-incident-at-ohio-bowling-alley Firefighters were called to Sto-Kent Family Entertainment, a bowling alley in Stow, Ohio, shortly before noon after a woman passed out there, the newspaper reported. She was a member of the […]

April 6, 2013/0 Comments/by

Getting The Word Out On CO Poisoning Via Gandee Death

My belief that MTV reality TV star Shain Gandee’s death may prove to be a teachable moment Wednesday got a boost, when The Huffington Post called to interview me about carbon monoxide fatalities. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/shain-gandee-death-mudding_n_3003390.html The Huffington Post asked me about the demise of Gandee, who was featured on “Buckwild,” and two other men when they […]

April 4, 2013/0 Comments/by

Carbon Monoxide Sends 15 Ala. Hotel Guests To Hospital

A carbon monoxide leak at a Birmingham, Ala., hotel sent 15 guests to the hospital for treatment Friday, according to WIAT-TV. http://www.cbs42.com/content/localnews/story/15-guests-at-Birmingham-hotel-treated-for-carbon/BDBQeW5_70mbg122MdCg5Q.cspx The incident happened at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Country Club at about 6:30 a.m. Firefighters were called to the scene when one of the hotel guests was found unconscious […]

March 30, 2013/0 Comments/by

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Sends 7 To Grand Rapids

Seven Lansing, Mich., residents suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday were flown to Grand Rapids to undergo treatment in a hyperbaric chamber, according to The Grand Rapids Press. http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/03/lansing_residents_flown_to_gra.html Lansing firefighters were summoned to a house on Tenny Street early Wednesday morning after several residents said they felt sick. The responders found high levels of […]

March 24, 2013/0 Comments/by

Housekeepers Hospitalized After Hotel CO Leak

Two housekeepers at a Chattanooga, Tenn., hotel had to be hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning Friday, according to WDEF-TV. http://www.wdef.com/news/story/Carbon-Monoxide-Leak-Identified-at-Hixson-Motel/N4hnWcZvG0uY5Y7fGbSgoA.cspx The incident happened at the Hixson Holiday Inn Express, where the housekeepers where in the basement when they began to feel flu-like symptoms, according to the TV station. The local fire department blamed the carbon […]

March 24, 2013/0 Comments/by