Entries by Attorney Gordon Johnson

Carbon Monoxide From Running Car Prompts Evacuation Of Phoenix Condos

Nearly 20 people were evacuated from a Phoenix apartment building Saturday night when carbon monoxide from a car left running in a garage infiltrated the complex, according to MyFoxPhoenix.com. http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/19557459/running-car-fills-phx-condos-with-carbon-monoxide Four of the 18 people evacuated from the Los Colinas condos near 27th Street and Carefree Highway were sent to the hospital. Another three residents […]

September 18, 2012/0 Comments/by

Oregon Family Suffers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Wood Stove

A family of six in Oregon suffered carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday when their vented wood stove spewed out the deadly gas, according to OregonLive.com. http://www.oregonlive.com/milwaukie/index.ssf/2012/09/milwaukie-area_family_survived.html The home on Southeast Stanley Place in Milwaukie had an improperly vented stove, which caused the problem. The family had started a fire in the stove for the first time […]

September 15, 2012/0 Comments/by

Nine Siblings Treated For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In RV

Over Labor Day weekend nine siblings were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in Arkansas after a gasoline generator in their RV leaked the lethal gas, according to the Carroll County News. http://www.carrollconews.com/story/1890342.html The family with the nine children was driving near Osage, Ark., when the incident occurred on Monday night. The parents called for help […]

September 5, 2012/0 Comments/by

At Least 37 Killed By Carbon Monoxide In Chinese Mine Explosion

At least 37 miners were killed in China’s worst mine accident in recent years, with the workers felled by carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the Associated Press. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-31/death-toll-rises-to-37-in-china-mine-blast The explosion at the coal mine in Xiaojiawan, in the province of Sichuan, on Wednesday is the worse since November 2009, when 108 workers were killed in […]

September 2, 2012/0 Comments/by

Maryland Hotel Evacuated After Carbon Monoxide Leak

About 50 people were evacuated from a Holiday Inn Express in Maryland early Monday morning because of an apparent carbon monoxide leak, according to Patch.com. http://elkridge.patch.com/articles/carbon-monoxide-levels-spike-at-elkridge-hotel The hotel, located on Marshalee Drive in Elkridge, had high levels of carbon monoxide, according to responders from the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services. Guests were […]

August 28, 2012/0 Comments/by

Ohio Family Files Suit Over Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

An northern Ohio family that suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning is suing the company that it alleges improperly put in its new furnace, according to The News Herald. http://news-herald.com/articles/2012/08/13/news/doc502943e54e1c6914516191.txt?viewmode=fullstory The lawsuit was filed by Denise and Patrick Eustace of Mentor, Ohio, against Anderson Heating-Cooling Inc., which is also based in Mentor. The action was filed […]

August 14, 2012/0 Comments/by

Anti-Angina Drug May Offset Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

A recent study has found that an anti-angina drug may prevent the fatal heart arrhythmia that is caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, according to MedicalXpress.com. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-anti-angina-drug-effects-carbon-monoxide.html The research was done by an international team of scientists, headed by the University of Leeds in England. The story pointed out that many patients who’ve been exposed to […]

August 12, 2012/0 Comments/by

Bird’s Nest Blamed For Wisconsin Carbon Monoxide Incident

A bird’s nest was almost lethal in a town in Wisconsin late last Thursday night. Eight people in Dodgeville, Wis., were taken to a hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the Associated Press. http://gazettextra.com/weblogs/latest-news/2012/jul/27/8-taken-hospital-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/ Police were called to the scene after someone was reportedly suffering a seizure, AP said. Authorities discovered that residents […]

July 29, 2012/0 Comments/by

Wife Dies From Carbon Monoxide Husband Used To Commit Suicide

Here’s a horrendous double-tragedy for you. A Pennsylvania woman a week ago found her husband’s body after he committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. The poor wife was then herself killed when she was overcome by the fumes of the lethal, odorless gas, according to the Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice. http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/beaver-twp-woman-finds-husband-dead-dies-of-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/242213648313485686b5784a637aed11 James Schlack, 44, and his […]

July 15, 2012/0 Comments/by