A toddler’s birthday party in New Mexico almost turned lethal, as 25 people got carbon monoxide poisoning, with a dozen of them nearly dying, according to an online story by KREZ.http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/health/12-nearly-killed-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning The owner of the home where the party took place Saturday, Carlos Quintana, said he was using a propane heater to keep his garage […]
An estimated 60 and 70 people were evacuated Tuesday night from a church in Milwaukee when high carbon monoxide levels were found at the building, according to a story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/83417097.html Fire fighters were responding to a medical emergency at the Word of God Worship Center at 3320 W. Vliet St. […]
More than 250 students were evacuated and two restaurants were temporarily closed when high levels of carbon monoxide set of alarms at a Center Center building in Philadelphia early Monday morning, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/83270412.html?cmpid=15585797 The 17-story building, located at the corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets, houses a Capital Grille and an Olive […]
New York’s law mandating the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in dwellings goes into effect Feb. 22. The law requires that carbon monoxide alarms be installed in all new and existing one- and two-family homes, multi-family residences and rentals that have a fuel-burning appliance, system or attached garage, as reported this week by The Journal-Register […]
Wisconsin hotels and apartment managers are scrambling to comply with a new state law that requires them to install carbon monoxide detectors. The law goes into effect in several months, but hoteliers and others are still trying to interpret it and figure out how many detectors they need to install in order to be in […]
Dear Attorney Johnson: I thought I’d share with you some of what happened yesterday when I spent Christmas with my dad, sister and nephew. While driving to Kentucky, my dad was telling me that my nephew Jim was doing very well in the 6th grade making all A on his report card, but had missed […]
Date: 7/2/2009 7:27 PM ANTHONY McCARTNEY,AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The private pathologist who conducted a second autopsy on David Carradine’s body said Friday that Thai authorities have determined the actor died of asphyxia and so far, he agrees. “Thus far, the information we have gathered is consistent with that,” Dr. Michael Baden […]
As we enter Hurricane Season 2009 and the emphasis shifts to disaster planning, including warnings about the dangers of generators, who would of thought we would be placing a warning on video gaming? The dangers of using generators without proper ventilation is covered extensively throughout the hurricane season as massive power failures become more likely. […]
Date: 5/4/2009 7:08 AM ROGER ALFORDAssociated Press Writer HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Jerry Elliott hopes to trade his jail jumpsuit and slippers for a hardhat and work boots when he comes up for parole later this year. Mining is one of the few bright spots in Kentucky’s otherwise dismal economy, and with coal prices high, […]
Date: 4/10/2009 SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press Writer MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — Firefighters mopped up hot spots Friday from wind-driven wildfires that injured at least 34 people in western and central Oklahoma and destroyed more than 100 homes. Three people were killed across the state line in Texas. The fires began Thursday afternoon along the Interstate […]