Entries by Attorney Gordon Johnson

Paraguay architect sentenced in deadly market fire

Date: 9/24/2008 8:06 PM ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) _ A Paraguayan court convicted an architect of negligence Wednesday and sentenced him to two years in prison for faulty construction of a supermarket where 420 people died in a fire. The three-judge panel that convicted Bernardo Ismachowiez, 53, found that he was responsible for defective design and […]

Another Camping Carbon Monoxide Tragedy

Three campers’ family event became tragic when they were exposed to carbon monoxide fumes while relaxing inside their camper which was mounted on the bed of the family pick-up truck. Faulty air conditioner wires are believed to have caused toxic fumes to be released into the camper. For information on this story please see:http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/aug/06/carbon-monoxide-suspected-deaths-three-illinois-re/ It […]

2 die in New York City apartment fire

Date: 8/10/2008 10:22 AM BC-NY-Deadly Fire/104Eds: APNewsNow. NEW YORK (AP) _ Firefighters and residents say an apartment fire in New York City has killed a woman and her adult son and sent neighbors running to the roof to escape. The blaze erupted in a third-floor apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side shortly after midnight. Authorities […]

Summer of Exposure – – To Carbon Monoxide

Five days ago officials from the NASCAR race warned fans who were traveling with a recreational vehicle (RV) about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning. A local health department in Indiana was also at Indianapolis Motor Speedway handing out information on carbon monoxide poisoning. This warning to fans came in response to the tragic death […]

Water Pump Causes Carbon Monoxide Death Again

Once again, a portable engine in a poorly ventilated place has caused carbon monoxide poisoning and death. This time, it was inside a gold mine in O’Neals, CA. See http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id;=6154061 According to ABC, “the bodies of brothers David and Matthew Alison from Prather and their cousin, Brannon Scharf of Madera, were discovered in an abandoned […]