Missing Carbon Monoxide Alarm Results in $3.25 Million Judgment
In The NewsTenant Awarded $3.25 Million for Carbon Monoxide Alarm Violation
Failure to Install a carbon monoxide alarm in a rental property has resulted in a $3.25 Judgment against a Stevens Point Landlord, Pamalla Schneider in a March jury trial in Portage…
Dog Saves Utah Mom, Daughter From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The News
This isn't the first time I've written about this kind of thing, and I'm sure it won't be the last. Once again, a vigilant pooch has saved its owner from carbon monoxide poisoning, avoiding tragedy.
In the most recent case, the hero was a 4-year-old…
Carbon Monoxide Makes 30 Ill At Boston Spa
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One can't help but marvel at the irony: 30 people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday at a place in Boston named the Exhale Spa.
The ill, who displayed symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, were treated at the scene at the spa in the…
New Washington Law Requires Carbon Monoxide Detectors In All Residences
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Washington state has a new law mandating the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in homes that goes into effect Jan. 1, according to the Associated Press and other media reports.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-12-05/wash-dot-carbon-monoxide-alarm-condition-added-jan-dot-1
The…
About 50 Atlanta Students, Staffers Suffer Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At School
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In a panic-filled scene after several kids passed out, more than 40 elementary school students and six adults in Atlanta Monday morning were rushed to a local hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning, various press accounts reported.
According…
In Hurricane's Wake, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cases Rise In N.Y.C.
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With superstorm Sandy still wreaking havoc, the New York City Department of Health has alerted health care providers to be ready for an uptick of carbon monoxide poisoning and hypothermia cases, according to The New York Times.
The health department…
Two Wilmington Apt. Dwellers Sickened By Carbon Monoxide
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A carbon monoxide leak sickened two people in apartments in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, sending them to the hospital, according to Delaware Online.
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012311260057&gcheck=1&nclick_check=1
Right…
Carbon Monoxide Makes 49 Inmates Ill In Pennsylvania
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Carbon monoxide sickened 49 inmates at a jail in York, Pa., with five having to be hospitalized overnight, CNN reported.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/22/us/pennsylvania-jail-illnesses/index.html
Authorities believe that the heating and ventilation…
Hotels Should Do The Right Thing And Install Carbon Monoxide Alarms
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If the topic wasn't so serious, the hospitality industry's arguments about why there is no need for it to install carbon monoxide detectors in hotel rooms would be funny. But death isn't a laughing matter.
The industry tried to justify its…
Marine Dies Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Idaho
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Here's another tragedy that could have been avoided: A young Marine died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his girlfriend's apartment, which had a carbon monoxide detector with no batteries in it.
McQuen Forbush, 18, was on leave and staying…
Champion Portable Generators Sold By Costco Recalled
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Portable generators are being put to use in New York and New Jersey by those who lost power because of Hurricane Sandy. But I hope no one had bought any of these.
On Friday the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary…