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…
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…
Post-Hurricane Sandy, Five Carbon Monoxide Deaths In New Jersey
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Hurricane Sandy is continuing to kill people on the East Coast.
No, I'm not talking about people hit by falling trees, or any one else drowning. I'm referring to carbon monoxide poisoning deaths. So far in New Jersey alone, at least five people…
Illinois Man, Son Apparently Died Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
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A man and his 4-year-old son were found dead in their home in Yorkville, Ill., apparent victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the Beacon News.
http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/15966912-418/coroner-carbon-monoxide-factor-in-boy-fathers-death.html
On…
Pennsylvania Woman's Death Could Spur Passage Of CO Alarm Law
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Well, let's hope the death of Virginia Brecheisen, an 82-year-old woman from East Stroudsberg, Pa., will guarantee passage of a law requiring carbon monoxide detectors to be installed in many homes.
That was sentiment expressed by a writer…
Sears In Jersey City Mall Evacuated Due To Carbon Monoxide Leak
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The Sears in a mall in Jersey City, N.J., Tuesday was evacuated after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the store, according to The Jersey Journal.
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2012/10/sears_at_newport_centre_mall_i.html
In…
Eau Claire Student Died Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Autopsy Confirms
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An autopsy has determined that a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire student died of carbon monoxide poisoning following a fire his apartment in that Wisconsin city, according to the Pioneer Press.
http://www.twincities.com/wisconsin/ci_21741980/eau-claire-fire-stillwater-township-resident-died-carbon
Ross…
One Dead, Another Critical, From Carbon Monoxide In Colorado
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One man died of carbon monoxide poisoning, and a second was in critical condition, Sunday after an apparent leak of the deadly gas at an apartment complex in Colorado Springs, according to The Gazette.
http://www.gazette.com/articles/monoxide-145635-one-critical.html
The…