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 Forces Evacuation of 35 From Eight Manhattan Buildings
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It’s not terribly often that one reads about building evacuations in Manhattan due to high levels of carbon monoxide, but that’s what happened this past Sunday.
Thirty five people were forced out of eight Upper West Side buildings after…
Wisconsin Gov. Signs Law Requiring C.O. Detectors
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Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle Wednesday signed a bill that mandates that state residents put carbon monoxide detectors in their residences. http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/87282252.html
Under the new law, carbon monoxide detectors will…
Minnesota Weighs Bill That Requires Carbon Monoxide Alarms At Ice Rinks
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Carbon monoxide poisoning can strike at some pretty surprising places, and Minnesota aims to do something about that. The state has introduced a bill that mandates that ice rinks install gear to check levels of carbon monoxide and nitrogen…
Indianapolis Man Found Dead Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
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An Indianapolis man was found dead inside a house Sunday, an apparent victim of carbon monoxide poisoning. http://www.fox59.com/news/sns-ap-in--carbonmonoxidedeath,0,7928982.story
Brian Beckley, 45, was using a portable generator to run the…
Kentucky Family Saved By Carbon Monoxide Detector
In The NewsA carbon monoxide detector saved a Lexington, Ky., family from being poisoned by the deadly gas. http://www.wtvq.com/news/2450-carbon-monoxide-detector-alerts-familyThe family, which lives on Lakeview Drive, were alerted to the gas at 2 a.m.…
Carbon Monoxide Experts Warns Against Changes in Washington State Safety Law
In The NewsWashington state is looking to overturn part of its law regarding carbon monoxide, the most common cause of accidental poisoning in the United States. And that has an expert on carbon monoxide poisoning up in arms.“I am appalled that the state…
New Hampshire School Tests Negative For Carbon Monoxide After 31 Students And Teachers Fall Ill
In The NewsHere’s a mystery: A carbon monoxide scare that didn’t turn up any carbon monoxide.Earlier this week 31 students and faculty members at a school in Derry, N.H., became ill and were evacuated, then treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. But…
New Hampshire Hotel Evacuated, And 11 Ill, Due To Carbon Monoxide Leak
In The NewsAnother day, seemingly the same headline. It’s carbon-monoxide poisoning season, with yet another hotel, this one in New Hampshire, having to be evacuated because of the deadly gas. Eleven people, including nine guests, became ill Monday…
Chattanooga Marriott Evacuated, Four Hospitalized In Carbon Monoxide Incident
In The NewsThe Courtyard by Marriott in downtown Chattanooga, Tenn., was evacuated Sunday morning after four of its employees were sickened by carbon monoxide gas.http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/feb/15/carbon-monoxide-spurs-evacuation/The four…
Three Maryland Men Found Dead In Running Cars From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The NewsMost people realize that winter is the carbon monoxide season, with fault furnaces and space heaters the perceived culprit. Yet what most people don't understand how dangerous it can be just to get stranded in the winter in a car.Three men in…