Carbon Monoxide Threat After Hailstorm

A carbon monoxide threat in Colorado Springs occurred after roofers working to repair roofs damaged in last Thursday’s hail storm are noticed a potentially deadly kind of damage, according to KOAA 5.The large balls of hail not only damaged…

Panera Bread Has Possible CO Leak

A Panera Bread in Massachusetts was shut down Friday after a possible carbon monoxide leak, according to Bloomberg. This happened after about 18 people got sick. They were worried about it being foodborne illness, but it appears that it may…

Brain Damage in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

A Delta flight to Denver was diverted to Tulsa because passengers were beginning to feel ill. The authorities found carbon monoxide in the passengers. It was not found in the air after the flight had landed, according to an AOL article.The…

Hyperbaric Oxygen Missing in Treatment of Airplane Passengers

Yesterday we blogged about the carbon monoxide poisoning on a plane to Denver that was diverted to Tulsa. We are unhappy with the outcome of the poisoning. More people should have been taken to the hospital. The best known treatment for carbon…

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning on Plane to Denver

Nearly a dozen passengers on a flight to Denver fell ill Saturday afternoon, according to Tulsa World. This was a case of carbon monoxide poisoning. The flight from Atlanta was diverted to the Tulsa International Airport. This was after elevated…

Carbon Monoxide Detector Laws in Various States

Carbon monoxide detector laws exist in various states. Tuesday we blogged about the mandatory carbon monoxide detection systems in New York. The law took effect in June 2015, and allowed a one year transition period. With the deadline in June…

Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems Mandatory in New York

The deadline to install mandatory carbon monoxide detection systems was the end of June for New York businesses, but many still do not have them set up. The law was signed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in December 2014. It took effect June 2015, but…

Florida Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Last week, an apparent Florida carbon monoxide poisoning was fatal, killing a mother and daughter, according to WFTV 9.The mother was 46-years-old. She had purchased a car from a buy-here, pay-here type dealership. It was a Porsche Cayenne.…

South Loop Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Six women were taken to the hospital in a South Loop carbon monoxide poisoning in a beauty salon, according to the Chicago Tribune. The incident was apparently due to an incorrect water heater hookup.In our experience, especially when it is…

Polk County, FL Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Five men were hospitalized due to the Polk County, FL carbon monoxide poisoning in a restaurant, according to news site The Ledger. One of the men in the Polk County, FL carbon monoxide poisoning was unresponsive.The carbon monoxide levels…