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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…
About 50 Atlanta Students, Staffers Suffer Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At School
In The News
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.
In The News
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
In The News
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
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Carbon Monoxide Makes 49 Inmates Ill In Pennsylvania
In The News
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
In The News
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
In The News
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…
Post-Hurricane Sandy, Five Carbon Monoxide Deaths In New Jersey
In The News
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
In The News
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
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Pennsylvania Woman's Death Could Spur Passage Of CO Alarm Law
In The News
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
In The News
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
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