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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…
Another Canine Rescue Averts Carbon Monoxide Fatality
In The News
Chalk up another canine rescue of its owner from carbon monoxide poisoning. In fact, it almost seems like dogs have become living detectors of the potentially lethal, ordorless gas.
In the latest case, Boston terrier Kayla warned her owner…
Arkansas Hotel Guests Hospitalized For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The News
A carbon monoxide leak from a pool heater resulted in five Hampton Inn guests in Arkansas being hospitalized Monday night, and the entire hotel being evacuated, according to the Siloam Springs Daily Leader.
http://hl.nwaonline.com/news/2013/jan/22/5-hospitalized-signs-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/?print
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When CO Detector Goes Off, Don't Stop To Check Its Batteries
In The News
Here's a life-saving tip from firefighters in Boynton Beach, Fla.: If your carbon monoxide detector goes off, don't try to change its batteries. Get the hell out of your house and call 911.
Margaret Diana, 78, was discovered by her next-door…
Upstate New York Man Dies From Carbon Monoxide, Wife Hospitalized
In The News
A man in Dale, N.Y., was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday, while his wife remained in the hospital after being overcome by the lethal gas, which apparently came from a furnace, according to The Daily News.
http://thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_7c3e7c88-5f25-11e2-aed3-001a4bcf887a.html
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Two Queens Women Critical From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The News
Two women in Queens, N.Y., were hospitalized Monday for carbon monoxide poisoning following a suspected boiler leak, according to WABC-TV.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8944932
The two female victims,…
Three Die Of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Michigan
In The News
On Christmas Day a couple and an 11-year-old boy died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in Flint, Mich., according to the Associated Press.
http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/3-die-of-apparent-carbon-monoxide-poison/e13f74e41b874c809b1d994b7f8a38d5
LeTroy…
N.J. Introduces Bill Mandating Carbon Monoxide Detectors In Schools
In The News
A New Jersey state senator last week introduced legislation that would require schools in the Garden State to install carbon monoxide detectors, something only required in Connecticut and Maryland now.
Sen. Shirley K. Turner, author of a 1999…
Texas Couple Found Dead Of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In The News
An East Texas couple found dead in their home Tuesday were apparent victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/12/18/4494525/east-texas-couple-found-dead-carbon.html
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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
In The News
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…