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Missing Carbon Monoxide Alarm Results in $3.25 Million Judgment

Tenant 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…

Maryland Hotel Evacuated After Carbon Monoxide Leak

About 50 people were evacuated from a Holiday Inn Express in Maryland early Monday morning because of an apparent carbon monoxide leak, according to Patch.com. http://elkridge.patch.com/articles/carbon-monoxide-levels-spike-at-elkridge-hotel The…

Ohio Family Files Suit Over Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

An northern Ohio family that suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning is suing the company that it alleges improperly put in its new furnace, according to The News Herald. http://news-herald.com/articles/2012/08/13/news/doc502943e54e1c6914516191.txt?viewmode=fullstory The…

Anti-Angina Drug May Offset Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

A recent study has found that an anti-angina drug may prevent the fatal heart arrhythmia that is caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, according to MedicalXpress.com. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-anti-angina-drug-effects-carbon-monoxide.html The…

Bird's Nest Blamed For Wisconsin Carbon Monoxide Incident

A bird's nest was almost lethal in a town in Wisconsin late last Thursday night. Eight people in Dodgeville, Wis., were taken to a hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the Associated Press. http://gazettextra.com/weblogs/latest-news/2012/jul/27/8-taken-hospital-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/ Police…

Wife Dies From Carbon Monoxide Husband Used To Commit Suicide

Here's a horrendous double-tragedy for you. A Pennsylvania woman a week ago found her husband's body after he committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. The poor wife was then herself killed when she was overcome by the fumes of the lethal,…

Did Navien Water Heater Cause Zion Carbon Monoxide Incident?

In this case, birds turned out to be man's best friend. A family in Zion, Ill., cheated death early Friday morning, around 3:30 a.m., when their pet birds began making noise and trying to escape from their cages, according to Lake County News-Sun. A…

Elderly Florida Woman, Dog Killed By Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Could this story be any sadder? An elderly woman and her dog were both found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in her home Thursday in Viera, Fla., according to Florida Today. The woman's body was in chair, with her dog dead in her lap. http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20120706/NEWS01/120706036/Officials-Viera-woman-dog-dead-carbon-monoxide-poisoning Apparently,…

Seven Suffer Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Michigan

Seven people in West Bloomfield, Mich., were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning after running a generator in their home's garage, according to the Daily Tribune. http://www.dailytribune.com/article/20120706/NEWS01/120709720/seven-hospitalized-with-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-%28with-video%29 The…

Maryland Fire Officials Warn Of Carbon-Monoxide Dangers Of Generators

Last summer, a man in Ellicott City, Md., died of carbon monoxide poisoning after using a generator when power was knocked out by Hurricane Irene. Local officials are trying to prevent a repeat of that tragedy in the wake of powerful storms…

Bill Would Mandate Standards For Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Two U.S. Senators last week introduced legislation that would give the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) the power to impose stricter standards for carbon monoxide detectors, according to the Echo Press of Alexandria, Minn. http://www.echopress.com/event/article/id/95738/group/homepage/ Amy…