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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…

New Hampshire Hotel Evacuated, And 11 Ill, Due To Carbon Monoxide Leak

Another 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

The 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

Most 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…

San Fran Couple Killed By Carbon Monoxide In RV Trailer

Another culprit in the carbon monoxide poisoning equation is portable generators, that are so often used in RV's. The details aren't clear yet, but don't be surprised to learn that some external generation of electricity, vented directly into…

Wal-Mart Evacuated - 10 Sickened, By Carbon Monoxide

A Wal-Mart in Gladstone, Mo., had to be evacuated Saturday because of high carbon monoxide levels, which sent 10 employees and construction workers to local hospitals. http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1730914.htmlPolice came…

12 nearly killed by Carbon Monoxide in New Mexico birthday party

A toddler’s birthday party in New Mexico almost turned lethal, as 25 people got carbon monoxide poisoning, with a dozen of them nearly dying, according to an online story by KREZ.http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/health/12-nearly-killed-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoningThe…

Milwaukee Church Evacuated Over High Carbon Monoxide Levels

An estimated 60 and 70 people were evacuated Tuesday night from a church in Milwaukee when high carbon monoxide levels were found at the building, according to a story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/83417097.htmlFire…

Carbon Monoxide Prompts Student Evacuation, Shuts Two Restaurants in Philadelphia

More than 250 students were evacuated and two restaurants were temporarily closed when high levels of carbon monoxide set of alarms at a Center Center building in Philadelphia early Monday morning, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/83270412.html?cmpid=15585797The…

New York Law Ordering Installation of Carbon Monoxide Alarms Takes Effect In February

New York’s law mandating the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in dwellings goes into effect Feb. 22.The law requires that carbon monoxide alarms be installed in all new and existing one- and two-family homes, multi-family residences…

Wisconsin Requires Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Hotels and Apartments

Wisconsin hotels and apartment managers are scrambling to comply with a new state law that requires them to install carbon monoxide detectors.The law goes into effect in several months, but hoteliers and others are still trying to interpret…