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Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in off-road incident
Napoleon, IN - Ripley County Communications received a 911 call Aug. 24 at 6:10 p.m. from the residence of 364 W. County Road 925 N., Napoleon, advising there had been a possible carbon monoxide poisoning while off-roading in a jeep, according to a Ripley County...
McCrory signs CO detectors mandate
Boone, NC - Gov. Pat McCrory signed Friday the Regulatory Reform Act, a bill changed at the end of the legislative session in July to include a provision requiring hotels to install carbon monoxide detectors.The bill requires that by October all lodging establishments...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Sends Two to the Hospital
Lincoln, NE - Two Lincoln residents are luckily to be alive after carbon monoxide leaks into their home.The residents awoke with a headache Thursday morning and decided to go to the hospital.They called Lincoln Fire and Rescue, who responded to the home at 2810...
Courthouse evacuated due to carbon monoxide
Charlotte, NC - The Mecklenburg County Courthouse was briefly evacuated Wednesdaymorning after a report of a hazmat situation inside the building. An official from the Charlotte Fire Department said a hazmat team was sent to East Fourth Street after a report of carbon...
Family of 5 poisoned by carbon monoxide
Happy Valley, OR - Carbon monoxide poisoning sent a family of five to the hospital Tuesday morning. The incident happened at a home in the 8500 block of Southeast Constance Drive in Happy Valley. According to Brandon Paxton, spokesman for Clackamas Fire District #1,...
Researchers Prove Carbon Monoxide Passes Through Walls
Seattle, WA- Carbon monoxide gas can pass easily through drywall, and poison those living inside a home, apartment or condo, researchers from Seattle report.The finding highlights the need for having carbon monoxide alarms in your home, since even checking your own...
State Fire Marshal advises carbon monoxide caution
Nashville, TN-As Tennesseans pack up and head out to their favorite campsites, the State Fire Marshal's Office urges campers to be aware of carbon monoxide dangers in and around tents and RVs.Carbon monoxide, often called the silent killer, is an invisible, odorless...
Explosion at Guilford Lake home sends man to burn unit
Guilford Lake, OH -GUILFORD LAKE A man was taken by helicopter to an Akron burn unit Friday night after an explosion at his Guilford Lake home.The man, identified by witnesses only as John or Johnny, lived alone in the home at 6284 Votaw Drive and reportedly works as...
Natural gas caused deadly Illinois house explosion
DuQuoin, IL- The Illinois Fire Marshal says natural gas caused a deadly house explosion in Du Quoin (doo KOYN') in southern Illinois.WSIL-TV reports that fire investigators and representatives from Ameren and insurance companies collected evidence from the scene. The...
Washington County jail adds more CO detectors
Washington County, TN - More places across the nation are taking extra steps to protect against a carbon monoxide leak.The Washington County, Tennessee jail is now adding carbon monoxide detectors after some inmates were sickened in June by a leak from a faulty water...