December 29, 2008
CO leak repaired at Lakeview senior home
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
CHICAGO (WLS) -- No one was hurt when dangerous levels of carbon monoxide were
found at a North Side Chicago Housing Authority senior citizens' apartment ...
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Carbon monoxide rears its ugly head 29.12.2008
Polish Radio External Service - Poland
Carbon monoxide poisoning cases are on the rise in Poland . Five persons,
including a child, suffered light poisoning with this deadly gas in Ketrzyn, ...
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Close calls show value of carbon monoxide detectors
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
But many homes still lack carbon monoxide detectors - even though they have been
required in most Illinois homes for nearly two years. ...
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Benefit
For Family Shattered By Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KKTV 11 News - Colorado Springs , CO , USA
There were no carbon monoxide detectors, so there was no way to know, that the
family was slowly being poisoned. All three of the Murphy's weren't feeling ...
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Unplugged
Carbon Monoxide Detector Leads To Close Call
CityNews - Toronto , Canada
The owner of the house on Hillcrest Drive , a grandfather, figured the source of
his family's illness to be carbon monoxide poisoning and got everyone out of ...
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Be wary of carbon monoxide
The Patriot Ledger - Quincy , MA , USA
Fire officials are warning South Shore residents to be alert to the possibility
of carbon monoxide poisoning this winter. Carbon monoxide is an invisible ...
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Carbon monoxide strikes in China again - USATODAY.com
Sixty-five elementary school students in northern China were poisoned by carbon
monoxide after smoke from a dormitory boiler seeped into their rooms, ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning in house sends three to hospital
Pulse 24 - Toronto , Ontario , Canada
Three people are in hospital after carbon monoxide filled a home near Davenport
Road and Christie Street Saturday morning. Police say a family of 11 woke up ...
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MEMA issues carbon dioxide safety tips
Georgetown Record - Beverly , MA , USA
“Each year, particularly during the cold winter months, many people die or are
injured from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.” MEMA provides these tips ...
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Carbon monoxide in house kills Clay man
Charleston Gazette - WV, USA
One person was killed and five people, including two children, were sent to the
hospital after carbon monoxide built up in a house in Clay County early ...
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Family recovering after accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in ...
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando , FL , USA
An east Orange County family is recovering tonight after being accidentally
poisoned by carbon monoxide in their home. The husband, an Orange County deputy,
...
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Carbon monoxide tragedies avoidable with home detector
Brunswick Times Record - ME, United States
Her sister, brother-in-law, niece and nephew were dead, poisoned by carbon
monoxide. The odorless, colorless, tasteless gas is produced whenever any fuel
is ...
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GA Homes
Will Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors
WCTV - Tallahassee , FL , USA
Reporter: AP Mobile ~ Now local news, weather, sports, movies, stocks and other
cities throughout the country on your cell phone or PDA. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Sends Crews To NW Side Building
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago , IL , USA
Read more in our Privacy Policy Several ambulances are on the scene after
elevated levels of carbon monoxide were reported at a Northwest Side building
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December 26, 2008
Manitou
Woman Dies of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KRDO - Colorado Springs , CO , USA
MANITOU SPRINGS- El Paso County Detectives are searching for the origin of a
carbon monoxide leak that killed a Manitou Springs woman. ...
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December, January peak months for carbon monoxide poisoning
Reno Gazette Journal - Reno , NV , USA
Carbon monoxide, known as the "Silent Killer," is a colorless, odorless gas
produced by burning material containing carbon and many of the things that ...
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Code
to require carbon monoxide monitors
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus , GA , USA
The code change means Georgia joins 15 states with carbon monoxide
detector-related statutes. Those include Florida and Virginia . An August 2008
Centers For ...
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Paramedics receive grant for carbon monoxide detection
Aspen Times - Aspen , CO , USA
ASPEN — The Basalt fire department used a $5000 grant this month to purchase
equipment that will vastly improve its ability to detect carbon monoxide ...
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Residents at East Allen Township complex evacuated with reports of ...
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com - Lehigh Valley, PA, USA
Emergency responders identified the carbon monoxide fumes in the building and
requested additional EMS response, including Advanced Life Support. ...
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65 children sickened by carbon monoxide in China
International Herald Tribune - France
AP BEIJING : Sixty-five elementary school students in northern China were
poisoned by carbon monoxide after smoke from a dormitory boiler seeped into
their ...
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Park City man dies of carbon monoxide poisoning
Chicago Tribune - United States
A Park City man died of carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday after drinking and
passing out next to a running vehicle in his garage, officials said. ...
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4 Pets
Die In Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Fox5 KVVU - Las Vegas , NV , USA
Investigators said a woman left her car running inside her garage and carbon
monoxide infiltrated the complex. The woman was in critical condition Wednesday
...
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Carbon monoxide leak sends three to hospital
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham , MA , USA
By Abby Jordan/Daily News staff A carbon-monoxide detector alarm alerted a woman
to a dangerous gas leak yesterday afternoon, but three people still had to ...
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10 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in NJ
New Brunswick Home News Tribune - New Brunswick , NJ , USA
NEWARK , NJ (AP) — Police say 10 people were treated for carbon monoxide
poisoning in Maplewood this morning, and eight were hospitalized. ...
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December 24, 2008
Rinnai Recalls Wall
Furnaces Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation
with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following
consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately
unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled
products, see CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)
Olathe Residents Urged to be Aware of Carbon Monoxide’s Threat
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City , MO , USA
Each year in America , unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning claims more
than 500 lives and sends another 15200 people to hospital emergency rooms for
...
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DELAWARE: Carbon monoxide leak sends children to hospital
Delmarva Daily Times - MD, USA
Makenzie was one of 38 children and 11 adults taken to Kent General Hospital
after a 9 am carbon monoxide leak at the center, which offers traditional child
...
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Carbon monoxide
fumes kill three near Two Grey Hills
Farmington Daily Times - Farmington , NM , USA
Carbon monoxide, the silent killer, is to blame for the deaths of Roselyn
Sandoval, 55, of Shiprock, Marie Smith, 62, of Aztec and Mae Manygoats, 63, ...
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Authorities
blame woman's death on carbon monoxide
KJCT8.com - Grand Junction , CO , USA
(AP) - Authorities say carbon monoxide poisoning is what killed a 22-year-old
woman whose body was found last week at her Manitou Springs home. ...
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City: Zamboni caused ice-rink illnesses
Indianapolis Star - United States
By Melanie D. Hayes The Carmel Ice Skadium re-opened Monday night after it was
shut down during the weekend because a carbon monoxide leakage sickened ...
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December 23, 2008
High carbon monoxide forces evacuation
Chicago Breaking News - Tribune - Chicago , IL , USA
Residents are back in their apartment building this morning after a carbon
monoxide scare in the city's Roscoe Village neighborhood. ...
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HEALTH:
Beware carbon monoxide poisoning in winter months
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick , WA , USA
“Carbon monoxide is often called a silent killer,” said JoDee Peyton, a health
district environmental health specialist. “You can’t see it, ...
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Raccoon causes carbon monoxide fatality in East Sandwich
Boston Herald - United States
By Ira Kantor A 62-year-old East Sandwich man was found dead of carbon monoxide
poisoning in his home Sunday morning after a raccoon crawled into his ...
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Ont. boy saves family from carbon monoxide poisoning
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia , Canada
Tome said the level of carbon monoxide in the house was 78 parts per million
(ppm). According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation website, ...
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Oregon man and woman die of carbon-monoxide poisoning in garage
Seattle Times - United States
A Gresham man and woman were found dead of carbon-monoxide poisoning in a truck
in a Gresham garage, and authorities say it appears to have been an accident ...
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Carbon monoxide sends six to hospitals - The Boston Globe
Residents at a Dorchester apartment building were saved yesterday by the blaring
of carbon monoxide detectors after a heating system malfunctioned and ...
Heloise: Tips to prevent carbon-monoxide poisoning
Houston Chronicle - United States
It was not that, but our fire/carbon-monoxide alarm. The alarm said, “Warning,
carbon monoxide!” I telephoned the nonemergency police number, and the police
...
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Mother and child made ill by carbon monoxide
TheDay - New London , CT , USA
By Izaskun E. Larrañeta Groton — A mother and her infant were taken to Lawrence
& Memorial Hospital with possible carbon monoxide poisoning earlier today. ...
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December 22, 2008
Carbon monoxide alarms crucial in winter
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay , WI , USA
When she and two of her roommates heard the piercing beep of a carbon monoxide
detector, they left the house, in the 600 block of Fourth Street and ...
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Man dies when raccoon blocks furnace exhaust
Boston Herald - United States
By AP SANDWICH — Sandwich police say a 62-year-old man has been found dead in
his home, apparently the victim of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a dead
...
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Carbon monoxide forces evacuation
Chicago Breaking News - Tribune - Chicago , IL , USA
About 17 South Side residents were out in the cold after high carbon monoxide
levels were detected around midnight in their apartment building. ...
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Multiple search warrants from CO poisoning
Aspen Times - Aspen , CO , USA
That is when an investigator found that “a combination of errors” in the
electrical, plumbing and mechanical system caused carbon monoxide to infiltrate
the ...
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Family
Forced Out Into Cold By Carbon Monoxide
WOWT - Omaha , NE , USA
An Omaha family was reminded Sunday night of the importance of working carbon
monoxide detectors inside the home. Firefighters found high levels of carbon ...
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Family Recovers From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WCCO - Minneapolis , MN , USA
(File) Nine people were taken to the hospital Saturday from a south Minneapolis
duplex after a carbon monoxide leak--one that almost killed two teenagers. ...
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4 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
KTUU - Anchorage , AK , USA
AP - December 21, 2008 3:54 PM ET JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Four people aboard an
Alaska Airlines flight from Sitka to Juneau were treated for carbon monoxide ...
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Carbon monoxide forces residents out of apartment building
Edmonton Sun - Alberta , Canada
By THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — A woman was taken to hospital as a precaution
after a buildup of deadly carbon monoxide gas in an Edmonton apartment block ...
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Carbon monoxide leak evacuates Carmel Ice Skadium
Indianapolis Star - United States
... 2008, the Carmel Ice Skadium called 911 to report that several patrons
seemed to be suffering from the effects of high carbon monoxide (CO) levels. ...
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The Union Leader
MSNBC - USA
State Fire Marshal Bill Degnan said carbon monoxide poisoning from running
generators continues to be one of the most significant safety threats. ...
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CO detector credited with preventing tragedy
Chicago Tribune - United States
Firefighters credit a carbon monoxide detector for preventing more serious
injuries at an apartment complex in the Milwaukee suburb of St. Francis. ...
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Carbon Monoxide is a killer
Big Bear Valley News - Big Bear Lake , CA , USA
A gas oven or range top should never be used for heating as poisonous carbon
monoxide (CO) fumes could fill the home. Any fuel-burning heating equipment ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning kills boy
Daily Inter Lake - Kalispell , MT , USA
His father, whose name was not released Sunday, was overcome by the same carbon
monoxide, but survived. The boy volunteered to sleep in his family's guest ...
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December 19, 2008
2 workers hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning at Homer Glen ...
Chicago Tribune - United States
Two workers were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after suffering carbon monoxide
poisoning at a construction site in Homer Glen, authorities said. ...
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7 members of Chicago family hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
Chicago Tribune - United States
The Chicago Fire Department said the occupants of the apartment in the 3600
block of West Lawrence Avenue were suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Our view: Be vigilant against carbon monoxide threat
Eagle Tribune - North Andover , MA , USA
Last Friday, rescue crews in Danville found Larry Jenkins, 49, dead of carbon
monoxide poisoning from the generator he had started to power his camper after
...
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PG&E Urges Customers to Protect Themselves From Dangerous Carbon ...
MarketWatch - USA
Several tragic cases of carbon monoxide poisoning have taken place this week as
customers throughout the state try to stay warm. Carbon monoxide is a ...
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December 18, 2008
2 die from carbon monoxide poisoning in East Baltimore
Baltimore Sun - United States
By Liz F. Kay | liz.kay@baltsun.com Baltimore firefighters discovered two people
killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in East Baltimore early Monday, ...
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Eight
hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By Jason Green Three adults and five children were hospitalized with carbon
monoxide poisoning Wednesday night caused by a generator running in the basement
...
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5 Sickened In Albany Park Carbon Monoxide Leak
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago , IL , USA
Read more in our Privacy Policy Five people were hospitalized in serious to
critical condition early Thursday in a carbon monoxide leak in the Albany Park
...
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Carbon Monoxide
Poses Big Threat this Time of Year
KSFY - Sioux Falls , SD , USA
By Chuck Harmer Six members of a rural yankton family are ok after being treated
for carbon monoxide poisoning. Emergency crews say the outcome could have ...
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All carbon monoxide patients treated, released
Bellingham Herald - Bellingham , WA , USA
BELLINGHAM — The nearly 29 people hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
Tuesday, Dec. 17, have all been treated and released, according to hospital ...
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News is Breaking: Two found dead; apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
NewsChannel 9 WSYR - Syracuse , NY , USA
It appears to be a case of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, according to
police. Medical personnel arrived on the scene around 11:30 this morning and ...
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December 17, 2008
MORE VICTIMS
29
Seafood Employees Hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in ...
FOXNews - USA
Carbon monoxide poisoning is blamed for hospitalizing 29 people at a seafood
business in Bellingham , Washington . Investigators suspect fumes from
forklifts. ...
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Doctor
Alarmed by Rising Carbon Monoxide Calls
WBAY - Green Bay , WI , USA
It's a device most people take for granted -- or outright ignore -- and carbon
monoxide detectors weren't present at a location where two victims were ...
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Carbon
monoxide blamed in deaths of 3
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... in a car parked near Squaw Valley USA ski resort, and law enforcement
officials suspect that they were victims of accidental carbon monoxide
poisoning. ...
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Grant Will
Help Provide Carbon Monoxide Detectors
WMTW - Auburn , ME , USA
SOUTH PORTLAND , Maine -- Officials with the South Portland Fire Department
announced a grant Tuesday that will help provide carbon monoxide detectors to
low ...
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6
treated for carbon monoxide fumes | KXNet.com North Dakota News
KXMC - Minot , ND , USA
AP YANKTON, SD (AP) Six members of a rural Yankton family were treated at a
hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning. Yankton Deputy Fire Chief Larry Nickles
...
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Beware of carbon monoxide in your home
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls , MT , USA
Approximately 250 people in the United States die from carbon monoxide (CO)
poisoning. This deadly gas is hard to detect because it is odorless, ...
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Carbon monoxide sends six to hospitals
Boston Globe - United States
(Globe Staff Photo / George Rizer) By John R. Ellement Residents at a Dorchester
apartment building were saved yesterday by the blaring of carbon monoxide ...
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December 16, 2008
CO scare sends 6 to hospitals
Boston Globe - United States
Boston firefighter Steve Turley assisted a mother who said her baby seemed
sluggish after carbon monoxide was detected in an apartment building on ...
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Sixteen people treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in Bellingham
Bellingham Herald - Bellingham , WA , USA
16, after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide inside of Home Port
Seafood’s building. All 16 were taken to the hospital in fair condition, ...
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Police blame on carbon monoxide for man's death
WNYT - Albany , NY , USA
GREENWICH - State police believe carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame for the
death of a Washington County
Tangipahoa man dies from carbon monoxide poisining in house ...
WWL - New Orleans , LA , USA
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office believe carbon monoxide took the life of
a 62-year-old Hammond man found dead in his house on Green Acres Dr. ...
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15 hospitalized with carbon-monoxide poisoning
NTV - Kearney , NE , USA
(AP) - More than a dozen people in southwest Kansas are taken to area hospitals
suffering from carbon-monoxide poisoning. Authorities on Monday said the 15 ...
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December 15, 2008
Blandford couple, stricken with carbon monoxide poisoning ...
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield , MA , USA
by The Republican Newsroom by GEORGE GRAHAM BLANDFORD - In the wake of last
week's ice storm carbon monoxide poisoning from a gasoline-powered generator ...
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KFD issues carbon monoxide warning
Kingman Daily Miner - Kingman , AZ , USA
KINGMAN - With an increase in calls for possible carbon monoxide poisoning, the
Kingman Fire Department is warning the public not to use kitchen stoves or ...
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Mouse Studies Suggest 'Toxic' Carbon Monoxide May Prevent Brain ...
AScribe (press release) - USA
15 in Neurotoxicity Research, say that although carbon monoxide (CO) gas has a
long reputation as an odorless, colorless cause of organ damage and even ...
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Carbon Monoxide Dangers
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls , SD , USA
The deadly gas, carbon monoxide, can seep into your home if your heating
equipment isn't working right. You can't see it, smell it, or taste it. ...
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Dog Saves
Family
KHBS/KHOG 40/29 - Fort Smith , AR , USA
The Van Buren Fire Department arrived and took all three residents to a hospital
for carbon monoxide poisoning. The dog owners said they owe their life to ...
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4 hospitalized from carbon monoxide leak
6abc.com - Philadelphia , PA , USA
WEST OAK LANE - December 14, 2008 (WPVI) -- A carbon monoxide leak has sent four
people, including two children, to the hospital. ...
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Club evacuated in carbon monoxide poisoning scare
thisiskent.co.uk - Tunbridge Wells , England , UK
Some 100 people were evacuated from the club which had higher than normal
readings of carbon monoxide. Crew from five fire engines gave guests oxygen but
...
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Have furnaces checked for CO, install detectors
Detroit Free Press - United States
Dear Jim: This time of the year, I always hear about families suffering from
carbon monoxide poisoning. How do I know if my family is at risk? ...
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Generator fumes kill Glenville couple
Schenectady Gazette - Schenectady , NY , USA
By Tatiana Zarnowski (Contact) CAPITAL REGION — A Glenville couple was found
dead of carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday that authorities say occurred in ...
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Generators send more than 20 to the hospital with carbon monoxide ...
Eagle Tribune - North Andover , MA , USA
By Gretchen M. Putnam Gas-powered generators emitting dangerous fumes have sent
more than 20 people to area hospitals suffering from carbon monoxide ...
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Officials warn of alternative heat source dangers
The Union Leader - Manchester , NH , USA
John Lynch said yesterday that hospitals across southern New Hampshire have
reported treating about 30 people for carbon monoxide poisoning, ...
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Carbon monoxide detectors flying off shelves
The Beacon Herald - Stratford , Ontario , Canada
Demand for household carbon monoxide detectors has hit the ceiling since the
reported deaths of four members of a Woodstock family earlier this month. ...
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Carbon monoxide scare on Sidney street
News 10NBC - Rochester , NY , USA
Lack of ventilation is said to cause extremely high carbon monoxide levels in
the house, firefighters say nearly 300 parts per million. ...
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13 Poisoned by Carbon Monoxide in Troy
WXXA - Albany , NY , USA
13 people were poisoned by carbon monoxide Friday night at the Vandenburgh
Townhomes complex in Troy . Fire officials say 2 families who were without power
...
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Free carbon monoxide detectors available at Austin Fire Department
Post-Bulletin - Rochester , MN , USA
The Austin Fire Department has several carbon monoxide detectors available at no
charge for elderly or fixed-income residents. ...
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Carbon monoxide incident sends workers to hospital
The Daily Advocate - Greenville , OH , USA
"A few were overcome by carbon monoxide." "The exhaust oven found its way into
the building through a vent," explained King's Command Plant Manager Phil ...
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Winter Warning About a Silent Killer
WCAX - Burlington , VT , USA
That's because vents blocked by snow can cause carbon monoxide to back up into
homes-- and you may not know it until it's too late. "It is a colorless, ...
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Body
found in home; carbon monoxide suspected
El Paso Times - El Paso , TX , USA
EL PASO -- Carbon monoxide poisoning may be to blame in the death of a man found
in an Upper Valley home Friday afternoon. Paramedics and police were called ...
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December 12, 2008
Four Treated for
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KOLO - Reno , NV , USA
RENO - Four people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning Thursday morning
after firefighters responded to a 911 call that a resident was staggering ...
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Carbon
monoxide detectors could become mandatory
Chatham Daily News - Chatham , Ontario , Canada
A proposal for all homes to have carbon monoxide detectors has the support of
Chatham- Kent assistant fire chief Ray Stone. "It's an excellent idea, ...
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Family's deaths renew call for home CO detectors
Denver Post - Denver , CO , USA
Bob Hagedorn, D-Aurora, sponsored a similar bill last year, which failed to make
it out of the Senate amid opposition from Do you think carbon monoxide ...
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City
sets firm rules to prevent CO poisoning
Niagara Falls Review - Niagara Falls , Ontario , Canada
Earlier this month, a Woodstock police officer, her husband and their two
children died of carbon monoxide poisoning while sleeping in their home. ...
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Free Detectors to Be Given Out at Larchmont Fire House
Larchmont Gazette - Larchmont , NY , USA
by Judy Silberstein (December 11, 2008) Local friends of a family killed by
carbon monoxide poisoning in Aspen over Thanksgiving were at the December 8 ...
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Carbon monoxide | KXNet.com
North Dakota News
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck - Bismarck , ND , USA
Ron Kunda - "with carbon monoxide we find that we get the most calls typically
when the weather starts getting cold. The colder it gets the more calls we ...
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HARRIS COUNTY WARNS OF
CARBON MONOXIDE DANGERS AS TEMPERATURES DROP
The Tribune - Kingwood , TX , USA
Harris County 's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (OHSEM)
warns people trying to stay warm about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.
...
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Apartment complex evacuated after reports of carbon monoxide poisoning
Ottumwa Courier - Ottumwa , IA , USA
By SCOTT NILES Courier staff writer OTTUMWA — The apartments at 530 Frank St.
were evacuated after one family became suspicious of carbon monoxide. ...
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Carbon monoxide detector activations on rise
The Dolphin - Groton , CT , USA
Every year, the Submarine Base Fire Department (SBFD) responds to calls
regarding problems with carbon monoxide detectors. Some of the calls are
problems ...
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Aspen deaths spur another try at carbon monoxide detector bill
Grand Junction Free Press - Grand Junction , CO , USA
By next summer, all homes sold or constructed in Colorado may have to include a
working carbon monoxide detector. State Rep. John Soper, D-Thornton, ...
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Carbon monoxide detectors required
Steamboat Pilot - Steamboat Springs , CO , USA
Aspen — The city of Aspen issued an administrative order Monday that requires
all new homes to be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors. ...
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SRMC Runs
Successful Carbon Monoxide Drill
MyMotherLode.com - Sonora , CA , USA
“Today we had six patients with carbon monoxide poisoning presented at the
hospital. Respiratory therapists were on site to take part, and everything went
...
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Family Survives Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning Scare
CityNews - Toronto , Canada
Just a day after Woodstock Ont., OPP Constable Laurie Hawkins succumbed to
Carbon Monoxide poisoning, which also claimed her husband and two children, ...
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As Temperatures Drop, Carbon Monoxide Dangers Increase
WOAI - San Antonio , TX , USA
One of the big concerns this time of year is carbon-monoxide (CO) poisoning so
it's a good idea to get a CO detector. Unlike a smoke detector, ...
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Carbon monoxide forces 9 people out of church
Examiner.com - USA
Dec 10, 2008 3:09 PM (5 mins ago) AP CUMBERLAND , Md. (Map, News) - Cumberland
's fire chief says nine people were taken to a hospital after a carbon monoxide
...
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Carbon monoxide sickens six in west end
National Post - Toronto , Ontario , Canada
Another family living in the upper level of the home was also found suffering
from carbon monoxide poisoning. Readings conducted inside the house found over
...
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December 10, 2008
Lofgren Home Safety Act Would Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors
TheDenverChannel.com - Denver , CO , USA
DENVER -- Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday to require all new
homes to have a carbon monoxide detector. The bill is named the Lofgren Family
...
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Carbon
monoxide overcomes 4 in Ffld.
Connecticut Post - Bridgeport , CT , USA
By STAFF REPORTS FAIRFIELD -- Four people overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning
this morning were evacuated from their home and hospitalized. ...
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Anglican bishop says carbon monoxide detector prevented tragedy
The Kingston Whig-Standard - Kingston , Ontario , Canada
A carbon monoxide detector bought Monday evening may have saved the lives of a
west-end family yesterday morning. A CO detector, just out of the box and ...
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Five Hospitalized For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
CBS13.com - Sacramento , CA , USA
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ― Five family members were hospitalized Wednesday after they
were exposed to carbon monoxide in their South Sacramento home, according to ...
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Gwinnett Fire Department offers tips to avoid carbon monoxide ...
Gwinnett Daily Post - Griffin , GA , USA
"Carbon monoxide has been labeled 'the silent killer' for many years and is one
that most people don't know about," Rutledge said. ...
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Experts Warn
Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KPTV.com - Portland , OR , USA
But experts said one thing that's commonly overlooked is the danger from carbon
monoxide poisoning. Just like a smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarms can be ...
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"Dedicated, amazing officer" dies from carbon monoxide
Canada.com - Don Mills , Ontario , Canada
An Ontario Provincial Police officer and mother who was found last week
unconscious alongside her husband and two children - who died from carbon
monoxide ...
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Families warned of carbon monoxide risk from unswept chimneys
News Guardian - North Tyneside , England , UK
By NEWS REPORTER FAMILIES planning to have a festive open fire this Christmas
are at risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning if they haven't had their chimney ...
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Six overcome by carbon monoxide in Peekskill
Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison, NY, USA
By Rob Ryser PEEKSKILL - Six people were overcome with carbon monoxide and were
taken to the hospital this morning, police said. The exposure happened in a ...
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Carbon monoxide sends three to hospital
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester , NY , USA
Three people were taken to an area hospital early today after Rochester
firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide in a Laser Street home. ...
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Restaurant Employees Sickened By Carbon Monoxide
KTUL - Tulsa , OK , USA
Tulsa - At least three employees of a Tulsa restaurant were treated at Tulsa
hospitals after an apparent carbon monoxide leak. It happened Tuesday night at
...
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December 9, 2008
An Augusta Family Survives Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WJBF-TV - Augusta , GA , USA
But if you’re not careful, carbon monoxide poisoning can creep up faster than
you would expect. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has the story of how a
...
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Carbon monoxide detected at local business
Zanesville Times Recorder - Zanesville , OH , USA
ZANESVILLE — The Zanesville Fire Department is on the scene at Black Springs
Alignment, 1516 S. State St. , responding to a call of high levels of carbon ...
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Keeping Your Family Safe from Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer
Dawson Times - Dawsonville , GA , USA
You cannot see it, smell it or taste it, but carbon monoxide can be deadly to
you and your family. A toxic gas released from fuel-burning household ...
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December 8, 2008
Coalition hopes to cut CO deaths
Deseret News - Salt Lake City, UT, USA
By Lois M. Collins Two winters ago, 314 Utahns suffered the effects of carbon
monoxide poisoning and 23 died. While the count varies slightly year to year,
...
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2
apparently killed by carbon monoxide
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
SUNNYSIDE -- Two Sunnyside residents have died, apparently from carbon monoxide
poisoning while working on their car. The Sunnyside Police Department said ...
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Two People Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide
WCSH-TV - Portland , ME , USA
The home did not have carbon monoxide detectors, and the fire department is
urging people around the state to install them. They consider carbon monoxide
...
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Firefighters, local business donate CO detectors & furnace to family
WSBT-TV - South Bend , IN , USA
Complete strangers donated a new carbon monoxide detector and a furnace to a
family of seven. Their old furnace was in such bad shape, it could have caused
...
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5 hospitalized in Baltimore with CO poisoning
Examiner.com - USA
Fire department spokesman Kevin Cartwright says firefighters found extremely
lethal levels of carbon monoxide in the home. The levels were so high, ...
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‘Combination of errors’ led to tragedy in Aspen
Aspen Times - Aspen , CO , USA
ASPEN — An investigator said Thursday that “a combination of errors” in the
electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems caused carbon monoxide to infiltrate
...
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Exhaust design flaw
cited in CO boat death
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
And Aramark, which also provides most other services at the lake, bought as many
as 1000 household carbon monoxide alarms and installed them in houseboats, ...
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December 5, 2008
5
people in hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning
Detroit Free Press - United States
Five people were taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning after they
were found in their home on Detroit ’s east side tonight. ...
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Carbon Monoxide: The Silent Killer
NTV - Kearney , NE , USA
Carbon monoxide (sometimes referred to as CO) is a colorless, odorless gas
produced by burning material containing carbon. Carbon monoxide poisoning can
...
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Cold Weather Heightens Carbon Monoxide Danger
KSAL - Salina , KS , USA
According to Safed Kids Kansas, every year 4000 children are treated in
emergency rooms for Carbon Monoxide exposure, and seven die. ...
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Atlanta fire department donates carbon monoxide detectors to ...
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By MIKE MORRIS The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department is donating 800 carbon
monoxide/smoke detectors to Georgia Tech to be used in student housing units.
...
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December 4, 2008
Three people hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning in ...
Summit Daily News - Frisco , CO , USA
By ASHLEY DICKSON The Rad 57 carbon monoxide detector is now being used by the
Red White and Blue Fire Department in Breckenridge. ...
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Elderly Crookston couple poisoned by carbon monoxide
Crookston Daily Times - Crookston , MN , USA
The CPD was called at 8:48 pm Tuesday regarding possible carbon monoxide
poisoning. Upon arrival, officers were met by two of the Palmers’ family
members, ...
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Carbon monoxide send 5 Brentwood tenants to hospital
Newsday - Long Island , NY , USA
BY JENNIFER MALONEY | jennifer.maloney@newsday.com Dangerous levels of carbon
monoxide from a faulty furnace sent five Brentwood tenants to the hospital ...
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December 3, 2008
Several Children Sickened In Carbon Monoxide Leak
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago , IL , USA
CHICAGO (STNG) ― At least seven people, including several children, were
sickened Tuesday night after a carbon monoxide leak in a Humboldt Park
neighborhood ...
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Probe into Aspen deaths focuses on carbon monoxide detection
Aspen Times - Aspen , CO , USA
Carbon monoxide leaked into the home at 10 Popcorn Lane , about four miles east
of town, where Parker and Caroline Lofgren and their children, ...
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Carbon monoxide focus of Green Bay West Rotary Club
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay , WI , USA
"Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas. You can't taste it, smell it or
see it," he said. "Right now, it's the leading cause of accidental deaths in ...
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BRENTWOOD: Five hospitalized for gas poisoning
Newsday - Long Island , NY , USA
Five people were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning after they were
taken out of a Brentwood home just after midnight yesterday, fire officials ...
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Carbon monoxide from space heater sickens 4
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP CHICAGO - Four people, including several children, were hospitalized after
being sickened by carbon monoxide emitted from a faulty space heater. ...
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Gainesville woman treated for apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville , FL , USA
By Karen Voyles A Gainesville woman was treated for apparent carbon monoxide
poisoning Tuesday, prompting local officials to issue a reminder about carbon
...
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Ledyard man arrested for using charcoal grill
Hartford Courant - United States
Police say the grill created dangerous carbon monoxide levels in the apartment
building. Two residents were taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
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December 2, 2008
Health Tip: Using a Carbon Monoxide Detector
Washington Post - United States
(HealthDay News) -- If you have a carbon monoxide detector in your home, you
also need to be prepared with an action plan in case the alarm sounds. ...
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Carbon
monoxide poisoning kills 11 at Chinese school
RIA Novosti - Moscow , Russia
BEIJING, December 2 (RIA Novosti) - Eleven girls have died of carbon monoxide
poisoning at a secondary school in northwest China after trying to warm up a ...
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SOMETIME’S IT TAKES A DEATH FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME AWARE!
Sales of carbon monoxide detectors on the rise in Aspen
Aspen Times - Aspen , CO , USA
Ace assistant store manager Mark Janda explains how to install carbon monoxide
alarms to Brian Guilander on Monday afternoon at Alpine Ace Hardware in Aspen
...
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As winter arrives, watch appliances that can emit carbon monoxide
Southtown Star - Chicago , IL , USA
Keeping warm when it's cold outside is important, but it could be dangerous if
your home heating system hasn't been checked for carbon monoxide problems. ...
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Three people dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Pulse 24 - Toronto , Ontario , Canada
Three people are dead and a veteran provincial police officer is in critical
condition after a case of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a Woodstock ...
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Fire officials urge residents to maintain smoke, CO detectors
Taunton Daily Gazette - MA, USA
By John Hilliard Fire officials are asking residents to keep tabs on their smoke
and carbon monoxide detectors to ensure the devices don't run out of power ...
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December 1, 2008
Faulty heater leaks carbon monoxide into Harwich Port grocery
A faulty heating and ventilation system sent carbon monoxide fumes into Shaw's
Supermarket in Harwich Port and forced the evacuation of about 70 customers and
employees yesterday afternoon.
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Act now, before it's too late
St. Joseph News-Press - St. Joseph , MO , USA
Two from the News-Press story stand out: n All fuel-powered engines and heat
sources produce carbon monoxide gas, so all of these are potential sources of
...
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Carbon monoxide scare at Inglewood Pool
Calgary CTV - Calgary , AB , Canada
A carbon monoxide scare shut down a day of swimming at the Inglewood Pool
Sunday. Around 40 people were evacuated from the building Sunday afternoon after
...
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1 dead, 1 injured; carbon monoxide suspected
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia , PA , USA
A man was found dead yesterday morning, apparently of carbon monoxide poisoning,
in the Kensington rowhouse he shared with his girlfriend, police said. ...
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Family of 4 Die of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KREX News Channel 5 - Grand Junction , CO , USA
The Pitkin County Sherriff's office says the family of four found was dead at an
Aspen home with high levels of carbon monoxide. Neighbors say they were ...
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Three Taken to Hospital in Suspected Carbon Monoxide Leak
WTIC - Farmington , CT , USA
Three people were taken to Hartford Hospital after a carbon monoxide leak at a
house on Greenwich Street Saturday afternoon. Deputy Fire Chief Carol Styles ...
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Dangers of Carbon Monoxide
KREX News Channel 5 - Grand Junction , CO , USA
Chances are, if your home has a fireplace or appliance with an open flame,
carbon monoxide is there too. It's a natural by-product of combustion and it can
...
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Awareness urged on carbon monoxide
St. Joseph News-Press - St. Joseph , MO , USA
The American Association of Poison Control Centers warns that hundreds of deaths
are caused each year due to exposure to carbon monoxide coming from sources ...
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Carbon monoxide sickens about 10
Park Record - Park City , UT , USA
by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF Carbon monoxide sickened a group of people
inside a house in Brighton Estates recently, the Park City Fire District ...
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Two People
Treated For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WTAP-TV - Parkersburg , WV , USA
Two Massillon , Ohio residents, who are staying in New Matamoras, suffered
carbon monoxide poisoning overnight, while they were sleeping. ...
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11 hospitalized in gas leak
Baltimore Sun - United States
By Julie Scharper | julie.scharper@baltsun.com Eleven people were hospitalized
after they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning at a Columbia hotel last night,
...
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Lewis County Family Treated for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WWNY TV - Watertown , NY , USA
Further investigation revealed that they were suffering from carbon monoxide
poisoning due to exhaust from a generator that was running outside the ...
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November 28, 2008 NO HOLIDAY FOR CARBON MONOXIDE
Carbon Monoxide Leak In Howard County Hotel
ABC2 News - Baltimore , MD , USA
The Sheraton Hotel in Columbia is still evacuated at this hour after a Carbon
Monoxide leak sent 11 people to the hospital. At around 6:15 this evening the
...
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Furnace inspections can save lives
Detroit Free Press - United States
BY ZLATI MEYER • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • November 28, 2008 Carbon monoxide,
which claimed the life of a 3-year-old Detroit boy last week, is responsible ...
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Poisonous
gas: Ward off carbon monoxide
El Paso Times - El Paso , TX , USA
So heed Fire Department spokesman Lt. Mario Hernandez: It's carbon monoxide
season, the poison often produced by faulty heaters or heating elements that ...
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New Addington family suffer months of carbon monoxide poisoning
Croydon Advertiser - UK
By Gareth Davies A distraught mother is relieved to be alive after her family
suffered months of carbon monoxide poisoning. Maria Fauvrelle only realised ...
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Five taken to hospital for Carbon Monoxide poisoning in Denmark
Newswatch 50 - Watertown , NY , USA
Five people in the Town of Denmark were taken to the hospital this afternoon for
carbon monoxide poisoning. According to Lewis County Sheriff's deputies, ...
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Bird nest in chimney blamed in Carbon monoxide deaths of Kingston ...
A bird nest jammed into a furnace chimney is the suspected cause of carbon
monoxide poisoning that killed a Kingston man and his son. [...]
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November 27, 2008
THERE IS NO HOLIDAY FOR CARBON MONOXIDE; PLEASE BE CAREFUL
Couple die in suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Hutton Cranswick Today - Driffield , England , UK
Police have been investigating whether an elderly couple found dead in their
Doncaster home were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Police: Carbon Monoxide Victim Had Generator Inside House
KETV.com - Omaha , NE , USA
Police said a 38-year-old man dead from carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday
morning. The property's landlord found the man inside the house at 4131 N. 43rd
...
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Carbon
Monoxide detector awareness
Fox 28 - South Bend , IN , USA
An 11 year old Elkhart boy who died over the weekend from carbon monoxide
poisoning was laid to rest Tuesday. It a scary reminder that the colder it gets,
...
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November 26, 2008
Idling car builds up carbon monoxide in home
HYANNIS — Local firefighters were out before sunrise yesterday responding to an
emergency call on carbon monoxide in a home, a fire department official said.
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Carbon monoxide detectors can save your life
KSEE - Fresno , CA , USA
By Preston Phillips Carbon monoxide poisoning is being blamed for the death of a
Fresno woman this morning. When she was found, CO levels inside her home ...
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Silent killer – carbon monoxide
Superior Telegram - Superior , MN , USA
Carbon monoxide leaking from an old furnace in the basement of an apartment
building at 608-610 E. Seventh St. set off a resident’s carbon monoxide detector
...
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3 poisoned by carbon monoxide in Paramount home
Examiner.com - USA
(Map, News) - A mother and her two children have been hospitalized with carbon
monoxide poisoning after they used a charcoal grill to heat their Southern ...
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Carbon Monoxide detectors encouraged after deadly accident
WNDU-TV - South Bend , IN , USA
Sadly the death of an eleven year old Elkhart boy is serving as a reminder of
the dangers of carbon monoxide. Misael Adame died of carbon monoxide poisoning
...
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Nonfatal, Unintentional, Non–Fire-Related Carbon Monoxide ...
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago , IL , USA
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, nonirritating gas that is
produced through the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. ...
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Fire
Dept. responds to 2 carbon monoxide poisoning calls
El Paso Times - El Paso , TX , USA
By Adriana M. Chavez / El Paso Times EL PASO - Paramedics and Haz Mat units from
the El Paso Fire Department responded to two carbon monoxide poisoning ...
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Family poisoned by carbon monoxide
abc7.com - Los Angeles , CA , USA
(KABC) -- Several members of a family are hospitalized Tuesday morning after
being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. Paramedics arrived at the home on
...
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November 25, 2008
Carbon Monoxide Prompts Shadyside Evacuation
KDKA - Pittsburgh , PA , USA
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Residents of a Shadyside apartment building were forced to
evacuate overnight due to carbon monoxide. Officials say a faulty furnace in ...
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Dangers in the home: carbon monoxide poisoning
KHAS-TV - Hastings , NE , USA
(11/24/2008) By Ginger ten Bensel - As winter approaches the dangers of carbon
monoxide poisoning increases. It is something Bruce Bohlen and his family ...
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Millstadt Family Survives Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
MyFox Saint Louis - Saint Louis , MO , USA
There were no detectors in their home to warn them of the carbon monoxide
seeping inside, but still the family survived. They credit God, and one son who
...
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Elkhart 11-year-old dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
WNDU-TV - South Bend , IN , USA
Police say that it was not initially clear that carbon monoxide poisoning was
the cause of death. "They went back in later to test the levels, ...
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November 24, 2008
Hunters Poisoned by Carbon Monoxide
WOWK - Huntington , WV , USA
... Services three men hunting on the Putnam Mason county line were transported
to CAMC Teays Valley for treatment of possible carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Five in
Millstadt sent to hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA
Five people in a home on Blackburn Manor in Millstadt were sent to a hospital
around 8:15 am Sunday and treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Killer gas fumes often escape detection
Little About - Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra , India
“Carbon monoxide gas is everywhere,” says Henry Gong, MD, of Rancho Los Amigos
Medical Center in Los Angeles . “It’s odorless, colorless and doesn’t irritate
...
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Building emptied due to gas levels
UW Badger Herald - Madison , WI , USA
“When carbon monoxide hits you, it feels like you are having the flu,” Galvez
said, but added “nobody wanted to be checked out by the ambulance. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Death
WYTV - Youngstown , OH , USA
The coroner has ruled the death accidental, saying they got carbon monoxide
poisoning from a propane heater inside. The house had no working utilities. ...
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Possible Carbon
Monoxide exposure injures two babies
KSN-TV - Wichita , KS , USA
By Anthony Powell WICHITA, Kansas--Two babies were found to be not breathing
Saturday evening, possibly as the result of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. ...
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November 21, 2008
Father
and Son in Critical Condition After Carbon Monoxide Leak in ...
WJLA - Washington, DC, USA
Firefighters immediately took both men from the home and used a carbon monoxide
detector to check for the odorless, colorless and tasteless gas. ...
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Indoor air can become toxic
North Platte Telegraph - North Platte, NE, USA
By JOHN LINDENBERGER The Dekleva family of North Platte recently learned just
how dangerous carbon monoxide can be. For weeks, the family experienced ...
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Crosby residents are being made aware of carbon monoxide poisoning ...
Crosby Herald - Crosby, Merseyside, UK
Badly adjusted burners, blocked fuels, dirty jets and poor ventilation can all
cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Symptoms include headaches, dizziness, ...
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Carbon monoxide suspected in death of boy, 3
DetNews.com - Detroit, MI, USA
The family -- a mother and four children -- exhibited nausea and other symptoms
of possible carbon monoxide poisoning, he said, but it has not yet been ...
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Portsmouth Fire granted carbon monoxide poisoning detector
Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth, NH, USA
Thanks to The Public Safety Emergency Service Grant Program, these towns have
received funds to purchase the RAD-57 carbon monoxide detectors, ...
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2 rescued from gas poisoning: Faulty heater causes carbon monoxide ...
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Family suffers gas fume poisoning
BBC News - UK
A Derby family said they were lucky to be alive after they were poisoned by
carbon monoxide in their flat. Claire Allinson, her boyfriend and their ...
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Firefighters want law to make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory
New Bern Sun Journal - New Bern, NC, USA
Jeremy Blalock, New Bern Fire and Rescue fire specialist, discusses the value of
using carbon monoxide detectors. Mary McClean knows the life-saving value ...
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As temperatures drop, check your risk of carbon monoxide poisoning
Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica, NY, USA
Keeping warm when it’s cold outside is important, but it could be dangerous if
your home heating system hasn’t been checked for carbon monoxide problems. ...
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Reducing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Risk
eMaxHealth.com - Hickory, NC, USA
With the start of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, the Health Protection Agency
is today reminding people to have their fossil fuel and wood burning ...
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11 NH towns getting quick monoxide detectors
WCAX - Burlington, VT, USA
The new, handheld tool instantly measures carbon dioxide in someone's
bloodstream. Carbon monoxide poisoning often isn't detected immediately because
its ...
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Heaters turning on to combat cold temps
Hornell Evening Tribune - Hornell, NY, USA
“Carbon monoxide poisoning results in hundreds of deaths and thousands of
illnesses every year,” said Norma Barton, head poison specialist at the Poison
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Carbon monoxide poisoning warning for outdoor sports
WKOW-TV.com - Madison, WI, USA
Madison (WKOW) -- from WI Dept. of Health Services: As the weather turns colder,
state health officials urge everyone to guard against carbon monoxide ...
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Class resumes at Heights school, but air monitors in use
Houston Chronicle - United States
A classroom that was thought to have elevated levels of carbon monoxide on
Friday is being used today. "Everything is operating normally," Kinney said "The
...
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Maine ER Awaits Winter Stove Burn Patients
Alternative Energy Retailer magazine - Oxford, CT, USA
The hospital also expects to see an increase in carbon monoxide poisoning from
improperly installed pellet stoves and woodstoves. The Bangor fire department
...
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Pensioner killed by crbon monoxide gas a he slept
Sunderland Echo - Sunderland, England, UK
Tests showed that Mr Rutherford's blood contained a 47 per cent saturation of
carboxyhemoglobin, a sign of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Covington Carbon Monoxide
Cincinnati CityBeat - Cincinnati, OH, USA
City Ordinances in Covington, KY require every residential rental property in
the city to be equipped with “at least one approved carbon monoxide alarm in ...
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Carbon monoxide alarm alerts Arundel family
Baltimore Sun - United States
By a Baltimore Sun reporter Anne Arundel County fire officials are crediting a
carbon monoxide alarm with saving the lives of a couple and their two small ...
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Groups
Distributing Carbon Monoxide Detectors
KEYC - Mankato , MN , USA
As households try to stay warm in the winter months, they also run the increased
risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. News 12's Erick Lind found a couple of ...
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Blamed In Two Deaths
KCCI.com - Des Moines , IA , USA
Carbon Monoxide poisoning is blamed in the deaths of Dale and Kathy Whitson, the
aunt and uncle of Iowa Astronaut Peggy Whitson. The Union County Sheriff ...
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Carbon monoxide at Heights school sends 11 to hospital (Note the misuse of
carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide with reference to the text and then the video
link)
Houston Chronicle - United States
Inspectors are trying to determine why the carbon monoxide level was higher in
one fourth-grade classroom at the school, said Lisa Kinney, a spokeswoman for
...
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November 13, 2008
Nation might use MN carbon monoxide law as blueprint
KARE - Minneapolis , MN , USA
Cheryl pleaded with everybody just after her sons Nicholas and Zachary both died
from carbon monoxide poisoning. The family had recently moved into a home ...
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Time to check carbon monoxide levels
Danville Commercial News - Danville , IL , USA
Carbon monoxide is the result of incomplete burning of fuels ranging from wood
and coal to kerosene and natural gas. It’s also created by engines, ...
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Carbon Monoxide Levels May Pinpoint Sleep Apnea Severity
DG News - USA
NORTHBROOK, Ill -- November 12, 2008 -- Carbon monoxide (CO) levels in a
patient's blood may determine the severity of a patient's obstructive sleep
apnea ...
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Klobuchar sponsors bill to require carbon monoxide alarms
Minnesota Public Radio - Saint Paul , MN , USA
Amy Klobuchar, DFL-Minn., is co-sponsoring a bill that require regulation of
carbon monoxide alarms and portable generators. St. Paul , Minn. ...
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November 12, 2008
Adjusting to the new season
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis , MN , USA
Run the engine for warmth but make sure the tailpipe is clear to avoid carbon
monoxide buildup. •Adjust your speed to conditions. ...
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Winter sees rise in carbon monoxide incidents
Mount Vernon News - Mount Vernon , OH , USA
Coma and death can result when the levels of carbon monoxide in the blood become
too high. Breeze said death from CO poisoning is usually a result of heart ...
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Poison Control centers warns of carbon monoxide poisoning risks
News-Leader.com - Springfield , MO , USA
With the onset of cold weather, US Poison Control Centers are warning about the
risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. The risk for exposure to poisonous carbon ...
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November 11, 2008
ND’s child
care center closed by possible carbon monoxide leak
WSBT-TV - South Bend , IN , USA
Firefighters were called in Tuesday morning after the malfunction set off a
carbon dioxide alarm, and tests indicated an elevated level of carbon dioxide in
...
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Carbon Monoxide
Deaths Stun Friends
KSFY - Sioux Falls , SD , USA
By Kent Erdahl People in Brookings are reeling after the sudden death of a
father and daughter from Carbon Monoxide poisoning. ...
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New device helps carbon monoxide victims
WSLS.com - Roanoke , VA , USA
By Lindsey Henley Five people are released from a local hospital after being
treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. It happened Saturday night at Bibleway
...
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November 10, 2008
Carbon monoxide -- the silent killer
Irish Independent - Dublin , Ireland
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that has no smell, no taste and no sound, and
so often goes undetected. You can breathe it in without even knowing it. ...
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Warning over carbon monoxide poisoning
Lancashire Evening Post - Preston , England , UK
The charity CO-Awareness is urging GPs not to overlook the possibility of carbon
monoxide poisoning when patients arrive in their surgeries with flu-like ...
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Carbon
monoxide in Lynchburg church sends five to the hospital
WDBJ7.com - Roanoke , VA , USA
Carbon monoxide levels inside the church were six times higher than normal.
Church members were getting ready for an upcoming event and had set up a ...
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Medical
Miracle: Woman Survives Severe Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KSPR - Springfield , MO , USA
By KSPR News In KSPR's first Medical Miracle Report, doctors explain how they
brought a woman back from the brink of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Fay School evacuated after carbon monoxide alarm goes off
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham , MA , USA
By Daily News staff Firefighters evacuated the main dining hall at Fay School
yesterday morning after elevated levels of carbon monoxide triggered an alarm.
...
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November 7, 2008
Bad Furnace, Carbon Monoxide Sends Four Overland Park Residents to ...
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Four people in
Overland Park
went to area hospitals Friday morning with symptoms
of carbon monoxide poisoning. All were exposed to dangerous levels of the ...
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GPs Urged To Be On Alert for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms
Rochdale Online -
Rochdale,
England,
UK
An information leaflet on carbon monoxide poisoning (CO) and its symptoms is
being sent to GP practices from Carlisle to
Crewe
and surgeries are being urged ...
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Nicole’s Law anniversary marked in Plymouth
Enterprise News -
Brockton,
MA,
USA
By Tamara Race Seven-year-old Nicole Garofalo died of carbon monoxide poisoning
after a 2005 January blizzard plugged a furnace vent pipe, but her spirit ...
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November 6, 2008
Rockland man treated after carbon monoxide detected in Brockton ...
Enterprise News - Brockton , MA , USA
By Maria Papadopoulos A Rockland man is being treated at a local hospital after
elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected inside an industrial ...
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Church
Volunteers Sickened by Carbon Monoxide
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown , PA , USA
Fire officials say about a half dozen people were sickened by a carbon monoxide
leak here at the Christ Lutheran Church in Oley Township . ...
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Law requires carbon monoxide detectors in homes
Minnesota Daily - Minneapolis , MN , USA
BY Briana Bierschbach As temperatures drop outside and people turn on their
heat, experts say people need to be aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide ...
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Brothers Forever members suffer carbon monoxide poisoning from ...
Beliefnet.com - New York , NY , USA
Southern Gospel artist Brothers Forever had a close call recently with carbon
monoxide poisoning on their tour bus. It's not unusual for the group to travel
...
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The Village Square November 3, 2008
The Beacon - Port Clinton , OH , USA
Natural gas furnaces can sometimes malfunction and give off carbon monoxide due
to clogged vents and chimneys. Have all fireplace chimneys and vents ...
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November 3, 2008
Silent killer lurks
Duncan Banner - Duncan , OK , USA
It is carbon monoxide, the silent killer. In high concentrated quantities and
exposure over a period of time, carbon monoxide can cause death. ...
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Family of 5 escapes carbon monoxide poisoning
Newsday - Long Island , NY , USA
BY JOSEPH MALLIA | joseph.mallia@newsday.com A Centereach family of five
narrowly escaped death by carbon monoxide poisoning, awakening groggy and
sickened ...
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Three treated for gas poisoning
Plymouth Evening Herald - Plymouth , England , UK
THREE people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after an incident at a
house near Tavistock, Devon . Fire crews from the town were called to the ...
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Dangerous carbon monoxide exposure
YourHub.com - Denver , CO , USA
Carbon monoxide levels in the home were elevated from the car exhaust; two
others and a police officer were immediately evacuated. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Found In Home
Lex 18 - Lexington , KY , USA
A Lexington toddler was taken to the hospital Friday morning after breathing in
carbon monoxide. Early planning by the family last year helped save the ...
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Lawsuit filed over generator deaths
KHOU - Houston , TX , USA
Reports indicate they had placed their generator in the garage and that it
filled the home with carbon monoxide. The lawsuits state that generators should
...
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October 31 2008
Teak/Drag Surfing Deadly, Coast Guard Warns
About - News & Issues - New York , NY , USA
The US Coast Guard advised this week that a sixth person had died from carbon
monoxide poisoning suffered while taking part in a new boating activity known
...
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Carbon monoxide–saturated preservation solution protects lung ...
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Objectives: In previous work we have demonstrated that delivery of low
concentrations (250 ppm) of carbon monoxide by means of inhalation to donors,
...
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Carbon Monoxide Alert Among Last Night's Incidents
Portage Online - Portage la Prairie , Manitoba , Canada
Crews responded to a carbon monoxide alert. Centra Gas was contacted, and the
source of the leak was found and corrected, the house was ventilated and ...
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October 29 2008
Patrick woman died from carbon monoxide poisoning
Isle of Man Today - Isle of Man UK
A post mortem examination confirmed she died of carbon monoxide poisoning, said
Mr Moyle. He adjourned the inquest, however, for medical issues to be looked ...
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Gas clears building
Edmonton Sun - Alberta , Canada
By THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY -- Four people were sent to hospital in Calgary as
a precaution after potentially deadly carbon monoxide gas seeped into an ...
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HVCA backs Carbon Monoxide awareness campaign
H&V News - London , UK
The initiative organised by the Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance
(COCAA) will highlight the risk posed by faulty gas appliances and the need for
...
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Family Of 4
Escapes Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KOCO - Oklahoma City , OK , USA
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A family of four escaped their northwest Oklahoma City home
just in time as carbon monoxide poisoning nearly killed them all early Monday.
...
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October 28, 2008
Reminder: Carbon Monoxide Risk Rises This Time of Year
By Safety.BLR.Com Editorial Staff editorial@blr.com
(10/28) The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is reminding
employers of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning
in the wake of a recent incident. Says Assistant Director Steve Cant: "Every
fall and winter, ...
Ireland second in survey on tobacco controls
RTE.ie - Ireland
The study found that on average Irish men and women who smoked had almost twice
the acceptable level of carbon monoxide in their system. ...
Fall back — and change
detector batteries, fire inspector says
Benton County Daily Record - Bentonville , AR , USA
Do not install carbonmonoxide or smoke alarms where drafts from fans or air
ducts can reach them. Drafts can blow smoke or carbon monoxide away from the ...
Stamp Out the Silent Killer - CO-Awareness Week November 2008
ITNews - Roma , Italy
Worries about Carbon Monoxide have become increasingly prevalent as a result of
several major incidents, especially the tragedy in Corfu that claimed the ...
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Practice fire safety during the winter heating season
South Pittsburgh Reporter - Pittsburgh , PA , USA
Furnaces and space heaters should be in good working condition to avoid carbon
monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, ...
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October 27, 2008
Amateur
Winemakers Die of Poisoning (Please note confusing use of carbon dioxide
and carbon monoxide in article)
Indian Wine Academy - New Delhi , Delhi , India
Suffocation through carbon monoxide is a common cause of death which
unfortunately took many lives in the tragic fire at the Uphaar cinema too in
Delhi ...
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Some home heating alternatives worry fire officials
Kingston Daily Freeman - Kingston , NY , USA
However, local fire officials say some alternative sources could present fire
and carbon monoxide dangers if used incorrectly or for extended periods. ...
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HVCA backs Carbon Monoxide awareness campaign
H&V News - London , UK
The Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA) has joined a
national campaign organised by the Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance
...
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Carbon monoxide leak sends eight to hospital
WBIR-TV - Knoxville , TN , USA
Eight people have been taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak on a
houseboat off Volunteer Landing. Just after 6 am Sunday, a child woke up from
...
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With winter on the way, have fuel-burning appliances checked
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
One by-product of the combustion of natural gas, propane, and even wood, can be
carbon monoxide. The danger: Carbon monoxide is poisonous to humans and ...
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Cooler weather brings reminder of Carbon Monoxide poisoning
KARE - Minneapolis , MN , USA
The return of freezing temps means it's time to crank up the furnace and along
with the cold comes a warning of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Carbon monoxide scare sends four to hospital
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham , MA , USA
By John Hilliard/Daily News staff Four people were sent to the hospital as a
precaution after an elevated level of carbon monoxide was reported inside an ...
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Orange cop saves life
Orange Bulletin - Orange , CT , USA
ORANGE - An alert police officer early Tuesday followed his nose to find an
elderly resident asleep in a house filling with smoke and deadly carbon monoxide
...
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October 24, 2008
OSHA opens investigation into carbon monoxide leak at college
BlueRidgeNow.com - Hendersonville , NC , USA
By Mark Schulman COLUMBUS — On Monday, Oct. 20, a carbon monoxide leak at Polk
County Virtual Early College in Columbus sent 32 people to the hospital, ...
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Carbon monoxide accidents on rise in northern Nevada
ELKO - During the past week, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the Elko and
Eureka County Fire Protection districts have responded to three life threatening
emergencies involving carbon monoxide.
News/local News from www.elkodaily.com -
http://www.elkodaily.com/
2008/10/23 - Parents urged to protect family against carbon monoxide
Kiddicare - Peterborough , England , UK
According to the Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance, 20 million
households or 47 million people in the UK do not have their appliances serviced
...
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Injures 4 In Lewisville
CBS 11 - Dallas , TX , USA
Fire investigators believe there was a carbon monoxide leak at the house in the
800 block of West Hill. Officials with the Lewisville Fire Department say ...
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Time to change clocks, batteries
Joliet Herald News - Joliet , IL , USA
The Plainfield Fire Protection District would like to remind residents to also
change the batteries in the home's smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
...
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October 23, 2008
Brooklyn Park woman, 2 children hospitalized after breathing ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis , MN , USA
By the numbers A Brooklyn Park mother and her two children were taken to a
hospital Wednesday night after being exposed to carbon monoxide fumes. ...
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Seniors get refresher course in fire safety
Tri-Town News - Howell , NJ , USA
Jamison also reminded people to change the batteries in smoke detectors and in
carbon monoxide detectors every six months. The fire officials handed out ...
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Exposing an invisible killer: The dangers of carbon monoxide
Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover , NH , USA
LEBANON — The Lebanon Rescue Department reminds residents about the dangers of
carbon monoxide poisoning with the upcoming heating season. ...
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October 22, 2008
Teen found
dead in car had high carbon-monoxide level
Buffalo News - NY, United States
The 17-year-old Lancaster youth found dead in his parked car Sunday morning had
an extremely high carbon- monoxide level in his system, an autopsy has ...
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Thousands at risk from gas dubbed Silent Killer
Northern Echo - Darlington , England , UK
RESEARCH released today reveals that hundreds of thousands of people in the
North-East are putting themselves at risk from carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Man Dies
from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KPVI-TV - Pocatello , ID , USA
A carbon monoxide explosion has claimed the life of an elderly man and has left
the police department reminding people to be careful. ...
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Carbon monoxide campaign launch
The Press Association
TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp was launching a new campaign to highlight the risk
of carbon monoxide poisoning in the home. Research has shown that some 20 ...
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October 21, 2008
Repairs made after carbon monoxide scare sickens 51
Zanesville Times Recorder - Zanesville , OH , USA
Fire officials said a plugged vent in the water heater system was the likely
cause, leading to a carbon monoxide buildup inside the church 10 times more ...
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October 20, 2008
Mother And
Child Go To Hospital After Carbon Monoxide Scare
WHIOtv.com - Dayton , OH , USA
HARRISON TOWNSHIP , Ohio -- A mother and her small child are being evaluated at
the hospital this morning after an overnight Carbon Monoxide problem at their
...
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Plugged vent triggers carbon monoxide scare at downtown church
Zanesville Times Recorder - Zanesville , OH , USA
By LEONARD HAYHURST • Staff Writer • October 20, 2008 ZANESVILLE - The First
Baptist Church on South and Sixth streets was the location of a carbon monoxide
...
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Children May Be More Affected By Second-Hand Smoke Than Adults
Newswise (press release) - USA
Newswise — A study presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Anesthesiologists provides evidence that the carbon monoxide levels
of ...
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What To
Check Before You Turn Up The Heat
WTAP-TV - Parkersburg , WV , USA
"Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless gas, so you might not notice that
something is wrong until you're receiving symptoms and a lot of people don't ...
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Carbon monoxide may have killed 2 men at swap meet
Chickasha Express Star - OK, United States
Speculation was that a faulty heater may have caused the carbon monoxide build
up inside the trailer. Temperatures overnight Thursday and Friday morning ...
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Chiefs offer fire prevention tips
SunJournal.com - Lewiston , ME , USA
Install carbon monoxide detectors in mobile homes or other tight buildings. •
Keep an eye on elderly and other neighbors. • Don't use appliances not meant ...
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Biomass plant comes with health risks
Concord Monitor - Concord , NH , USA
They emit carbon monoxide, sometimes at levels higher than coal plants. Carbon
monoxide is poisonous even to healthy people. Biomass plants also release ...
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UPDATE: House Explodes in Greensboro
WFMY News 2 - Greensboro , NC , USA
A faulty furnace or one that is not properly vented can cause carbon monoxide to
build in the house. To reduce the risk, install a carbon monoxide detector. ...
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Carbon monoxide:
Detectors save lives - except when they fail
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
By Nate Carlisle National Park Service ranger Steve Luckesen, stationed at Bull
Frog Marina on Lake Powell, demonstrates the use of a carbon monoxide and ...
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October 17, 2008
Student digs
The Move Channel - London , UK
Fewer than one in ten think that the presence of carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in
their digs is important when they're choosing a property, despite the very ...
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How reliable are CO alarms?
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Posted: 1:21 PM- Safety experts regard boats as dangerous sources of carbon
monoxide, and there are alarms designed for marine environments - which often
...
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Boating tip: Oct. 17, 2008
TCPalm - West Palm Beach , FL , USA
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas that is very dangerous,
difficult to detect and can kill. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can ...
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Heavy pollution from this year's wildfires
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
More lives were lost and more homes were destroyed in 2007, but more acres have
burned so far this year, meaning more carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and ...
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October 16, 2008
Five hospitalized after CO scare in Ogden
Deseret News - Salt Lake City , UT , USA
By Ben Winslow OGDEN — Five people remain hospitalized for carbon monoxide
poisoning after being exposed to deadly levels of the gas while at work. ...
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PM,
Thurs 16th Oct - Landlord prosecuted after tenant nearly dies
Landlord Expert - London , UK
A landlord has been fined after two tenants were poisoned by carbon monoxide
because their boiler had not been properly maintained. ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning case leads to new law six years later
Chetek Alert - WI, United States
A faulty furnace had filled the cabin with carbon monoxide, and the couple died
as a result. Following the incident, members of the Hekenbergers' family ...
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Reminder: Change your clock, change your battery
Pittsburg Gazette - Pittsburg , TX , USA
It’s also a good time to change the batteries in carbon monoxide detectors and
emergency flashlights. IAFC reminds people that the best way to protect your ...
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October 15, 2008
Safety for seniors
Lake City Reporter - Lake City, FL, USA
As part of a Columbia County Fire Department initiative, local firefighters are
installing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, free of charge, ...
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West Wirral family and paramedics overcome by toxic gas fumes
Wirral News - Wirral, Merseyside , UK
PARAMEDICS rescuing a couple who had been overcome by carbon monoxide gas were
themselves hit by the toxic fumes. Two of the couple’s relatives were also ...
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Six
of a family died from carbon monoxide poisoning
Geo TV - Karachi , Pakistan
BANNU: Six members of a family died from carbon monoxide poisoning, caused by
gas-powered generators in Bannu on Wednesday. According to the reports, ...
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Carbon
Monoxide Awareness
KOLN - Lincoln , NE , USA
With colder temperatures on the way, the time is now to protect you and your
family against carbon monoxide poisoning. October is National Home Indoor Air
...
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October 14, 2008
13 evacuated due to high gas levels at city home
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie , NY , USA
Firefighters responded to the home at about 2:30 pm after a carbon monoxide
detector activated. The Red Cross reminds all residents of the importance of ...
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Maintaining heating systems is critical, experts say
LubbockOnline.com - Lubbock , TX , USA
"The biggest things you've got to worry about is carbon monoxide and fire."
Carbon monoxide is a deadly, odorless gas that kills about 480 people each year
...
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Two Southborough cops treated for CO poisoning
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham , MA , USA
By Abby Jordan/Daily News staff Two police officers were treated for
carbon-monoxide poisoning Sunday after answering a call about an apparent
suicide at a ...
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Carbon monoxide sickens couple
John Wilberding of Shepherd gets his furnace checked every year, but a close
call with carbon monoxide left Wilberding and his wife Ella grateful to be
alive.
News from themorningsun.com - http://themorningsun.com/
MFD
Hands Out Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Today's TMJ4 - Milwaukee , WI , USA
MILWAUKEE - With winter only a few months away, carbon monoxide poisoning is a
growing concern. The Milwaukee Fire Department is taking a proactive approach
...
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Trenton grocery store evacuated; carbon
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton , NJ , USA
No natural gas was detected, but elevated carbon monoxide levels, 140 parts per
million (ppm) at the highest, were found. Gribbin said normal levels are 15 ...
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October 13, 2008
Tips for safe winter heating include:
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay , WI , USA
Carbon monoxide safety: Carbon monoxide detectors can save lives. It is strongly
recommended that homeowners consider investing in one of these potentially ...
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Water Patrol warns of carbon monoxide risks after four deaths
News-Leader.com - Springfield , MO , USA
Officials investigating the Oct. 5 incident suspect the victims died of carbon
monoxide poisoning while staying overnight on a houseboat on the Mississippi ...
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Possible
Carbon Monoxide Incident Investigated
NBC 10.com - Philadelphia , PA , USA
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia firefighters are investigating a possible case of
carbon monoxide poisoning on the 2200 block of North Woodstock Street in ...
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October 9, 2008
Gas
Vent Dampers Recalled by Effikal Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
The automatic gas vent damper could fail, and if the blocked vent switch does
not activate, the vent could leak carbon monoxide
(CO). This poses a risk of CO poisoning to consumers.
US Consumer Product Safety Commission... - http://www.cpsc.gov
NH utility
issues carbon monoxide warning
WCAX - Burlington , VT , USA
AP - October 9, 2008 3:15 PM ET CONCORD , NH (AP) - A New Hampshire utility is
warning consumers to be aware of the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Is a Tragic Reality for Boaters
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City , MO , USA
Jefferson City , MO - infoZine - Illinois Conservation Police investigating the
incident on 10-5-08, suspect the victims succumbed to carbon monoxide ...
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October 8, 2008
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Boat tips to
protect against carbon monoxide
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA
LOUIS -- Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas produced by a variety of
sources on boats - engines, gas generators, cooking ranges and space and ...
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8 Coon Rapids HS Students Sickened by Carbon Monoxide
FOX 9 News - Minneapolis , MN , USA
Coon Rapids High School was evacuated late Wednesday morning after carbon
monoxide was detected at the school. Coon Rapids Principal Jeff McGonigal says 8
...
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NY landlord charged in carbon monoxide deaths
amNewYork - New York , USA
RIVERHEAD, NY - A Long Island landlord has been charged with criminally
negligent homicide in the carbon monoxide deaths of three tenants, ...
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Carbon monoxide is tasteless, odorless killer
Wilmington News Journal, OH - Wilmington , OH , USA
By KAT REYNOLDS, firefighter, EMT-1 Carbon monoxide (CO) is known as the “silent
killer,” it is the leading cause of poisoning death in the US , ...
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Carbon monoxide alarm prompts two evacuations at Bridgewater Target
New Brunswick Home News Tribune - New Brunswick , NJ , USA
By BRANDON LAUSCH • STAFF WRITER • October 7, 2008 BRIDGEWATER —Elevated levels
of carbon monoxide that likely came from industrial cleaning machines ...
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October 7, 2008
Family of dancer killed by boiler fumes want justice
This is London - London , England , UK
The family of a dancer killed by carbon monoxide poisoning today called for the
people responsible for installing a faulty boiler at her home to be ...
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Four people found dead
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
Victims aboard the Ryans Express Too houseboat, where four people were found
dead Sunday from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, from top: Ruth and Billy
...
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It is important to check fire safety in all household rooms ...
Kings County Record - Sussex , New Brunswick , Canada
It is important to install a carbon monoxide detector in your home. However,
carbon monoxide detectors do not replace the need for prevention through yearly
...
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Marlborough residents escape CO hazard
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham , MA , USA
By Paul Crocetti/Daily News staff Residents of a Stearns Road home averted
serious trouble yesterday by calling for help after their carbon monoxide ...
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Couple turn on furnace, turn ill from carbon monoxide
Detroit Free Press - United States
By KORIE WILKINS • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • October 6, 2008 A man and a woman,
both in their 20s, are recovering today from carbon monoxide poisoning after ...
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Hollyoaks’ James Sutton warns of Carbon Monoxide danger
FemaleFirst.co.uk - Ashton-in-Makerfield , England , UK
As well as starring in an award-winning examination of homophobia, James was
also the key player in a major subplot involving Carbon Monoxide poisoning. ...
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Fort Lauderdale Career Fair Speakers To Tackle Hot Nursing Topics
Nurse.com - Falls Church , VA , USA
Barbara Bertot, RN, will never forget the tragic day in 2004 when she lost her
19-year-old daughter Janelle to accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Hydrogen Cyanide Poisoning from Inhalation of Smoke Produced in Fires
By Hakeem Alexander
Much warning has been given on the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning
resulting from fires. But there is another danger to firefighters and victims in
structural fires which is less recognized, and that is acute cyanide poisoning.
...
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Couple
hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning
KOMO News - Seattle , WA , USA
By KOMO Staff SEATTLE - An elderly couple was taken to the hospital Sunday
morning, suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, after they left their car ...
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Seneca officials offer fire preparation tips for fall
Anderson Independent Mail - Anderson , SC , USA
Chief Phillips said the most important thing for people to do is install a
carbon monoxide alarm in their homes this fall. “Just as important as any winter
...
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October 5, 2008
Tune up before turning on the heat
Herald Times Reporter - Manitowoc , WI , USA
"Wherever there is fire, carbon monoxide is present," he said. "As long as it is
vented outside, there is no risk, but blocked vents or other furnace ...
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Hotels and offices to install IAP monitoring systems
Daily Times - Lahore , Pakistan
He said that one of the major indoor air pollutants was carbon monoxide (CO),
one of the most acutely toxic indoor air contaminants, which was a colourless,
...
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Damaged flue vents can be hazardous
Windsor Beacon - Windsor , CO , USA
Carbon monoxide can back up into homes thanks to the damaged flue vents. “We’ve
been talking with heating companies and they explained that from the tornado ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning kills 3
Minnesota Public Radio - Saint Paul , MN , USA
Two men and a boy are dead in Minneapolis after being overcome by carbon
monoxide in a north Minneapolis home. Rescuers were called to a home in the 1600
...
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Carbon Monoxide Dangers
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls , SD , USA
We're talking about carbon monoxide. "Last winter we had a family of 5, they
were all sick and if they didn't call right away, it would have been deadly, ...
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Carbon
monoxide alarms available to low income families
WKOW-TV.com - Madison , WI , USA
As a father was putting his children to bed that evening, their carbon monoxide
alarms sounded. When our crews arrived, they recorded carbon monoxide levels ...
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November Is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month
Dunnville Chronicle - ON, Canada
As the cold weather blows into Canada , here are two potentially life-saving
tips to help protect your family from carbon monoxide - appropriately dubbed the
...
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Conn. couple dies in carbon monoxide poisoning
Hartford Courant - United States
State police say a New Fairfield couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning after
their car was accidentally left running in their garage. ...
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Carbon monoxide leak evacuates Zeh school in Northborough
Northborough-Southborough Villager - Marlborough , MA , USA
By Abby Jordan/Daily News staff A carbon monoxide leak this morning at the
Marion E. Zeh School caused the school to evacuate for several hours and sent a
...
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HSE issues safety alert over carbon monoxide risk
Building.co.uk - UK
By Sophie Griffiths Faulty installations of gas central heating boilers could be
putting countless people at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, ...
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Fire prevention: Safety measures help
Redding Pilot - Georgetown , CT , USA
Anything that burns, he explained, gives off carbon monoxide, and these heaters
have a six-inch circle of flame in them. Kerosene should not be stored ...
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Wausau
Fire Department Giving Away Free CO Detectors in Response ...
WSAW - Wausau , WI , USA
It's responsible for the deaths of more than 500 people each year, so many
people are glad to see a new law requiring carbon monoxide detectors in all new
...
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Fire officials: Too few families have an escape plan
Mooresville Tribune - VA, USA
Carbon monoxide detectors, he said, are also something that any family who burns
wood inside or whose heating operates on a fuel such as propane. ...
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Boca Raton police ID 3 men poisoned by carbon monoxide
MiamiHerald.com - Miami , FL , USA
Police said there were high levels of carbon monoxide throughout the house.
Authorities said there was no sign of forced entry and no obvious sign of foul
...
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Carbon monoxide detectors required
WCLO - Janesville , WI , USA
30, 2008 JANESVILLE — Carbon monoxide is a colorless and odorless gas that can
be deadly. The state of Wisconsin has a new law, which takes affect October ...
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Santa Maria gets a little greener
KSBY - San Luis Obispo , CA , USA
Experts report for every 1000 new trees, at least 60 metric tons of carbon
monoxide can be eliminated. "We're passing on something, we're doing something
...
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Taking the
scare out of your basement
WSBT-TV - South Bend , IN , USA
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that results from improper
combustion by fuel-burning appliances. In high concentrations it could be
lethal. ...
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Insurer
offers landlords free carbon monoxide detectors
Residential Landlord - Dartford , UK
Some of the detail reported in a survey this month commissioned by Lloyds
Pharmacy showed that many council tenants could be at risk of carbon monoxide
...
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September 29, 2008
'Chemical equator' keeps southern air clean
ABC Science Online - Australia
Flying on a research plane from south to north, they saw carbon monoxide levels
jump from 40 parts per billion to 160 parts per billion in the space of just ...
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City warns: Air out basements to clear CO2
Kansas City Star - MO, USA
Johnson said gases such as carbon dioxide occur naturally and tend to migrate to
low areas. Like carbon monoxide, which usually is created as part of ...
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Lucky escape for your mum poisoned by gas cooker
The Bolton News - Bolton, Greater Manchester , UK
By Paul Keaveny » A MOTHER is urging the public to be aware of the dangers of
carbon monoxide poisoning after a gas leak in her cooker left her with toxic ...
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FIRE CALLS: Falls Fire Department reports for Sept. 27
Niagara Gazette - Niagara Falls , NY , USA
20 the department responded to the first of several incidents that involved
carbon monoxide alarm activations. Fortunately none of the incidents resulted in
...
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Fuel regulations call after monoxide death
Western Telegraph - Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire , UK
Pembrokeshire Coroner Michael Howells is calling for new guidelines on solid
fuel appliances after the death of a former forester by carbon monoxide ...
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Warning issued on unsafe stove product
News.gov.hk - Hong Kong
It said the carbon monoxide concentration released from the stove increased by
three times in a few minutes, far exceeding the permissible safety limit. ...
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September 24, 2008
Grayville man hospitalized; was overcome by carbon monoxide
Carmi Times - IL, United States
The residents of the home heard their carbon monoxide detectors alerting to the
presence of the deadly gas and investigated, finding McKenzie unconscious in ...
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Westport cold storage workers sickened
Seattle Times - United States
The Westport fire chief says carbon monoxide poisoning apparently sickened
workers at a cold storage facility. The Westport fire chief says carbon monoxide
...
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Maryland Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Lawsuit for Leak at Ruth’s ...
AboutLawsuits.com - USA
Earlier this year, a Maryland carbon monoxide lawsuit was filed on behalf of 16
employees at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Baltimore City . ...
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Dominic campaign wins safety award
Huddersfield Examiner - Huddersfield , UK
The Kirklees Carbon Monoxide Awareness Group (KCOAG) won the award for Best Gas
Safety Initiative at the annual awards of gas safety watchdog Corgi. ...
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Non-invasive Screening for CO and MET
FireRescue1 - San Francisco , CA , USA
by Mike McEvoy AP Photo/Toby Talbot The detection of carbon monoxide poisoning
is becoming increasingly important to prehospital providers. ...
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British Columbia Safety Authority: Keep Your Home Warm-And Safe ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
A key concern is carbon monoxide, an odourless, toxic gas that is created when
fuel burns incompletely. If trapped in a poorly-ventilated area, ...
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September 22, 2008
Carbon monoxide scare evacuates building
Providence Eyewitness News - RI, USA
The tenants, mostly elderly, were rushed out of the building when carbon
monoxide was detected in one of the apartments, then spread to hallways and ...
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Generator causes CO leak, sends four to hospital
Dayton Daily News - Dayton , OH , USA
By Lynn Hulsey KETTERING — Two adults and two children were transported to the
hospital after becoming ill from carbon monoxide that leaked into their house
...
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Carbon
monoxide: the invisible killer
Daily Herald - Provo , UT , USA
Later, doctors would say the amount of carbon monoxide they inhaled would have
killed them in another 15 minutes. It was the cabin's generator that nearly ...
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Gas leak leads jakes into rat-infested Southie house
Boston Herald - United States
By Ira Kantor A carbon monoxide leak that sickened residents of a squalid South
Boston home prompted city officials to initiate proceedings to condemn the ...
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Family overcome by carbon monoxide
KHOU - Houston , TX , USA
Unknown to them that for two days, carbon monoxide had been filling their home
and slowly poisoning them. “That house was full of it,” said Shaun Smith. ...
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Carbon monoxide leak sends three to hospital in Mount Vernon
Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison, NY, USA
A carbon monoxide detector in one of the apartments at 59 Mount Vernon Ave. was
triggered by the poisonous gas, which was traced to a gasoline-operated ...
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September 19, 2008
Man found dead from carbon monoxide in Chestnuthill Township
Pocono Record - Stroudsburg , PA , USA
A man living in this house at Route 209 and Frable Lane in Chestnuthill Township
has died, apparently due to carbon monoxide, according to initial reports ...
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Carbon monoxide blamed in woman's death
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville , KY , USA
Since Sunday, 21 people have been treated at Jewish Hospital for carbon monoxide
poisoning linked to exhaust from generators. In addition, Louisville Mayor ...
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Ike-related storm deaths state by state
The Associated Press
Kentucky — two, a 10-year-old boy struck by a tree limb while mowing a lawn and
a woman exposed to carbon monoxide fumes from a generator at her home. ...
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Monoxide kills 3 dogs left in control van
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson , AZ , USA
By Alexis Huicochea Three dogs left inside a Pima Animal Care Center vehicle in
August died of carbon monoxide poisoning, police said Wednesday. ...
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Carbon monoxide caused fumes at Greenwood store
Indianapolis Star - United States
By Jason Thomas Authorities blame carbon monoxide from gas-powered tools at a
Greenwood construction site for the fumes that sent 15 people to area ...
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September 17, 2008
Duluth Woman Speaks about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WDIO-TV - Duluth , MN , USA
Two days after nearly being killed by carbon monoxide inside their East 4th
Street apartment, the Duluth mother of six, said she and her family have started
...
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15 hospitalized after gas leak at Kroger
WISH - Indianapolis , IN , USA
That firefighter determined there was too much carbon monoxide building up from
some gas powered equipment the workers had been using. ...
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September 16, 2008
OTTAWA: Volunteers evacuated from Central School Elevated levels ...
MyWebTimes.com - Ottawa , IL , USA
About 35 volunteers were evacuated from Central School Monday night because of
extremely high levels of carbon monoxide. Ottawa firefighters responded at ...
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Family's carbon monoxide scare a reminder to all
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth , MN , USA
The hospitalization of a pregnant mother and six children for carbon monoxide
poisoning on Sunday has Duluth Fire Department officials reminding area ...
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More
than 30 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Houston Chronicle - United States
Ike slammed ashore early Saturday, and as of late Monday, more than 1.6 million
people were without power. Three carbon-monoxide deaths in Southeast Texas ...
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Carbon Monoxide Leak at Dairy Sends 4 to Hospital
The Ledger - Lakeland , FL , USA
Four Velda Farms employees were taken to Winter Haven Hospital Monday after a
carbon monoxide leak at the dairy plant. Winter Haven and Polk County ...
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Carbon monoxide warning issued
Evansville Courier & Press - Evansville , IN , USA
With many homes still without electricity from Sunday’s windstorm, health
officials are warning the public about carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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September 15, 2008
Child's death, others' injuries prompt generator warnings
Houston Chronicle - United States
Memorial Hermann-The Texas Medical Center has handled more than 30 carbon
monoxide poisonings. Portable generators can be an asset when the power goes
out, ...
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Carbon Monoxide Scare
Northland's NewsCenter - Duluth , MN , USA
The house tested positive for significant levels of Carbon Monoxide... an
odorless gas that can quickly lead to death at high levels of exposure. ...
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Einstein provides vital clue for inventor
Inquirer.net - Philippines
Incompletely burned fuel leads to the formation of three chemicals --
hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and oxides of nitrogen, all of which have been
proven ...
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Carboxyhemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin: Hemoglobin that has carbon monoxide instead of the normal
oxygen bound to it. Carbon monoxide has a much great affinity than oxygen for
hemoglobin. Carboxyhemoglobin is formed in carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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8
hospitalized in Beaumont with carbon monoxide poisoning
KTEN - Denison , TX , USA
AP - September 14, 2008 8:15 AM ET BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) - Eight people were
hospitalized today with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning in a house where a
...
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Carbon monoxide scare at Holiday Inn
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester , NY , USA
High levels of carbon monoxide displaced 73 guests and three workers from the
Holiday Inn Express in Sweden Saturday morning, according to the Brockport ...
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Residents Urged to Use Caution when Operating Generators
KPLC-TV - Lake Charles , LA , USA
It only takes a small opening for enough carbon monoxide to enter a home,
killing or injuring residents. That's why the Department of Health and Hospitals
...
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Jax resident evacuated for carbon monoxide
Jacksonville Journal-Courier - Jacksonville , IL , USA
BY KATIE ANDERSON A resident of Eleanor Lane called 911 early Friday morning —
his carbon monoxide detector was going off. The Jacksonville Fire Department ...
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Carbon monoxide cases on rise
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
By James Ihaka Dr John Duncan, director of naval medicine at the Royal New
Zealand Navy base in Auckland , said the number of accidental carbon monoxide
...
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Alfama, hemoCORM merge, study carbon-monoxide research
Mass High Tech - MA, USA
Both hemoCORM’s and Alfama’s research teams made near-simultaneous discoveries
that carbon-monoxide-based treatments can be effective when administered ...
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Dangerous carbon monoxide scare in NJ
7Online.com - New York , NY , USA
PATERSON (WABC) -- Hundreds of residents were evacuated in the middle of the
night from a Paterson high-rise by a carbon monoxide scare. The carbon monoxide
...
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French News, Fri 12 Sept 2008: Carbon monoxide poisoning in Nice...
Riviera Radio - Monaco , Monaco
In the Moulins area of Nice yesterday, 200 people were evacuated from a block of
flats, after high levels of carbon monoxide were recorded. ...
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Teens And Father Survive Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Cabin
KUTV - Salt Lake City , UT , USA
Teens and a father were minutes from death as Carbon Monoxide filled a family
cabin. (KUTV) Carbon Monoxide poisoning nearly killed a father and four boys ...
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Product Recalls: gas boilers
The Associated Press -
... because a defect could allow the boilers to produce high levels of carbon
monoxide, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning to consumers. ...
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September 11, 2008
Emergency rule requiring carbon monoxide alarms to take effect ...
WKOW-TV.com - Madison , WI , USA
As of October 1, 2008, carbon monoxide alarms must be installed in most
newly-constructed, multi-occupant residential buildings that contain fuel-
burning ...
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Family survives gas poisoning but weren't saved by CO bell
HeatingandVentilation.net - London , England , UK
A chemistry academic and his family lived to tell the tale of how carbon
monoxide gas filled their Leicester home, but it was not their CO alarm but the
...
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AZ
court revives suit over fumes death at lake
Arizona Capitol Times - Phoenix , AZ , USA
Carbon monoxide levels on the lake can rise to dangerous levels when the air is
stagnant and boat engine exhaust accumulates. The colorless, odorless gas ...
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Hydrogen Bacteria: One Solution To Rising Gas Costs?
Inventorspot - USA
Markov is now building a second prototype pilot scale bioreactor that mixes the
bacteria with carbon monoxide and water, producing hydrogen. ...
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Family suffers carbon monoxide poisoning
News Banner - Covington , LA , USA
Hazardous materials technicians with FD4 wearing protective breathing apparatus
entered the home and found 200 parts per million of carbon monoxide ...
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Home
safety
Times-West Virginian - Fairmont , WV , USA
“It’s a proven fact that thousands of lives are saved
every year by smoke and carbon monoxide detectors,” said Roger Wilson, Fairmont
fire chief. ...
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September 9, 2008
New lawn mowers to cut smog, cost more
Christian Science Monitor - Boston , MA , USA
“The EPA said they account for about a quarter of carbon monoxide and other
emissions. Small engines release up to 25 percent of the gasoline unburned in
...
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Bobby and Christi - inspectors to stand trial over Corfu carbon ...
Wakefield Express - Wakefield , England , UK
Bobby, six and his sister Christi Shepherd, seven, died after they were
overwhelmed by carbon monoxide gas in their holiday chalet in Corfu in October
2006. ...
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16
hospitalized in carbon monoxide poisoning
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark , NJ , USA
by Angela Stewart/The Star-Ledger Sixteen Hackensack residents -- nine of them
children -- were hospitalized and treated for carbon monoxide poisoning ...
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Gas victim has new
baby as incentive
Waikato Times - Wellington , Wellington , New Zealand
Although unfamiliar with Mr Basson's exact condition, Dr Revell said most carbon
monoxide victims were able to make a full recovery as long as their organs ...
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September 8, 2008
Quick take carbon monoxide Caution: poison gas
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale , FL , USA
The Broward County Health Department offers those and other safety tips on how
to avoid carbon monoxide dangers that can result in fatigue, weakness, ...
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Fishermen die in BBQ gas poisoning in NZ
The Age - Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Two men on a weekend fishing trip in New Zealand have died from suspected carbon
monoxide poisoning after moving a portable barbecue into their cabin to ...
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Outside use only urged for charcoal burners following weekend deaths
3 News NZ - Auckland , New Zealand
The fire service is all too well aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide
poisoning, which is why they rely so heavily on breathing apparatus to keep them
...
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Carbon Monoxide Dangerous As The Seasons Change
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls , SD , USA
But flipping that switch can increase the likelihood of carbon monoxide
poisoning. As the season changes from summer to fall, there is an increased risk
of ...
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CO Alarm Forces Evacuation of Apartments
WXIA-TV - Atlanta , GA , USA
ATLANTA , Ga -- Two apartments at the Kimberly Court Apartments in Southwest
Atlanta have been evacuated due to a Carbon Monoxide detector alarm going off.
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5 people hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure
Edmonton Sun - Alberta , Canada
By The Canadian Press VERNON, BC — Four adults and child are in Vernon a
hospital after an apparent case of carbon monoxide exposure this morning. ...
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Tiny gold clusters can help clean car exhaust
Economic Times - Gurgaon, Haryana , India
The research team discovered that size matters a lot - samples ranged from those
with little or no catalytic activity (less than one percent carbon monoxide ...
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Be aware of
carbon-monoxide dangers while boating on Utah's waters
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Carbon monoxide is a potentially deadly gas produced by burning a carbon-based
fuel, such as gasoline, propane, charcoal or oil. ...
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Canaries have long been used to detect carbon monoxide
Trinidad Times Independent - Trinidad , CO , USA
In the presence of carbon monoxide, the canary would sway noticeably on his
perch before falling, in a dramatic indication of dangerous conditions. ...
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Gas leak investigated
News of Delaware County - Havertown , PA , USA
By Vince Sullivan and Rosalie Pressman, NEWS STAFF Officials continue to
investigate a build up of carbon monoxide gas Friday at the Super Fresh
supermarket ...
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Portable-generator safety tips
WRAL.com - Raleigh , NC , USA
Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide detector when running your generator and
call the fire department when unsafe levels of carbon monoxide are detected. ...
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September 5, 2008
EPA tightens lawn mower, motor boat emission rules
Reuters - USA
The EPA estimates annual emission reductions of 600000 tons of hydrocarbons,
130000 tons of nitrogen oxide and 1.5 million tons of carbon monoxide once the
...
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Autopsy
confirms 12-year-old's caused by carbon monoxide
Charleston Gazette - WV, USA
State Police say an autopsy confirmed that carbon monoxide poisoning killed a
12-year-old girl during a pool-party sleepover at a Morgantown home. ...
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How to use a generator safely
WWL - New Orleans , LA , USA
The carbon monoxide from generators can rapidly lead to full incapacitation and
death, but it can’t be seen or smelled. Even if you cannot smell exhaust ...
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Carbon Monoxide Map of Africa
By Geology.com
Earth Observatory has a map of the carbon monoxide concentrations over Africa
between August 25 and September 1. The image was made using data from
instruments on NASA’s Terra satellite.
Geology News - http://geology.com/news
Could Your Home Be Poisoned With Carbon Monoxide?
KIDK - Idaho Falls , ID , USA
Carbon monoxide was vented into the basement which eventually made its way into
some of the apartments. This situation was resolved quickly, but carbon ...
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September 4, 2008
Ringing carbon monoxide alarms close Paso Robles business temporarily
San Luis Obispo Tribune - San Luis Obispo , CA , USA
By Staff report Seven employees of a Paso Robles AM/PM/Jack in the Box
complained of mild carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms after alarms went off at
the ...
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Be aware of carbon monoxide poisoning risks
Cumberland Times-News - Cumberland , MD , USA
Carbon monoxide kills. Anyone who has a gas furnace or using a gas power
generator or propane appliance I cannot express words strong enough to take
every ...
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Calcasieu Deputy and Father Dead of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KSLA-TV - Shreveport , LA , USA
Calcasieu Sheriff's Deputy Eric Joseph Bellard and his father Dannis have died
of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator. ...
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September 2, 2008
Warning given to people when returning home after Hurricane Gustav
WBXH - LA, USA
Residents are warned that using un-vented fuel burning equipment indoors could
result in carbon monoxide poisoning. During a flood cleanup, ...
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Carbon Monoxide detectors recalled by Midlands firm
Sunday Mercury - Birmingham , West Midlands, UK
Jo-El Electric Ltd, of Telford, Shropshire , has ordered the recall of nearly
10000 carbon monoxide detectors. The devices, sold in supermarkets and DIY ...
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Deadly gas 'nearly killed my baby'
Bradford Telegraph Argus - Bradford , England , UK
By Mel Fairhurst » A mum is urging people to install carbon monoxide detectors
in their homes after one of them saved her baby’s life. ...
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Sooty stain on carpet may be tied to bigger problem
Seattle Times - United States
The soot might be tied to a carbon monoxide problem. By Karen Youso Q: We have a
modified two-story home. The carpet in the upstairs bedrooms has a dark ...
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Carbon monoxide clears
City Hall
Danbury News Times - Danbury , CT , USA
By Eugene Driscoll DANBURY -- Workers failed to properly ventilate a gas-powered
portable generator, which allowed carbon monoxide to spread throughout City ...
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Supermarket springs carbon monoxide leak
Delaware County Daily Times - Primos, PA, USA
Then, he added, his portable black and green carbon monoxide detector made a
piercing sound. Marino said the lady who had fallen by the counter was measured
...
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Ban gets pros, cons
Columbia Independent Online - Columbia , NY , USA
The study, conducted by DEC, the Environmental Protection Agency and the state
Department of Health, also found burning trash emits arsenic, carbon monoxide
...
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August 27, 2008
CORGI warns students of carbon monoxide risks
Building.co.uk - UK
The study forms part of a campaign by the UK ’s gas safety watchdog, urging
students to be more aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide when moving into new
...
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Insensitive carbon monoxide sensor recalled
Test & Measurement - Sydney , NSW, Australia
The Department issued the instruction after sensitivity failures were found in
some makes of the 4CF sensor line. According to the product alert, ...
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Health Officials Warn of Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Wakulla.com - Crawfordville , FL , USA
The Wakulla County Health Department (WCHD) is urging the public to avoid carbon
monoxide (CO) exposure by taking precautions with gas-powered appliances ...
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Air pollution threat: Pak-EPA wants brick kilns to shift to ...
Daily Times - Lahore , Pakistan
Burning of organic material, tyres and raw coal for baking bricks at over 90
kilns in the city environs discharges volumes of carbon monoxide, ...
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Union
calls for ban on belt shafts for ventilation
Daily Mail - Charleston - Charleston , WV , USA
During a belt fire, ventilation equipment could shove smoke and carbon monoxide
directly at miners. "I just can't believe that we're sitting here today ...
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Carbon monoxide nearly kills 2 at 7-Eleven
The Trentonian - Trenton , NJ , USA
... after being overcome by the odorless, colorless, killer carbon monoxide as
they power-washed a cooler box at a 7-Eleven on Arena Drive here yesterday. ...
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August 25, 2008
Home heat takes extra care
Rutland Herald - Rutland , VT , USA
Install photoelectric smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on every level of the
home. 2. Keep all combustibles at least 3 feet away from heating equipment, ...
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Safety drive for labour camps
Gulf Daily News - Manama , Bahrain
"When they use kerosene stoves there is an emission of carbon monoxide and by
using it all the time it will cause major health problems, ...
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11 Deaths Blamed On Fay
Central Florida News 13| - Orlando , FL , USA
Fay is also being blamed for four deaths in traffic accidents, two drownings and
one carbon monoxide poisoning. The identities of all the victims and the ...
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Lethal levels of carbon monoxide hospitalize woman
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas , NV , USA
... Las Vegas Valley in a hallway filled with lethal levels of carbon monoxide
and smoke today about 4:11 am, said Tim Szymanski, fire department spokesman.
...
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Boiler safety alert
Huddersfield Examiner - Huddersfield , UK
Stacey, from Deighton, lost her 10-year-old son Dominic four years ago to carbon
monoxide poisoning. Fumes from a faulty boiler in the property next door to ...
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Carbon monoxide - the silent killer
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
Keep your furnace filter clean: a dirty filter can cause carbon monoxide
production. . Never block fresh air intakes on furnaces (even if they do cause a
...
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Sandbags, safety and more
Ocala - Ocala , FL , USA
Otherwise deadly carbon monoxide could seep into your home. Carbon monoxide is a
tasteless, odorless silent killer that prevents the body from absorbing ...
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EPA: Your car is your biggest polluter
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich , CT , USA
Chugging out of your tailpipe and seeping out from underneath your hood are
carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide. ...
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August 22, 2008
State puts Fay death toll at 6 in Fla.
WWSB - Sarasota , FL , USA
AP - August 22, 2008 9:54 AM ET They include three in traffic accidents, two
from drowning and one due to carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Health officials warn of carbon monoxide dangers
Jackson County Floridan - Marianna , FL , USA
As residents prepare for the peak of Hurricane Season , the Jackson County
Health Department is urging the public to avoid carbon monoxide (CO) exposure by
...
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Purdue report: Switching to biodiesel benefits Indianapolis buses
Noblesville Daily Times - Noblesville , IN , USA
Using B10 generally reduces particulate matter and carbon monoxide by 5 percent
and unburned hydrocarbons by 10 percent. Switching to B20 would likely cut ...
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August 21, 2008
Franklin County men's deaths ruled accidental
Carlisle Sentinel - Carlisle , PA , USA
Stewart Dewease and Keith Rohrer died from what officials believe was carbon
monoxide poisoning, which came from a running vehicle driven by Dewease, ...
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Man's death
linked to Fay
Denver Post - Denver , CO , USA
Tropical Storm Fay has technically become a killer storm in Florida , leading to
the death of a man who was poisoned by carbon-monoxide fumes from his ...
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Train fumes leak put drivers at risk, says union
ABC Online - Australia
Queensland Rail says a train driver and his co-driver received medical treatment
after carbon monoxide fumes penetrated the driver's compartment on a ...
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August 20, 2008
Family calls for ‘silent killer’ detectors
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
‘Silent killer’ carbon monoxide escaping from a blocked cooker was blamed after
David Magowan (74) was found slumped in his kitchen of his home in Carryduff ...
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Carbon monoxide may have killed woman
A New Iberia woman was found dead in her home Monday morning, an apparent victim
of carbon monoxide poisoning, but the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office and
Coroner’s Office have not yet ruled whether the death was accidental.
News from www.iberianet.com - http://www.iberianet.com/
Carbon monoxide levels force evacuation of day care, other businesses
SOUTHEAST - A day care center was among 6 businesses in the Lakeview Plaza off
Route 22 that had to be evacuated this afternoon because of high carbon monoxide
readings, authorities said.
Lohud.com: Latest News - http://www.lohud.com
Police
Identify Bodies In Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KETV.com - Omaha , NE , USA
Police identified the victims of a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in
northeast Lincoln . Angela Grueber, 31, and her husband Brandon, 30, ...
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South Wales poison death charges
Daily Post - Llandudno Junction , UK
A 59-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with the manslaughter of a couple who died of
carbon monoxide poisoning. The bodies of Margaret Powell, 72, ...
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Officials:
Don't Run Power Generators Indoors
WPBF - West Palm Beach , FL , USA
Running the power generators indoors could cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
Officials with the National Hurricane Center said it's also important to keep
...
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August 18, 2008
Tips To Keep Kids Safe From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
eMaxHealth.com - Hickory , NC , USA
Experts at the Pittsburgh Poison Center (PPC) at Children’s Hospital of
Pittsburgh of UPMC want parents to be cautious and help prevent carbon monoxide
...
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Tampa Electric Prepares for Tropical Storm Fay, Offers Tips for ...
MarketWatch - USA
Also, portable generator must NOT be taken into a residence or any enclosed
space where deadly carbon monoxide gasses could build up. ...
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A Look Back in Time: Dangers abound
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Casper , WY , USA
Unseen death -- A University of Wyoming professor figured out an antidote to
carbon monoxide poisoning, according to a report published in New York . ...
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Generators make life easier, but can be deadly
WZVN-TV - Fort Myers , FL , USA
“Carbon monoxide is the odorless tasteless gas that can kill people in minutes,”
says Dave Webster of the Cape Coral Fire Department. ...
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Those smog tests really do matter
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas , NV , USA
It was known for having the valley’s highest concentration of poisonous carbon
monoxide during the winter. Not high enough to breathe for a bit and keel ...
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Bad boiler blamed for carbon monoxide incident
KTKA.com - Topeka , KS , USA
High levels of carbon monoxide at a local apartment complex sent at least two
people to the hospital today. It happened just after midnight at the Embassy ...
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Man taken to hospital after falling ill at work
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton , NJ , USA
TRENTON -- Carbon monoxide sickened one man in an industrial building on Meade
Street on Tues day morning, fire officials say. Upon arrival, Battalion Chief
...
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Rehoboth CO victims fell ill after heater installed
Attleboro Sun Chronicle - Attleboro , MA , USA
REHOBOTH - A Martin Street couple began getting carbon monoxide poisoning after
the husband installed a water heater in their home, according to fire ...
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Children a frequent victim in house fires | KXNet.com North Dakota ...
KXMC - Minot , ND , USA
... in emergency situations and expect help from an adult. And he says carbon
monoxide from a fire can make people incoherent or put them into a deeper sleep.
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August 12, 2008
Company not liable for poisoning
Delmarva Daily Times - MD, USA
By Brian Shane • Staff Writer • August 12, 2008 OCEAN CITY -- A federal judge
found the company that sold a water heater which leaked carbon monoxide gas ...
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Proposal to pare ozone pitched
Denver Post - Denver , CO , USA
The plan projects cutting as much as 82 tons a day in volatile organics,
chemical nitrogen oxides and carbon-monoxide pollution. In 2006, residents in
the ...
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Kids
Overcome by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WFMJ - Youngstown , OH , USA
Emergency crews were called out after a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning,
near Portersville, in Butler County . A woman traveling with five children found
...
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Carbon monoxide leads to apartment building evacuation
Austin American-Statesman - Austin , TX , USA
Forty-four residents were evaluated for carbon monoxide exposure, and four of
those were takento Seton Medical Center , he said. ...
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2 people treated for carbon monoxide fumes at Sahuaro Lake
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) - Phoenix , AZ , USA
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office reported that two people were treated for
consuming carbon monoxide fumes at Sahuaro Lake Sunday night. ...
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August 9, 2008
Inhalational Diesel Exhaust Exposure in Submariners: Observational ...
RedOrbit -
Dallas,
TX,
USA
American Thoracic Society: Single-breath carbon monoxide diffusing capacity
(transfer factor): recommendations for a standard technique: 1995 update. ...
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Essex family escapes CO leak
Baltimore Sun - United States
That's when the carbon monoxide alarm went off. She ran outside with her son.
"The Fire Department told me when they came that if the alarm hadn't worked ...
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Staying Well: Women's health risks decrease after quitting smoking
The
Flint Journal - MLive.com -
Flint,
MI,
USA
According to information obtained from the National Cancer Institute, levels of
carbon monoxide in the blood begin to decline within a few hours of quitting ...
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Athletes are concerned about Beijing's air -- and with reason
CNN -
USA
Perhaps of primary concern to athletes, though, should be carbon monoxide. This
is the stuff that kills you if you're locked in a room with a running ...
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Brewer: CO poisoning
victim improving at hospital
Bangor Daily News -
Bangor,
ME,
USA
By Nok-Noi Ricker BREWER,
Maine
- One of the two women found unconscious earlier
this week from breathing carbon monoxide gas that seeped into the apartment ...
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August 7, 2008
Firefighters investigate gas odor at nursing home
Leavenworth Times - Leavenworth , KS , USA
But they the did record high carbon monoxide levels, according to a fire
department spokesman. Firefighters went to the Golden Living Center , ...
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Four people taken to hospital after generator sends carbon ...
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk , VA , USA
By Cindy Clayton Four people were taken to a hospital this morning after a
generator being used inside a garage sent carbon monoxide fumes into their ...
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Does carbon monoxide treatment alter cytokine levels after ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York , NY , USA
Carbon monoxide (CO) has recently been suggested to have anti-inflammatory
properties, but data seem to be contradictory and species-specific. ...
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August 6, 2008
Carbon monoxide suspected in deaths of three Illinois residents
Henderson Gleaner - Henderson, KY, USA
Three Olney, Ill. residents died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning on
Tuesday. The victims were found in a camper trailer north of Olney. ...
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Victim named in
carbon-monoxide death
Benton County Daily Record - Bentonville, AR, USA
Dwight Hastie, 45, was pronounced dead Monday after emergency personnel
responded to a report of carbon monoxide coming from a duplex at 1201 N.
Cliffstone. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Worries in Essex
ABC2 News - Baltimore, MD, USA
An appartment complex in Essex with a history of carbon monoxide problems is
once again under scrutiny. In recent weeks, Baltimore County firefighters have
...
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Brewer Residents Hospitalized For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WCSH-TV - Portland, ME, USA
She recognized the conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning and called 911.
Brewer Fire Department officials arrived on the scene around 11 AM They
evacuated ...
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Meeting to address CO concerns
Baltimore Sun - United States
Concerned about a series of carbon monoxide-related calls this summer, Baltimore
County fire officials will hold a town meeting at 7 pm today in the Cove ..
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August 4, 2008
Ice Center evacuated as carbon monoxide level climbs
Greater Milwaukee Today - WI, USA
The carbon monoxide given off by the washers accumulated in the building until
one man inside complained of headaches and nausea, Van Langen said.
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Three Die in Coal Mine in Kyrgyz South
RedOrbit - Dallas, TX, USA
Bishkek, 4 August: Three miners have died in southern Kyrgyzstan, getting
poisoned by carbon monoxide, sources in the Kyrgyz Emergencies Ministry's press
...
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Air quality improvement?
Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX, USA
According to the brochure, because of intensive efforts over the past 7 years,
"the amount of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and ...
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Switching city vehicles to natural gas helps Lake Jackson
Houston Chronicle - United States
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, natural gas vehicles emit
at least 90 percent less carbon monoxide than gasoline vehicles, ...
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New Law Requires Carbon Monoxide Alarms In Homes
WCCO - Minneapolis, MN, USA
As of August 1, all single-family homes in the state must have carbon monoxide
detectors. The alarms will hopefully prevent deaths and injury from the ...
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Holiday killer warning
Huddersfield Examiner - Huddersfield, UK
But Huddersfield families heading off in their caravans are being urged to make
sure they are safe from carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Firefighters give out extra detectors
Indianapolis Star - United States
By Josh Duke In the past year, Brownsburg firefighters have given out and
installed about 800 smoke detectors and 400 carbon monoxide detectors. ...
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Residents recover after poisoning
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh, NC, USA
DURHAM – People at Lynnhaven Apartments are worried about health hazards at the
place they call home after they were exposed to carbon monoxide. ...
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Engineers seek to help biodiesel production
El Defensor Chieftain - Socorro, NM, USA
While biodiesel engines would still release carbon dioxide, he said, they would
put out less carbon monoxide and sulfur than petroleum diesel, ...
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August 1, 2008
CO detector requirement takes effect Friday
Post-Bulletin - Rochester, MN, USA
PAUL -- State law requires that single-family homes in Minnesota have at least
one carbon monoxide detector starting Friday. ...
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Apartment residents ill from CO leak
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh, NC, USA
The carbon monoxide leak happened just after 4:30 pm at the Lynnhaven apartments
on Wadesboro Street. DURHAM -- Several people were taken to the hospital ...
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CO suspected in death of ramen shop worker
The Daily Yomiuri - Osaka, Japan
... the floor of the shop in Wakayama early Thursday morning and was later
declared dead at a hospital, apparently the victim of carbon monoxide poisoning.
...
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July 31, 2008
How's your lawn's carbon footprint?
Statesman Journal - Salem, OR, USA
... particulate matter (damaging to the respiratory system), carbon monoxide (a
poisonous gas) and carbon dioxide (contributing to global warming). ...
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Second phase
of carbon-monoxide legislation mandates alarms in ...
Pioneer Press - St. Paul, MN, USA
By Mara H. Gottfried Jason Griggs says his daughter might still be alive if a
Minnesota law requiring carbon monoxide alarms in all single-family homes were
...
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July 30, 2008
Workers
Evacuate After Carbon Monoxide Leak
WISN.com - Milwaukee, WI, USA
Workers from GE Healthcare in West Milwaukee evacuated Tuesday night because of
a carbon monoxide leak. The building is located on Electric Avenue between ...
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OSAKA -- Eleven people collapsed at a bakery here after apparently ...
Mainichi Daily News - Japan
... told investigators that the ventilating fan was not working at the time,
leading them to suspect that the victims suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Carbon-monoxide alarms now mandataroy in all homes
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis, MN, USA
Orwell is smiling, or turning over. poll: Have you installed a carbon-monoxide
detector? A new law takes effect Friday requiring all single-family homes in ...
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July 29, 2008
Carbon monoxide alarm requirement takes effect Friday
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis, MN, USA
By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune poll: Have you installed a carbon-monoxide detector?
A new law takes effect Friday requiring all single-family homes in ...
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Storms set off alarms at Duxbury nursing home
The Patriot Ledger - Quincy, MA, USA
Storms set off several fire alarms and a carbon monoxide detector at Bay Path
Nursing Home on Kingstown Way. Deputy Fire Chief William Carrico said the ...
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Lawsuit filed in hotel carbon monoxide death
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown, PA, USA
But the canopy, the suit alleges, was enclosed over a basement exhaust vent --
trapping the carbon monoxide emitted from hot water heaters -- and the ...
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Carbon monoxide leak at Amsterdam hospital
DutchNews.nl - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Twelve newborn babies at the VU medical hospital in Amsterdam were transferred
to another department yesterday when carbon monoxide was detected in their ...
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New
laws focus on safety of children
News & Observer - Raleigh, NC, USA
Carbon monoxide detectors. Owners of rental properties that have
fossil-fuel-burning heaters must install carbon monoxide detectors by Jan. 1,
2010. ...
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Feds propose fines for Wisconsin computer recycler
Chicago Tribune - United States
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration alleges CRT Processing LLC
exposed workers to carbon monoxide, lead and cadmium. ...
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Beijing
says smog looks worse than it is
Kansas City Star - MO, USA
It has succeeded in reducing some pollutants levels of carbon monoxide and
carbon dioxide, but levels of microscopic particulates suspended in the air ...
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July 28, 2008
Transport remains main source of health-damaging pollutants
Environmental Expert (press release) - Madrid, Madrid, Spain
A report launched today by the European Environment Agency shows that road
transport remains the single main source of sulphur oxides (SOx), carbon
monoxide ...
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Olympic measures improving air quality, Beijing says
Bangkok Post - Thailand
The aggregated level of major air pollutants such as carbon monoxide, carbon
dioxide and particulate matter dropped this month by 20 per cent year-on-year
...
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Sounding the alarm
Norristown Times Herald - Norristown, PA, USA
"I told her you can't smell carbon monoxide, so if she hears the alarm to leave
the house and call 911," Cordova said. O'Donnell said a near-tragedy on East ...
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Laramie institute focuses on reducing carbon emissions
Casper Star-Tribune Online - Casper, WY, USA
Argyle said the hydrogen in the water is released when the water's oxygen atoms
combine with the carbon monoxide to create CO2.
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July 24, 2008
RV campers warned of potential risks
Indianapolis Star - United States
An Illinois man died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning during this year's
Indianapolis 500. Now, officials from the Marion County Health Department and
...
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:
Fact Sheet | CDC APRHB
This page contains facts about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
From Garbage to Gastank: Trash as Biofuel
Discovery Channel - USA
The first step is gasification, in which the waste is heated with limited oxygen
to create carbon monoxide and hydrogen. "It's a very different process from ...
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Sierra Club May Force Automakers to Deepen Cuts in Fuel, Carbon
Bloomberg - USA
California's previous standards on vehicle emissions such as carbon monoxide and
oxides of nitrogen and sulfur have been adopted in the US and ...
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12 hospitalized following CO leak
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh, NC, USA
CHARLOTTE -- At least a dozen people were rushed to the hospital following an
apparent carbon monoxide leak early Wednesday morning at an uptown grocery ...
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July 22, 2008
Ballinrobe inquest
Mayo News - Mayo, Ireland
A post mortem into his death found that the carbon monoxide level in his blood
was at 43.9 per cent saturation, which the pathologist explained was a toxic ...
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Get Ready for Heavy Rain: Tropical Storm Dolly Could Bring at ...
istockAnalyst.com - Salem, OR, USA
Exhaust fumes contain high levels of carbon monoxide, which can be deadly if
inhaled. Even when left outside, keep generators away from doors and windows,
...
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July 21, 2008
Firm fined after putting Birmingham residents at risk of poisoning
Birmingham Post - Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Every year, approximately 25 people die from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by
appliances and flues that have not been properly installed or maintained. ...
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8 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at Gifu inn
Mainichi Daily News - Japan
TAKAYAMA, Gifu -- Eight people received medical treatment after suffering carbon
monoxide poisoning at an inn here, police said. At around 8:30 pm on Sunday ...
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New Delhi’s CNG experience
Inquirer.net - Philippines
For buses (Ashok Leyland), the reduction in particulate-matter emission was 98
percent, nitrogen oxide 42 percent, carbon monoxide 19 percent and ...
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Forbes Lists the Worst Polluters
Cars.com - Chicago, IL, USA
The average vehicle rates a 6 on the scale, which measures emissions of nitrogen
oxide, carbon monoxide, particulates and formaldehyde. ...
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Carbon monoxide forces evacuation of Highland Park house
Residents at 65 Woodbridge Ave. were evacuated this morning after PSE&G
officials reported high levels of carbon monoxide, police said.
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July 18, 2008
Carbon monoxide forces evacuation of Highland Park house
Residents at 65 Woodbridge Ave. were evacuated this morning after PSE&G
officials reported high levels of carbon monoxide, police said.
mycentraljersey.com - NEWS01 -
http://www.mycentraljersey.com
Infection Prevention Tips for Flood Clean-up
Infection Control Today - Phoenix, AZ, USA
Carbon monoxide poisoning – Since flooding began in Iowa, there has been a sharp
rise in carbon monoxide poisoning cases. During flood clean-up, ...
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Firefighters
get new antidote to combat cyanide poisoning
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Are victims of fire intoxicated by cyanide long before they're overcome by the
smoke and carbon monoxide, or burned by the fire itself? ...
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July 17, 2008
Venting the House to Keep It Safe
New York Times - United States
Heating, plumbing and health and environmental experts say appliances are often
vented incorrectly, which creates the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Nursing home residents taken to hospital
Turn to 10.com - Providence, RI, USA
... medical personnel are on the scene, at The Taunton Nursing Home on Norton
Avenue where there has been a report of some kind of carbon monoxide incident.
...
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Couple believed dead of carbon monoxide
WFLX Fox 29 - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
... minivan in the attached garage had been running. The Sabias are believed to
have died of carbon monoxide poisoning, but an autopsy was expected Wednesday.
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Energy Quest Comments on Alberta's $2 Billion Investment Towards ...
MarketWatch - USA
As the solid fuel pyrolyzes, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide immediately
react with calcium oxide to form limestone while near pure hydrogen exits the
...
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Move the city dump
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston, Jamaica
Volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide,
carbon monoxide, dioxins, hexachlorobenzene and nitrogen oxide were some of ...
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Funding boost for waste gas biofuel project
Marlborough Express - Blenheim, New Zealand
Any industry producing carbon monoxide and hydrogen emissions would be suitable
for the process. The fuel could be mixed with petrol in a 90 per cent ...
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July 15, 2008
Sri Lanka acts to reduce air pollution
Lanka Business Online - Sri Lanka
In petrol engines, the Carbon Monoxide and level of un-burnt hydro carbons in
exhaust fumes will be tested when issuing the VET certificate, ...
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High carbon monoxide levels force family to flee Norton home
Attleboro Sun Chronicle - Attleboro, MA, USA
BY MICHAEL GELBWASSER SUN CHRONICLE STAFF NORTON - Carbon monoxide levels in a
West Main Street home were nearly five times higher than the safety threshold
...
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School kids hospitalized by CO leak
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
More than a dozen elementary school children in Red Deer were taken to hospital
with carbon monoxide poisoning Monday afternoon, say officials. ...
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HUB International New England Reminds Massachusetts Boaters that ...
MarketWatch - USA
If you have an internal combustion engine, install a carbon monoxide monitor.
Carbon monoxide is a silent killer that is odorless, colorless and poisonous.
...
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$12m grant for fuel project
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
The company was pioneering a process to turn carbon monoxide into fuel that can
power cars. Just as yeast turns sugar into alcohol, LanzaTech uses a ...
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Carbon monoxide detectors now required in new construction
Pensacola News Journal - Pensacol, FL, USA
Unintentional carbon monoxide exposure accounts for about 15000 emergency
department visits and 500 unintentional deaths in the United States each year,
...
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Health Chat
Mmegi Online - Gaberones, Botswana
Carbon monoxide joins haemoglobin in blood cells, making them less able to carry
oxygen to the heart and all other parts of the body. ...
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5 Reasons to Quit Smoking NOW
Divine - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Within eight hours of not having smoked, carbon monoxide levels decrease, and
the oxygen levels in your blood increase. After having quit for two days, ...
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BMF supports Carbon Monoxide football tournament
Builders Merchants Journal - Selsdon, UK
The BMF are leading the way in the Carbon Monoxide week campaign which starts on
October 6 and the football tournament more or less kicks off the whole ...
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July 14, 2008
Britons ignore holiday dangers in favour of tea
ChronicleLive - Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
BRITS are more likely to take tea bags on holiday than they are to bring a
carbon monoxide alarm or ask the questions that could save their families’
lives. ...
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Small community mourns 'death bus' victims
Aftenposten - Oslo, Norway
Police suspect all 10 were poisoned by carbon monoxide gas emitted from a
generator that supplied electricity to the bus. "We can't be certain until we
have ...
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Exercise tests rescue crews' readiness
The News Journal - Wilmington, DE, USA
A suspected carbon monoxide leak in a dormitory. Downed emergency medical
technicians. How do emergency responders react? Fourteen fire and EMS companies
...
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Attention Section 8 Landlords: Carbon Monoxide Alarms Required
By Investment Property
According to Minnesota State Law, effective August 1, 2008 Carbon Monoxide (CO)
alarms will be required in all single family homes. All Minnesota multi-family
properties (including duplexes) will be required to have CO alarms by August ...
Minnesota Investment Property Blog -
http://www.minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com
Gas closes fire hall
Canoe.ca - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
By SUN MEDIA The future of a fire station is in doubt after it was temporarily
closed due to high levels of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, ...
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Carbon monoxide detector plan headed to Easley
BlueRidgeNow.com - Hendersonville, NC, USA
AP Many North Carolina landlords would have to equip their rental properties
with carbon monoxide detectors under a plan headed to Gov. Mike Easley's desk.
...
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July 10, 2008
Ten hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh, NY, USA
POUGHKEEPSIE – A carbon monoxide leak in the Hamilton Apartments at 445 Main
Street in Poughkeepsie Wednesday afternoon sent residents onto the street for a
...
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'Don't pay the price we did for not knowing' - couple warn against ...
Halifax Evening Courier - UK
THE perils of carbon monoxide were brought home in the worst possible manner
with the deaths of a West Yorkshire brother and sister while on holiday in ...
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Carbon monoxide death ruled accident
Lawrence Ledger - Lawrence, NJ, USA
Nancy Baker was found in her bedroom after police and firefighters were sent to
the development at 1:30 am July 5 to check on a neighbor’s carbon monoxide ...
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Faulty boiler “could have been fatal”
Bridgwater Mercury - Bridgwater, England, UK
"He said there was so much carbon monoxide coming from the boiler that it made
his eyes water." Lucie also claimed the family took blood tests confirming ...
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July 9, 2008
Linda McAvan: Tourists need protection against killer gas
Yorkshire Post - Leeds, England, UK
Like most people, I was vaguely aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide
poisoning. I knew that it was the "silent killer", killing people while they
sleep, ...
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Carbon concern raised by AM
WalesOnline - United Kingdom
IGNORANCE of carbon monoxide poisoning could cost lives in Neath and Port
Talbot, the Assembly has been told. Neath-based AM Bethan Jenkins, who
represents ...
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Carbon Monoxide leak
WSLS.com - Roanoke, VA, USA
“The carbon monoxide was coming from some water heaters, gas powered hot water
heaters” says Brian Clingenpeel with Roanoke County Fire and Rescue. ...
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July 8, 2008
Carbon
monoxide detector alerts Roanoke resident of leak
WDBJ7.com - Roanoke, VA, USA
Carli Dodd, a former Virginia Tech student, was awakened early Sunday morning by
her carbon monoxide detector at her apartment on Garst Mill Road. ...
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New poster campaign warns of killer fumes
Huddersfield Examiner - Huddersfield, UK
DEIGHTON mum Stacey Rodgers is backing a carbon monoxide campaign launched at
the House of Lords yesterday. The mother of 10-year-old Dominic, ...
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July 7, 2008
Carbon monoxide makes Oceanfront hotel guests sick
WAVY-TV - Portsmouth, VA, USA
VIRGINIA BEACH (wavy.com) - High levels of carbon monoxide at an Oceanfront
hotel sent eight people to local hospitals Sunday, fire officials said. ...
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BMF spreads carbon monoxide safety message
Builders Merchants Journal - Selsdon, UK
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is aiming to increase awareness of the
dangers of carbon monoxide poisioning with the launch of Carbon Monoxide ...
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Carbon monoxide warning
ic CheshireOnline - Crewe, UK
by Antonia Merola, Crewe Chronicle PEOPLE in South Cheshire are being warned to
be alert to the potential risks of carbon monoxide poisoning from appliances ...
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Parents in carbon monoxide campaign
The Press Association -
The parents of two young children who were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning
while on holiday in Corfu are backing a new poster campaign aimed at raising ...
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Pollution
tests for Anchorage vehicles still improve our air
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage, AK, USA
Newer cars pollute much less than old ones, and that accounts for a huge
improvement in Anchorage's carbon monoxide emissions over 25 years ago. ...
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St. Pete incident is wake-up call for generator safety
Tampa Bay's 10 - St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Also, he says every family should have a carbon monoxide alarm, which can be
purchased for about $40 at most home improvement stores. ...
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Men overcome by carbon monoxide
Cape Cod Times - Hyannis, MA, USA
BOURNE – Two men working inside the engine room of a boat were exposed to
life-threatening levels of carbon monoxide Saturday, fire officials said. ...
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» 9 mins ago: Man dies of suspected CO poisoning «
Examiner.com - USA
Middle River, Md. (Map, News) - One man is dead after a carbon monoxide
emergency aboard a boat in Middle River. Division Chief Michael Robinson with
the ...
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Agencies Urge
July 4th Safety
Greeneville Sun - Greeneville, TN, USA
The TWRA said there is growing evidence that Carbon Monoxide-related illnesses,
injuries, and fatalities on the water may be far greater than reported. ...
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Carbon monoxide: The silent killer
Richmond County Daily Journal - Rockingham, NC, USA
As you may know, carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas and is responsible
for more than 500 unintentional deaths, and approximately 15000 emergency ...
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Two Hospitalized In Carbon Monoxide Incident
Lex 18 - Lexington, KY, USA
Two men were taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon after being exposed to
carbon monoxide at Central Kentucky Processing on Seventh Street in Lexington.
...
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Poisoning warning to caravaners
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
The Agency also recommends that all caravan users buy an audible carbon monoxide
alarm. Professor Robert Maynard from the Agency said: "In small spaces such ...
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July 3, 2008
Hall Co. Police: Boater Died of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
MyFox Atlanta - Atlanta, GA, USA
A 45-year-old man was found dead on his boat and investigators said they suspect
he was the victim of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Lake Powell claims 3 lives
Lake Powell Chronicle - Page, AZ, USA
He had evidently awakened and realized that something was wrong related to
carbon monoxide on the boat, according to Max King, acting information officer
...
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Making upgrades
El Dorado Times - El Dorado, KS, USA
By photo by Robin Nixon Troy Jellison shows one of the three new carbon monoxide
pulse monitors the El Dorado Fire Department received through a grant. ...
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Cy-Fair VFD tests new life saving tool
Deer Park Progress - Houston, TX, USA
The filters protect against Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen Cyanide, Hydrogen Chloride
and Acrolein, the four most harmful gases to firefighters and can last for ...
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Carbon monoxide detected in home
Crawley Observer - Crawley, England, UK
A CARBON monoxide detector was activated at a house in Steyning, leading to
firefighters being called out. The incident happened yesterday (Tuesday July 1)
...
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July 1, 2008
Carbon monoxide victims leave the hospital
Moultrie Observer - Moultrie, GA, USA
MOULTRIE — All 33 workers taken to the hospital Friday after being exposed to
carbon monoxide have been released, a Colquitt Regional Medical Center ...
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Tucson air quality plan updated
FOX11AZ.com - Tucson, AZ, USA
By Jim Edwards, Fox 11 News At it’s June meeting, the Pima Association of
Governments’ Regional Council adopted an air quality plan for carbon monoxide
for ...
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June 30, 2008
3 Teens
Killed By Carbon Monoxide
WSMV - Nashville, TN, USA
Three teenagers were killed Saturday night in Coffee County after their vehicle
was stuck in the mud, and it apparently became filled with carbon monoxide. ...
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Observant
neighbors save family from carbon monoxide poisoning
WHDH-TV - Boston, MA, USA
A family was saved when neighbors noticed a carbon monoxide leak coming from the
home next door in the early hours of Sunday morning. ...
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Applebee's works to reopen after carbon monoxide leak
Kansas.com - KS,USA
The Applebee's restaurant at 6730 W. Central was working to reopen today after
it was shut down Friday night by carbon monoxide poisoning traced to a faulty
...
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Dozens sickened by carbon monoxide
Moultrie Observer - Moultrie, GA, USA
MOULTRIE — Colquitt Regional Medical Center treated Friday a number of workers
who were exposed to excessive carbon monoxide at a produce packing shed, ...
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June 27, 2008
EAD develops device to check carbon monoxide emission
Khaleej Times - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The move came after an EAD report assured that carbon monoxide and nitrogen
oxides are the main air pollutants released by motor vehicles. ...
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Carbon monoxide suspected in Evansville deaths
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Police believe a man and a woman found dead in an
Evansville home were victims of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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June 26, 2008
Cleaning crew treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Thirteen people on cleanup-duty at a flood-damaged
building in Cedar Rapids have ended up at the hospital for carbon monoxide ...
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Sheriff: Family may
have ignored CO alarms
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
GEORGE - Investigators are looking into the possibility that a family cruising
on a houseboat on Lake Powell did not heed the warning of a carbon monoxide ...
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June 25, 2008
Carbon monoxide kills 1, poisons 13 in separate incidents
Deseret News - Salt Lake City, UT, USA
By Ben Winslow and Aaron Falk A man died and 13 other people were poisoned by
carbon monoxide in separate incidents Tuesday in Ogden and Glen Canyon. ...
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June 24, 2008
Unpredictable
Weather Brings Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Risks
eMaxHealth.com - Hickory, NC, USA
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is urging residents to be
aware of the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning when using alternative sources
...
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Shen man succumbs to carbon monoxide
Valley News Today - Shenandoah, IA, USA
The results showed an excess level of carbon monoxide in Williams' system. -
Christopher Jones, 31, of Shenandoah was arrested at Anna Crose and "A" Ave. ...
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Riverwalk hotel evacuated after carbon monoxide leak
WOAI - San Antonio, TX, USA
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A carbon monoxide leak led officials to evacuate a downtown
San Antonio hotel of more than 200 guests and staff early today. ...
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Wildfires' smoke is a research bonus for 2 inquiring scientists
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk, VA, USA
They've parked in 10-hour stretches around a 7-square-mile area here collecting
data on carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide and particulate ...
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Test shows no issue with carbon monoxide in car
Nascar - USA
The good news is that NASCAR testing for possibly unsafe carbon monoxide levels
inside Sprint Cup cars during races has revealed that no such problem exists ...
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June 20, 2008
Quiz: Are you Greener than a 5th-grader?
Chicago Tribune - United States
... ecosystem A. Release oxygen into the air and remove carbon dioxide B.
Release oxygen into the air and remove carbon monoxide C. Release carbon dioxide
...
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Car accidentally left running killed couple
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH, USA
An Upper Arlington couple's deaths likely were accidental and caused by carbon
monoxide, the Franklin County coroner said. Charles C. Hall, 77, ...
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Toxic fumes force evacuation
Vernon Morning Star - BC, Canada
Operations are back up and running, and employees are feeling little or no
adverse health effects, following a carbon monoxide incident at a Spallumcheen
...
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New
Carbon Monoxide Detector Alerts Bellevue Family
KETV.com - Omaha, NE, USA
A Bellevue family of seven woke at 2 am Thursday to a warning signal from its
carbon monoxide detector. The leak sent five people to the hospital, ...
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Watch for carbon monoxide danger when camping
TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma, WA, USA
But when used inside a tent, camper or a vehicle, these heating and lighting
devices can pose a danger from odorless and colorless carbon monoxide gas. ...
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National Safety Month puts focus on prevention
The People's Defender - West Union, OH, USA
House Bill 476, introduce by Representative Steve Reinhard (R-Bucyrus) would
require carbon monoxide detectors to be installed in single and multi-family ...
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National Safety Month puts focus on prevention
The People's Defender - West Union, OH, USA
House Bill 476, introduce by Representative Steve Reinhard (R-Bucyrus) would
require carbon monoxide detectors to be installed in single and multi-family ...
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Mercy employees treated for carbon monoxide exposure
Gazette Online - Solon, IA, USA
CEDAR RAPIDS - Sixteen employees of Mercy Medical Center were treated Tuesday at
St. Luke's Hospital for possible carbon monoxide exposure. ...
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6 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in Scottsdale
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) - Phoenix, AZ, USA
Six people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in Scottsdale on Monday
afternoon following a sewer gas leak at a downtown office complex. ...
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Man found with generator inside home dies from carbon monoxide ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota, FL, USA
Authorities say a 19-year-old man died from carbon monoxide poisoning after
moving a generator inside his southwest Florida home. ...
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June 13, 2008
Man found
with generator inside home dies from carbon monoxide ...
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
AP Authorities say a 19-year-old man died from carbon monoxide poisoning after
moving a generator inside his southwest Florida home. ...
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Allen Howard's Good Neighbor
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati, OH, USA
His training and curiosity last year helped save three people overcome by carbon
monoxide. The fire department had evacuated people from a Winton Place ...
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FireX Alarms Recalled Because Of Malfunction
Hartford Courant - United States
About 280000 carbon monoxide and carbon monoxide/smoke combination alarms have
been recalled because of a malfunction. The FireX Branded 10000 Series Carbon
...
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Breath of air
Attleboro Sun Chronicle - Attleboro, MA, USA
MARK STOCKWELLHighway vehicles add over 200000 tons of carbon monoxide to the
air in Bristol and Norfolk counties. The American Lung Association gave the ...
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Carbon
Monoxide From Furnace Made Girl Scouts Sick
WEAU-TV 13 - Eau Claire, WI, USA
We now know what caused a carbon monoxide leak at a La Crosse County girl scout
camp Thursday. Fire investigators say the carbon monoxide came from a ...
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NASCAR to monitor carbon monoxide level in Cup cars
Nascar - USA
Several Sprint Cup cars are being monitored this weekend for possibly dangerous
carbon monoxide levels at Michigan International Speedway. ...
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June 13, 2008
7 Girl Scouts
Hospitalized in La Crosse for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WSAW - Wausau, WI, USA
Seven young adults at a girl scout camp in La Crosse County are being treated at
La Crosse area hospitals with carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Montgomery County Man Dies of CO
Poisoning in Power Outage
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown, PA, USA
61-year-old Peter Maneos died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a
newly-purchased generator he and his wife were using inside their home. ...
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Residents remain barred from 2 Pelham apartment buildings after ...
Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison, NY, USA
... and the avenue was closed after a transformer explosion caused high levels
of carbon monoxide, said Chief Rich Carfora of the Pelham Fire Department. ...
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June 12, 2008
OSHA fines plaster firm in hotel death
Training Required Allentown Morning Call - Allentown, PA, USA
By Manuel Gamiz Jr. | Of The Morning Call The plaster company working at an
Upper Macungie hotel where a 63-year-old man died from carbon monoxide poisoning
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Use caution with generators; Can cause carbon monoxide poisoning
Sussex Sun - Oconomowoc, WI, USA
State health officials warn residents in Wisconsin's flooded areas to protect
themselves against carbon monoxide poisoning when operating generators. ...
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Storm effects pose hidden risks
MSU State News - East Lansing, MI, USA
By Allison Bush The severe storms earlier this week could have posed a much more
serious risk to residents — carbon monoxide poisoning — from alternate ...
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First on Fox: One Dead, One Hurt in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
MyFox Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA, USA
What they didn't realize was the exhaust would fill the house with poisonous
carbon monoxide. Police were called to the home in the 500 block of Saratoga ...
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Carbon monoxide causes evacuation of two Pelham apartment buildings
Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison, NY, USA
Consolidated Edison was still on the scene of the street closing between Second
and Third streets testing for carbon monoxide at mid-morning. ...
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Carbon
Monoxide May Reduce Skeletal Muscle Injuries, Mouse Study ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
10, 2008) — Inhalation of carbon monoxide (CO) can reduce skeletal muscle injury
after the following limb peripheral vascular disease (ischemia), ...
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June 11, 2008
Couple dies from carbon monoxide poisoning from generator
DetNews.com - Detroit, MI, USA
ARGENTINE TOWNSHIP -- A man and his girlfriend died Monday in this Genesee
County township of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning after a generator was left
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Bagel Eatery Employees Endure Carbon Monoxide For Second Straight Day
KOLD-TV - Tucson, AZ, USA
Four employees were hospitalized Sunday and two were sent home after complaining
of symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, nausea, headaches and dizziness. ...
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Firex recall on smoke/carbon monoxide alarms
Northumberland News - Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
DURHAM -- Make sure you check your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms as
there's been a voluntary recall on both. The Pickering Fire Services is asking
...
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135000 without power; generators in demand
Detroit Free Press - United States
According to the most recent available data from the Consumer Product Safety
Commission, in 2006 there were 65 reported carbon monoxide deaths from improper
...
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5
Workers Overcome By Carbon Monoxide
WJZ - Baltimore, MD, USA
BALTIMORE (WJZ) ― Baltimore City fire officials are investigating after five
workers were overcome by carbon monoxide in South Baltimore. ...
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June 9, 2008
Although hurricane season has started, generators are not selling
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona Beach, FL, USA
The big problem is carbon monoxide poisoning, Bronson said, adding the majority
of carbon monoxide deaths are caused because people use generators indoors ...
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Carbon
monoxide sends four to hospital for exams
Tucson Citizen - Tucson, AZ, USA
Four people were taken to a hospital for examination Sunday after a carbon
monoxide build up was found in the Bruegger's Bagel Bakery in the 6100 block of
...
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Volume of carbon monoxide in air worry environmentalists
The Tide - Port Harcourt, Niger Delta, Nigeria
Environmentalists and residents of Lagos have decried the high volume of carbon
monoxide being emitted through the use of power generating sets. ...
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Carbon monoxide warning
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark, NJ, USA
--Carbon Monoxide (CO) can be a "silent killer" on houseboats and other
recreational vessels. Each year, boaters are injured or killed by preventable
carbon ...
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Authorities: Rusted pipe allowed gas to fill home
The Union Leader - Manchester, NH, USA
By KRISTEN SENZ LEMPSTER – Authorities concluded yesterday that a Lempster man
and his teenage son died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in their ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in SeaTac; 9 people hospitalized
Seattle Times - United States
Two SeaTac officers and a King County sheriff's deputy were the first to arrive,
but were affected by the carbon monoxide and had to leave the house without ...
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CO incident at West Hartford middle school affects 100
WTNH - New Haven, CT, USA
West Hartford (WTNH) -- A carbon monoxide poisoning at a middle school has
affected upwards of 100 students and others, officials said. ...
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Two escape death from carbon monoxide
Vernon County Broadcaster - Viroqua, WI, USA
by Matt Johnson Two Ontario men recovered at a Minneapolis, Minn., hospital
after being found unresponsive due to carbon monoxide exposure, Wednesday. ...
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Public
safety briefs: Carbon monoxide sickens workers in West Bottoms
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
KANSAS CITY | Carbon monoxide sickened seven construction workers Thursday in a
West Bottoms building being renovated into an art gallery. ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms can be misleading, experts say
The Keene Sentinel (subscription) - Keene, NH, USA
Ten people have died from carbon-monoxide poisoning in the Granite State over
the last three years, according to the NH State Fire Marshal's Office. ...
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Car
exhaust seeps into Holy Family church, sickens eight
WNDU-TV - South Bend, IN, USA
The fire department evacuated the building, but could not find a gas or carbon
monoxide leak. We learned Monday afternoon from Portage Township firefighters
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June 2,, 2008
Holy Family
Church evacuated after possible carbon monoxide leak
WSBT-TV - South Bend, IN, USA
According to dispatchers, firefighters were checking the interior of the church
for possible carbon monoxide after medics responded to the church shortly ...
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Sisters die of carbon monoxide poisoning
Oxford Press - Oxford, OH, USA
By Daniel Wells WAYNE TWP., Warren County — Two sisters ages 25 and 29,
including one from Fairborn, died from carbon monoxide poisoning on Saturday
only ...
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Silent killer still at large as carbon monoxide map published
24dash - Hereford, UK
A map profiling the most dangerous areas in the UK for incidents of carbon
monoxide(CO) poisoning is released today. It pinpoints those areas and groups of
...
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Vehicle exhaust is biggest pollutant
Charleston Post Courier - Charleston, SC, USA
The tonnage includes four times more deadly carbon monoxide than is emitted by
the heaviest industrial discharger in the Charleston area, 1000 more tons of ...
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2 critical after carbon monoxide leak in Maplewood
Dickinson Press - Dickinson, ND, USA
AP - Monday, June 02, 2008 Two men were in critical condition Sunday after a
carbon monoxide leak sickened members of a large Maplewood family. ...
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Visitors save Ontario men from carbon monoxide poisoning
Westby Times - Westby, WI, USA
by Matt Johnson Two Ontario men are in satisfactory condition at a Minneapolis,
Minn., hospital after being found unresponsive due to carbon monoxide ...
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Carbon Monoxide Prompts Building Evacuation
Boston Channel.com - MA, USA
BOSTON -- Nineteen people were rushed to the hospital Thursday after a
five-story downtown office building filled with carbon monoxide in Worcester.
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May 29, 2008
Carbon Monoxide Safety Training
HVACR Business Magazine (press release) - Cleveland, OH, USA
The Carbon Monoxide Safety Association (COSA) will hold a Carbon Monoxide Safety
Training Seminar on July 15, 2008, at Intellitec College in Colorado ...
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Thurlow couple learns hard lesson in safety
Belleville Intelligencer - Belleville, Ontario, Canada
The fact is, they almost didn't live to see it because of a near-fatal accident
with carbon monoxide gas in their Thurlow ward home, a few miles north of ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning in Worcester sends 19 to hospitals
Boston Globe - United States
Nineteen people were sent to hospitals after an office building in downtown
Worcester filled with carbon monoxide. Fire Department spokesman Frank DeLiddo
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Two carbon monixide victims in critical condition, fire official says
Worcester Telegram - Worcester, MA, USA
A hyperbaric chamber pumps pure oxygen to a patient under increased barometric
pressure, forcing the carbon monoxide out of the patient’s system. ...
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Nothing wrong found with RV after death near track
WANE - Fort Wayne, IN, USA
... there was any problem with a recreational vehicle in which an Illinois man
died of carbon monoxide poisoning outside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ...
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May 28, 2008
Hyperion plant will be dirtier
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls, SD, USA
The Journal article lists the carbon monoxide emissions of the El Segundo
refinery as 765 tons per year. In its air permit, Hyperion lists its carbon ...
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Key facts about flood recovery
KHAS-TV - Hastings, NE, USA
Prevent and treat OTHER ILLNESS and INJURIES - Prevent carbon monoxide
poisoning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that is produced by
many ...See
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AM,
Tues 27th May - Landlord fined £20000 over carbon monoxide ...
Landlord Expert - London, UK
A landlord has been fined 20000 pounds for negligence after a six-year-old girl
died from carbon monoxide poisoning... Soaring rents in the UK makes buy to ...
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Two rescued from carbon monoxide in apartment
Baltimore Sun - United States
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and toxic gas, according to the US
Environmental Protection Agency's Web site. Tobia said a normal carbon monoxide
...See
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Irish Health and Safety Authority issues warning on dangers of CO ...
Environmental Expert (press release) - Madrid, Madrid, Spain
It has come to the attention of the Health and Safety Authority that workers on
construction sites may still be unaware of the dangers of carbon monoxide ...
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Maple
Chase issues alarm recall
The Kingston Whig-Standard - Kingston, Ontario, Canada
The fire department is asking residents to check their carbon monoxide and smoke
alarms after a company that makes them issued a voluntary recall. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Could Aid in Cardiopulmonary Bypass Patients
Associated Content - Denver, CO, USA
The carbon monoxide is said to have beneficial effects (promote cell survival,
and inflammation reduction) in lung surgical patients. ...
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Carbon Monoxide
Poisoning At Carnival
WVVA TV - Quincy, IL, USA
Five carnival workers at Bluefield City Park are transported to the hospital
suffering severe carbon monoxide poisoning. The incident occurred around 11 AM
...
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Causes Couple's Death
KRIS-TV - Corpus Christi, TX, USA
CORPUS CHRISTI-21-year-old Felix Guajardo and his girlfriend Ashley Flores were
killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in their own home. ...
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Lawmakers consider bill for carbon monoxide detectors
WRAL.com - Raleigh, NC, USA
Raleigh, NC — State lawmakers on Thursday considered a bill that would make
carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in many homes. ...
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Roofer jailed for gross negligence manslaughter in carbon monoxide ...
SHPonline - London, UK
The day after the chimney was rebuilt Mr Schenker was found dead from carbon
monoxide poisoning, and had 55-per-cent carboxyhaemoglobin in his blood. ...
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Health study delay upsets firefighters
Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville, FL, USA
By TIA MITCHELL, The Times-Union It took Jacksonville fire officials less than
one day to find a temporary solution to the elevated carbon monoxide levels ...
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Families Remember Mine Accident Victims
KMPH Fox 26 - Fresno, CA, USA
Family members say they died when the gas powered water pump they were using
filled the shaft with deadly carbon monoxide gas. "If it wasn't gold mining, ...
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Three
recovering after carbon monoxide leak in Schuyler
WKTV - Utica, NY, USA
By KRISTEN COPELAND SCHUYLER - Three people were recovering in the hospital
Tuesday night following a carbon monoxide incident in Schuyler. ...
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Carbon monoxide sends Arc employees home
WFIE-TV - Evansville, IN, USA
All but a few of them were already gone by late afternoon Thursday when a carbon
monoxide detector in the building started going off. ...
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Safe houseboating
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless gas that in sufficient concentrations
can replace the oxygen in your lungs, which can be fatal. Carbon monoxide is ...
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Investigation reveals safety violations at major central Florida ...
ABC Action News - Tampa, FL, USA
It can explode, or it can be malfunctioning and producing carbon monoxide,” said
Costa. Inspectors found the downtown Orlando Marriott's carbon monoxide ...
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Astronomers measure temperature of the early universe
New Scientist (subscription) - UK
What they actually measured was the temperature of carbon monoxide gas in a
galaxy about 11 billion light years away. The gas was detected by the way it ...
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Tornado death toll rises again as storm spotter dies
Pittsburg Morning Sun - Pittsburg, KS, USA
That person died of carbon monoxide poisoning while using a generator that was
turned on in a garage after the storm left power outages in the area. ...
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Firefighters evacuate Westborough building after carbon monoxide scare
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham, MA, USA
Two people were taken to a hospital because of carbon monoxide exposure, which
is being blamed on their use of a gas-powered saw indoors. Fire Capt. ...
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Firefighters evacuate Bellevue grocery in carbon monoxide scare
KMEG 14 - Sioux City, IA, USA
(AP) - Bellevue firefighters evacuate a local grocery store after high levels of
carbon monoxide are found. Firefighters arrived at the Baker's store around ...
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Fire forces evacuation of Towson high-rise
Baltimore Sun - United States
By Gus G. Sentementes | Sun reporter Smoke and carbon monoxide from an
underground electrical fire prompted the evacuation yesterday of a 15-story
apartment ...See
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YMCA evacuated for bad air
Sarnia Observer - Ontario, Canada
Sarnia's YMCA was set to reopen today after about 400 people were evacuated to
escape a carbon monoxide leak Thursday. The centre's emergency plan was put ...
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Make farm safety a priority
Eastern Ontario AgriNews - Chesterville, Ontario, Canada
Lives have been lost when carbon monoxide was released by faulty home heating
systems. It has taken victims who were sitting in idling vehicles with the ...
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Connersville post trooper honored for rescue effort
Palladium-Item - Richmond, IN, USA
The New Lisbon Fire Department determined the carbon monoxide level inside the
home was potentially fatal. The carbon monoxide had come from a generator ...
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9 women killed by carbon monoxide
China Daily - China
Nine women died and one is still critically ill after suffering carbon monoxide
poisoning when they were bathing with a gas water heater in a rented ...
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Carbon monoxide sickens South Side family
Chicago Tribune - United States
Six members of a South Side family were hospitalized early Friday after they
were overcome by high levels of carbon monoxide caused by a poorly ventilated
...
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May 27, 2008
Are you safe from CO poisoning?
WFIE-TV - Evansville, IN, USA
Carbon monoxide poisoning killed a southern Illinois man and sickened several of
his friends. They were all inside an RV parked near the Indy 500 on Sunday. ...
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April 29, 2008
Carbon-monoxide
fumes sicken 13 at Lake City building
Seattle Times - United States
Four residents of the building and six firefighters were taken to local
hospitals with symptoms of carbon-monoxide poisoning; three of the victims were
...
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19 evacuated
from Rockland rest home after carbon monoxide detected
Enterprise News - Brockton, MA, USA
A carbon monoxide alarm helped save more than a dozen people on Monday when a
faulty oil burner filled a rest home with toxic fumes. ...
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Carbon monoxide may have caused plane crash
Leesville Daily Leader - Leesville, LA, USA
By TAMMY SHARP/News Editor HEMPHILL, Texas - Carbon monoxide seeping into the
plane cabin is a possible culprit behind last Tuesday's airplane crash into ...
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Court to consider carbon monixide case
Daily Report - Atlanta, GA, USA
By AP writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court will hear a case that asks
whether carbon monoxide is a pollutant. Leslie Reed says that she was ...
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State Representative Wants
to Make Hotel Rooms Safer
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown, PA, USA
State Representative Carl Mantz has introduced legislation that would require
carbon monoxide detectors installed in any hotel or motel room heated by oil ...
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April 28, 2008
Boy dies after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning
Boston Globe - United States
(AP) -- One of two boys who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in the woods in
Lunenburg has died. Nine-year-old Alejandro Thomasian of Fitchburg and ...See
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Two boys pulled from SUV are in critical condition
Boston Globe - United States
They were both unconscious, apparently the result of carbon monoxide poisoning.
"Both of them were bad," said Jason Gowell, who is friends with the men who ...
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DOE to check vehicles for smoke emissions
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
Wan Ramlah said that the smoke emission level allowed for vehicles manufactured
before 1997 was 4.5% carbon monoxide and 600 parts per million (ppm) of ...See
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Carbon monoxide kills 9 in Beijing residence
Shanghai Daily - Shanghai, China
By Yang Jian 2008-4-25 CARBON monoxide gas killed nine women and injured another
in a Beijing residence yesterday when one of the victims used a gas water ...See
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Public
input sought on carbon monoxide
Tucson Citizen - Tucson, AZ, USA
The Pima Association of Governments will accept public comments on a proposed
Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan at 4:30 pm Tuesday. ...See
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6 hospitalized after CO fills S. Side house
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
Three adults and three "young people" were hospitalized after carbon monoxide
filled their Englewood home early Friday on the South Side. ...See
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April 25, 2008
Family of dead woman calls for carbon monoxide alarms
Building.co.uk - UK
By Joey Gardiner The family of a 26-year-old woman killed by carbon monoxide
poisoning earlier this year in a new Barratt home have launched a petition ...See
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Miners withdrawn after gas leak in Maharashtra
Times of India - India
CHANDRAPUR: About 1000 miners have been withdrawn from an underground mine of
Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) in Maharashtra after a carbon monoxide leak. ...See
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April 24, 2008
Love of classic cars drove search for cleaner exhaust
Globe and Mail - Canada
Tests conducted by GESI on Burlington's edger indicated that installing its
technology practically eliminated carbon monoxide emissions, and reduced output
...See
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hotel to install carbon monoxide detectors
CatererSearch - Sutton, England, UK
A four-star Liverpool hotel is to install carbon monoxide detectors in rooms
after two guests became ill, possibly due to carbon monoxide poisoning from a
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Carbon monoxide a 'sinister, silent killer'
Lake Powell Chronicle - Page, AZ, USA
PAGE — Carbon monoxide poisoning is one of the larger causes of fatalities on
Lake Powell, if not the largest. Several fatalities and many more cases of ...See
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Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning presenting without a history ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York, NY, USA
We present a case of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. Case presentationA
middle-aged man, who lived alone in his mobile home was found by friends in a
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22monoxide RT jb
Kankakee Daily Journal - Kankakee, IL, USA
Two Braidwood girls who were overcome early Sunday by carbon monoxide in a stuck
vehicle were treated at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, ...See
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Turning ‘Earth Day’ into Earth ‘Every Day’
HR Magazine - Alexandria, VA, USA
As a group performing a number of different challenges, it reduced carbon
monoxide emissions by 712 tons, according to Carbonrally.com. ...See
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South
Africa: Public Transport Reduces Carbon Footprint By 10%
AllAfrica.com - Washington, USA
Public transport produces 90 percent less carbon monoxide, 90 percent less in
volatile organic compounds and about half as much CO2 and nitrogen oxide per ...See
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Burncoat students win arson watch awards
Worcester Telegram - Worcester, MA, USA
Amy Javier, 13, a seventh-grader at the school, took the top spot in Worcester
County for her poster on carbon monoxide detectors. A fellow seventh-grader, ...See
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HISD: Carbon monoxide halts classes at charter school
Houston Chronicle - United States
By ANITA HASSAN Classes at a southwest Houston high school will be canceled
Tuesday after a rise in carbon monoxide was detected inside the building, ...See
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April 21, 2008
If you are serious about enhancing your understanding or teaching activities
with carbon monoxide safety or combustion analysis for safety and efficiency,
sign up now for the “Train with Trainers” two day certified training program
held July 15 & 16, 2008 at IntelliTec College in Colorado Springs, CO.
Fatal gas investigation at Newquay hotel
Times Online - UK
The body of a man found dead in his Newquay hotel room is being tested for
carbon monoxide poisoning today. The guest, who was in his fifties, ...See
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Carbon
Monoxide Fumes Fill Hotel For Second Time
NBC 10.com - Philadelphia, PA, USA
Dangerous carbon monoxide fumes filled a Lehigh Valley hotel on Sunday for the
second time in three months. All guests were evacuated. No one was injured. ...See
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FUEFUKI, Yamanashi -- Two men died of suspected carbon monoxide ...
Mainichi Daily News - Japan
Investigators said they suspect that the two died of carbon monoxide poisoning,
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April 18, 2008
Carbon monoxide sends
kids to hospital
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Two children were hospitalized after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning early
Wednesday at their West Jordan home, police said. An adult at the home, ...See
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Harris County has top carbon footprint in nation
Houston Chronicle - United States
Most heavy industries must report carbon monoxide data to the US Environmental
Protection Agency, from which the Purdue scientists calculated fuel burned ...See
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Council moves to prevent carbon monoxide scares
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton, NJ, USA
The carbon monoxide situation in the Roebling Avenue house was detected by a
resident in an adja cent house before any of the 26 residents evacuated March
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Is your home slowly killing you?
Medill Reports - Chicago, IL, USA
Landlords are required to have carbon monoxide detectors on every floor level in
buildings that have more than one residential unit and use gas heat. ...See
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Smoke Cloaks Buenos Aires City as Farmers Burn Fields (Update2)
Bloomberg - USA
Randazzo said tests indicated there was a high level of carbon monoxide in the
air. On its early morning show, Radio Mitre received calls from dozens of ...See
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Manhole fire temporarily evacuates
7Online.com - New York, NY, USA
MURRAY HILL (WABC) -- A manhole fire sparked a carbon monoxide scare that left
dozens of Murray Hill residents temporarily homeless. ...See
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COVER- Smoldering truth: Ashley Mauter's fight and a shocking fact ...
The Hook - Charlottesville, VA, USA
Instead it was the searing smoke that damaged her lungs, the carbon monoxide
poisoning that, depriving her brain of oxygen, incapacitated her and kept her
...See
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Carbon
Monoxide Closes College Campus
WYFF - Greenville, SC, USA
GREENVILLE, SC -- The northwest campus of Greenville Tech was closed Wednesday
due to carbon monoxide in the culinary arts area. School officials said that ...See
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Family saved from poison gas threat
North Devon Gazette & Advertiser - Barnstaple, England, UK
When engineer Andrew Crofton made the routine call to their home at Slade,
Ilfracombe, he discovered two gas leaks and dangerously high carbon monoxide ...
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April 16, 2008
Man, 74, dies accidentally of carbon monoxide intoxication
Chicago Tribune - United States
A 74-year-old man died Monday of carbon monoxide intoxication in a South Side
home due to a malfunctioning propane heater, according to an autopsy performed
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Breed students tops in county art contest
The Daily Item of Lynn - Boston, MA, USA
The 2008 contest, called "Wake Up and Face the Facts- Carbon Monoxide/Smoke
Detectors Save Lives!" focused on carbon monoxide awareness and the dangers of
...See
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Family's death in garage ruled accidental
KPTM-TV - Omaha, NE, USA
A previous report concluded the victims died of carbon monoxide poisoning but
the investigation continued into the motive. The bodies were found by a deputy
...See
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Milford man
dies from carbon monoxide
Connecticut Post - Bridgeport, CT, USA
MILFORD — Peter Bobalki was a perfectionist, his brothers say, but he died from
carbon monoxide poisoning because the basement where he was working didn't ...See
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April 15, 2008
Construction site evacuated due to possible carbon monoxide scare
WHDH-TV - Boston, MA, USA
Officials evacuated the area because they thought carbon monoxide poisoning
could be the cause. The injured worker is suffering from chest pains and showed
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Warning over ‘silent killer’
ic CheshireOnline - Crewe, UK
by Paul Glynn, Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News Lynne Griffiths, whose family have
all suffered from the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning, will be a guest ...See
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Second electrical fire causes Troy evacuations
Albany Times Union - Albany, NY, USA
Fire crews found elevated levels off carbon monoxide in nearby homes and ordered
the evacuation. Carbon monoxide is formed wherever fuels, wood products or ...See
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April 14, 2008
Carbon monoxide poisoning
13abc.com - Toledo, OH, USA
A downtown homeless shelter closed and 16 people sent to the hospital, all
because of carbon monoxide poisoning. Ambulances lined up outside St. Paul's ...
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Building evacuated after carbon monoxide scare
660 News - Calgary, AB, Canada
About 80 people were forced into the streets of Citadel when CO levels reached
900 parts-per-million. The Fire Department's Jeff Budai says those are ...
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Catching carbon - tricky, but it's not nuclear fusion
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
This gives you a mixture of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. You
can then either burn them in a highly efficient power plant combining gas and
...
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Safety first at home and at work
Shields Gazette - South Shields, England, UK
Management decided to thank their safety-conscious staff by presenting them with
carbon monoxide detectors for their homes. Richard Moss, who manages the ...
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April 11, 2008
Be alert to dangers of carbon monoxide in the home
Peterborough Today - Peterborough, England, UK
By Mark Lewis SAFETY experts today urged householders to be alert to the dangers
of chimneys and flues becoming blocked following the "tragic and wasteful" ...See
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Bill mandating CO detectors in
homes advances
Denver Post - Denver, CO, USA
Hagedorn said the alarms can provide vital warning of a carbon monoxide buildup
in a home, which kills several people in Colorado each year. ...See
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After wedding disaster . . . lawsuits?
Queens Courier - Bayside, NY, USA
BY TERRY CHUN Guests of a disastrous wedding on April 6 that resulted in their
hospitalization for possible carbon monoxide poisoning are considering legal ...See
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Builder guilty of manslaughter after carbon monoxide death
24dash - Hereford, UK
Builder guilty of manslaughter over carbon monoxide death. Robert Schenker
(pictured) was found dead in his bed A mechanic poisoned by fumes after a
builder ...See
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April 7, 2008
Fumes sicken 42 at Queens wedding
New York Daily News - New York, NY, USA
BY OREN YANIV and BILL HUTCHINSON Martial bliss turned into a toxic terror
Sunday night when the bride and 41 guests were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes
...
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Caution: Mind your sensor
Spectator Eau Claire (subscription) - Eau Claire, WI, USA
Bodeau died from carbon monoxide poisoning when the propane heater in his cabin
malfunctioned - despite the carbon monoxide detector next to his bed. ...
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Deadly house fire renews safety calls
Altoona Mirror - Altoona, PA, USA
Logan Township is offering its seniors age 65 and older and low- to
moderate-income residents a free dual smoke and carbon monoxide detector through
the ...
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Copiague man found dead in boathouse
Newsday - Long Island, NY, USA
When Amityville police and fire officials arrived, they found that the boat's
engine was running and the garage area had high carbon monoxide levels, ...
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April 4, 2008
Company recalls water heaters over fire, carbon monoxide hazards
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle - Clarksville, TN, USA
(AP) _ A Tennessee manufacturer has announced the voluntary recall of gas water
heaters due to fire and carbon monoxide hazards. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Leak Hospitalizes Day Care Children
WBBM780 - Chicago, IL, USA
CHICAGO -- A carbon monoxide leak Thursday in a Northwest Side day care center
left 11 young children hospitalized. Fire Media Affairs Cmdr. Will Knight ...
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April 2, 2008
Carbon monoxide deaths at ADM in Decatur ruled accidents
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
10 deaths of Archer Daniels Midland Co. employees Charles M. Newgard, 55, and
Jeffrey S. Miller, 46, from carbon monoxide poisoning were accidents. ...
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Cape
carbon monoxide evacuation
Winknews.com - Fort Myers, Florida, USA
Five workers headed to the hospital being treated for higher than normal carbon
monoxide levels at a Cape Coral construction site. Workers on the scene tell ...
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Carbon
Monoxide Sends 20 Mussel Plant Employees To Hospital In PEI
AHN - USA
If there is a problem with their exhaust, they can give off carbon monoxide,''
Plant's manager Jerry Bidgood told The Guardian.
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Dixon police, fire incidents increase in 2007
Sauk Valley Newspapers - Dixon, IL, USA
Dixon City Fire responded to more calls because of a new state law mandating
carbon monoxide detectors in homes, while police continued to step up their ...
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April 1, 2008
High levels of carbon monoxide close Fennville library
HollandSentinel.com - Holland, MI, USA
The library's carbon monoxide detectors went off, prompting a 911 call by
student library employee Corinna Smutny, who was the sole staff member present
...
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Firefighters
get carbon monoxide equipment
Brattleboro Reformer - VT, United States
A grant and a donation gave the department a much-needed piece of equipment: a
Masimo Rad-57 CO-Oximeter, which detects carbon monoxide levels in the blood ...
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Boiler Cover
For You - Safety At All Times
Words that Work (press release) - Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless and potentially lethal gas. It
can be given off by the incomplete burning of gas by household appliances, ...
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March 25-31, 2008
Bill sent to Doyle's desk
Spectator Eau Claire (subscription) - Eau Claire, WI, USA
Senate Bill 289, which would require public places to install carbon monoxide
detectors, is making its way to the desk of Gov. Jim Doyle after passing both
...
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Bluffs man died of carbon monoxide poisoning
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, IA, USA
A Council Bluffs man found dead in his parents' home Monday night died of
accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, an autopsy report concluded Thursday. ...
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The Other Deadly Danger Of A Flood
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TORONTO, March 27 /CNW/ - The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
recently investigated a serious carbon monoxide poisoning in the Niagara ...
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Carbon monoxide suspected in deaths
The Press Association -
Gardai are investigating whether an elderly couple found dead in their country
home succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Paddy Joe and Annie McCormack ...
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Carbon Monoxide Scare
WCAX - Burlington, VT, USA
Rescue crews arrived to find a high level of carbon monoxide in the boiler room.
The three plumbers were taken to the hospital as a precaution. ...
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Police: 5 south Jersey workers sickened by carbon monoxide
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, PA, USA
AP TRENTON, NJ - Carbon monoxide poisoning sent five New Jersey construction
workers to the hospital Wednesday. According to police, the men were also ...
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Air
quality in Al Quoz worsens due to fire
GulfNews - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Authorities say the factory explosion and the ensuing fire have pumped carbon
monoxide and carbon dioxide, a natural greenhouse gas, into the air. ...
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Air Testing Inconclusive at Monroe County DJ's Office
WNEP-TV - Scranton, PA, USA
Emergency services workers in Monroe County have not found the source of carbon
monoxide that sickened three women Monday. The women work in Magistrate's ...
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Faulty
heating caused OAP's death
U.TV - Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
The court heard that Mrs Bingham, a widower, had died from carbon monoxide
poisoning. Her history of heart disease and emphysema were contributory factors
...
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8 at Motel Treated for Carbon Monoxide
Fire Fighting News.com - USA
North Carolina - Eight people staying at a motel in South Raleigh were treated
for carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday after a water heater malfunctioned. ...
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Mobile homes deadly danger
The Star - Sheffield, England, UK
When Health and Safety Executive engineers inspected the homes they found gas
leaks and dangerous levels of deadly carbon monoxide fumes. ...
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Air quality at district courthouse being tested after secretaries ...
Pocono Record - Stroudsburg, PA, USA
The Locklin employee made repairs and then tested the air quality, which came up
negative for the presence of carbon monoxide, Krom-Powell said. ...
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Response to CO Alarms: Time For Another Detector?
FireRescue1 - San Francisco, CA, USA
Carbon monoxide incidents account for an increasing number of fire department
responses. Based on the most contemporary medical and scientific knowledge of
...
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March 21-25, 2008
COSA was proud to be a sponsor of the 2008 National Educator’s and Trainers
Conference hosted by HVAC Excellence. Please visit the
Conference Highlight’s link:
COSA hosts Train the Trainer Program for Carbon Monoxide Safety and
Combustion Analysis & Fuel Efficiency in Colorado Springs, CO on
July 15 & 16 at IntelliTec College.
Proposed
Bill Puts Carbon Monoxide Detectors In Some Public Places
WEAU-TV 13 - Eau Claire, WI, USA
Senate Bill 289 would require owners of residential buildings to install carbon
monoxide detectors by this fall. The legislation has passed both the State ...See
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Leak wreaks havoc for tenants
Portage Daily Graphic - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
By Daily Graphic Staff PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE — Portage Emergency Services attended
to a call of a carbon monoxide leak in a home in Portage la Prairie ...See
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NAM
Opposes Using EPA Plant Permit To Regulate Carbon Monoxide ...
Manufacturers' Blog - Washington, DC, USA
Emissions of carbon dioxide are orders of magnitude larger, which means the
EPA’s inclusion of CO2 in the permitting process would dramatically expand the
...See
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Response to CO Alarms: Time For Another Detector?
FireRescue1 - San Francisco, CA, USA
by Mike McEvoy Carbon monoxide incidents account for an increasing number of
fire department responses. Based on the most contemporary medical and ...See
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Norton Shores family escapes after carbon monoxide floods their home
MLive.com - MI, USA
Jason Kleinsorge is lucky to be alive after he, his wife and their two teen-aged
children were overcome by carbon monoxide Sunday morning in their Norton ...See
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A checklist
for spring cleaning
Kansas City Star - MO, USA
•If you don’t have a smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector on each floor
of your home, get them. Experts recommend one for each bedroom. ...See
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Spencer Street house has more carbon monoxide problems
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester, NY, USA
About 3:30 Thursday morning, six people, including two children, were taken to
Strong Memorial Hospital from the address with symptoms of carbon monoxide ...See
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Carbon Monoxide: A Deadly Poison
St. Paul Asian American Press - St. Paul, MN, USA
This year’s theme is carbon monoxide (CO) awareness. Carbon monoxide is the
leading cause of poisoning death in the US The Minnesota Department of Health
...See
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Family Overcome By Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
10TV - Columbus, OH, USA
GAHANNA, Ohio — A family of four was hospitalized on Friday morning after they
were exposed to deadly levels of carbon monoxide, authorities said. ...See
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Preventing Poisoning with Common Sense
Red Cross (press release) - USA
Install a carbon monoxide alarm in the hallways near sleeping areas, avoiding
corners where air does not circulate, and follow the manufacturer’s ...See
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6 saved from carbon monoxide fumes
6abc.com - Philadelphia, PA, USA
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - March 20, 2008 (WPVI) -- An alarm may have saved 6 people
from a case of carbon monoxide poisoning. Philadelphia firefighters tell ...See
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Rockport Police/Fire
Gloucester Daily Times - MA, USA
ROCKPORT — The Fire Department responded to a Sheehan Terrace residence Tuesday
after a carbon monoxide detector inside the home activated at 12:38 pm ...See
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Generating a disaster
Searcy Daily Citizen - Searcy, AR, USA
Portable generators give off carbon monoxide, Reed said, and are dangerous in
enclosed areas. “If it's a gas fueled appliance of any kind, ...See
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March 14-20, 2008
Carbon monoxide killed fire victim
The Express Times - Easton, PA, USA
Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek ruled Braig died of carbon monoxide
gases from the fire. Novatnack said it only takes a couple of breaths of smoke
...
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'Health
benefit from carbon monoxide'
Irish Health - Ireland
Scientists believe that carbon monoxide may be of benefit to patients with
serious lung conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
...
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Poisoned man is flown 130 miles
Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph - Kettering, England, UK
A MAN airlifted to hospital after being diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning
is recovering well. The 53-year-old was found unconscious at his Corby home ...
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Worker dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
WTHR - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Wabash - An insulation manufacturer has temporarily closed its plant as
authorities try to determine how a worker who died from carbon monoxide
poisoning ...
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Rehoboth residents flee carbon monoxide in home
Attleboro Sun Chronicle - Attleboro, MA, USA
REHOBOTH - A boiler malfunction filled a Rehoboth group home with carbon
monoxide this morning, forcing five people to evacuate for about 45 minutes. ...
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Costs from carbon monoxide poisonings mount for OKC Housing Authority
Tulsa World - Tulsa, OK, USA
By AP OKLAHOMA CITY -- The cost to replace a leaking boiler that officials
suspect led to the carbon monoxide deaths of three residents last month
continues ...
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Wellesley couple found dead in home
Boston Globe - United States
Alice and James Hopson did not have a carbon monoxide detector in their
bluish-gray ranch-style house. The couple apparently left their sedan running in
...
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Smoking dangers highlighted to parents
Wrexham Leader - Wrexham, Wales, UK
A carbon monoxide monitor was also available for use so residents could see the
levels of carbon monoxide in their blood. Smokers have a higher level of ...
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SISTER'S TRIBUTE TO WOMAN WHO FELL VICTIM TO 'SILENT KILLER'
Lisburn Today - Northern Ireland, UK
THE sister of a Lisburn woman who died from carbon monoxide poisoning after a
bird's nest blocked the chimney flue of her oil fired central heating system ...
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Kyoto Prize Winner Dreams of a Carbon Future
Wired News - USA
Carbon breaks down to carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide, both gases. At room
temperature this is a very slow process. And the materials are very common. ...
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Carbon monoxide affects Aquila staff
Blue Springs Examiner - MO, USA
By The Examiner Staff | The Examiner Three employees of Aquila's Sibley Power
Plant were taken to a hospital for treatment after a carbon monoxide release ...
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March 14, 2008
BREAKING
NEWS: Dozens Reported Sick In Apparent Carbon Monoxide Leak
NBC5.com - Chicago, IL, USA
Emergency crews from at least six area fire departments are responding to
reports of carbon monoxide poisoning in Franklin Park. ...
NOTE TO READERS: MANY OF THE SENSORS USED IN INSTRUMENTS TO MEASURE CARBON
MONOXIDE ARE CROSS-SENSITIVE TO ANY HYDROGEN GAS. THIS INCLUDES HOME CO ALARMS.
Mountain View Fire Fighters Aquire Carbon Monoxide
YourHub.com - Denver, CO, USA
One of the more dangerous substances occurring after a fire is carbon monoxide
(CO), a common result of combustion. The most dangerous time for a ...See
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March 13, 2008
Lyz ready for ocean challenge
Huddersfield Examiner - Huddersfield, UK
A HUDDERSFIELD woman is to take part in a gruelling sailing challenge to raise
awareness about the dangers of carbon monoxide. Lyz McKenna, 48, plans to ...See
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Smokers targeted by the persuaders
Huddersfield Examiner - Huddersfield, UK
Blood pressure checks, carbon monoxide testing and face-painting were among the
activities available at the Packhorse Shopping Centre this week to convince ...See
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Carbon monoxide detectors may soon be required in Ohio
Dayton Daily News - Dayton, OH, USA
By Laura A. Bischoff COLUMBUS — Ohio may join 14 other states that have new laws
requiring carbon monoxide detectors in houses and apartments. ...See
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Carbon
monoxide poisoning causes cardiotoxicity
Tehran Times - Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Exposure to carbon monoxide gas decreases the heart's
ability to contract in a way that is distinct from the effects of oxygen ...See
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Take steps to
avoid carbon monoxide poisoning: fire officials
Lindsay Daily Post - Lindsay, Canada
The most serious saw paramedics called to assess the residents of a Prospect
Road home Monday night after they felt the effects of carbon monoxide that ...See
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Lannon Elem.
Students Sickened by Carbon Monoxide
Newsradio 620 - Milwaukee, WI, USA
By Jay Sorgi Some Chapter 220 students from Milwaukee who go to Lannon
Elementary School arrived sick after they were exposed to carbon monoxide on
their ...See
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Autopsy:
Firefighters Died of Heat, Carbon Monoxide
Desastres.org - Peru
CHARLOTTE, NC– Preliminary autopsy results on Salisbury firefighters Victor
Isler and Justin Monroe show they died of heat exposure and carbon monoxide ...See
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March 12, 2008
Warning to
campers: Carbon monoxide kills
Kingsport Times News - Kingsport, TN, USA
Thanks to modern racing technology, race car drivers are now less likely to
succumb to carbon monoxide poisoning than the race fans who are camped around
...
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Carbon
monoxide detectors could soon be required by law
9NEWS.com - Denver, CO, USA
DENVER - Carbon monoxide detectors may soon be required for every home sold in
Colorado and every new residence constructed as well. ...
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March 11, 2008
City urges carbon monoxide detectors
Republican & Herald - Pottsville, PA, USA
BY STEPHEN J. PYTAK With a revised ordinance, the City of Pottsville on Monday
strongly recommended all homeowners install carbon monoxide detectors in ...
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Fuel Cells: Japanese harness the power of hydrogen for electricity ...
Triple Pundit - San Francisco, CA, USA
A byproduct of that process is poisonous carbon monoxide which is handled via
another process. Another machine in the gray box adds oxygen to the carbon ...
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Some Facts About Global Warming and Vehicles
Daily Green - USA
The current criteria pollutants are: Carbon Monoxide – an odorless, colorless
gas and is formed when the carbon in fuels does not completely burn. ...
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Calif. mall evacuated in CO scare
FireRescue1 - San Francisco, CA, USA
According to Assistant Eureka Fire Chief Bill Gillespie, the crew on scene
detected carbon monoxide gas inside Staples and Blockbuster. ...
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Fire officials 'frustrated' over lack of alarm use
Niagara Falls Review - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Experts also recommend carbon monoxide detectors be replaced every five years.
Detectors range in price from $30 to $60. Earlier this month, a family of ...
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March 8-10, 2008
Fire department issues carbon-monoxide advisory
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
Ottawa fire is warning people to clean off their snow-covered vents to stop a
potentially fatal build up of carbon monoxide inside their houses. ...
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DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME: Change Clocks and Check Smoke and Carbon ...
WSAW - Wausau, WI, USA
Spring and fall are not usually the times we think about needing to change the
batteries in smoke alarms or test carbon monoxide detectors and Wausau Fire ...
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Three Suffer from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Elkview
State Journal - Charleston, WV, USA
ELKVIEW -- Three are sent to the hospital after suffering from carbon monoxide
poisoning early Saturday morning. Kanawha County dispatchers received the ...
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Check pacemaker, too
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
It's also time to replace batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and
check to make sure they are working. "Any time you change your clocks ...
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'We're still not over it,' says carbon monoxide victim
St. Catharines Standard - St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
A St. Catharines family is glad to be home recovering after undergoing rigid
treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning. “We’re OK, but we are still not over
...
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March 7, 2008
Carbon
Monoxide Forces Families From Homes
WMUR - Manchester, NH, USA
MANCHESTER, NH -- Five Manchester families were forced from their homes earlier
this week after a carbon monoxide scare. Fire officials said they first ...
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Leetes die from carbon monoxide in Indiana home
Cheboygan Daily Tribune (subscription) - Cheboygan, MI, USA
Acute carbon monoxide poisoning is believed to be the cause of death for
Frederick D. Leete III, 80, and his wife, Barbara R. Leete, 75, both of
Brownsburg, ...
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Profs.' findings could prevent poisonings
The Brown Daily Herald - Providence, RI, USA
You can't smell, taste or see it, but carbon monoxide can kill you. But thanks
to ground-breaking research conducted by Alpert Medical School professors at ...
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Near tragedy offers reminder
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls, SD, USA
28 when their home filled with carbon monoxide as they got ready for bed, said
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue Division Chief Jim Sideras. ...
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13 treated for high carbon monoxide
Ashtabula Star-Beacon - Ashtabula, OH, USA
Madison Fire Chief Walt Zilke said the people appeared to be doing fine but said
symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning may not necessarily affect a person ...
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Wyoming family thankful for life-saving purchase
WOOD-TV - Grand Rapids, MI, USA
In a sleepy and convoluted fog from carbon monoxide inside his home, Murphy
stumbled downstairs to try and determine the source of that piercing sound. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Scare For Three
Lex 18 - Lexington, KY, USA
There was a close call for three people after a carbon monoxide scare at a
Lexington home Thursday afternoon. The call to hazmat crews came from a home on
...
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March 6, 2008
Pharmacy warning over CO poisoning
H&V News - London, UK
A leading pharmacy chain has discovered many customers complaining about
flu-like symptoms were actually suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning
probably ...
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Family Dollar evacuated
Lake City Reporter - Lake City, FL, USA
The store was closed shortly before 2 pm Officials have not been able to find
the source of the carbon monoxide. “At this point we’ve been unable to ...
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CCU's carbon monoxide scare blows over
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Special carbon monoxide detectors were installed throughout the building on
Wednesday to monitor the building for future problems, Monk said. ...
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Displaced
public housing residents remain in hotel
KTEN - Denison, TX, USA
Officials found a carbon monoxide leak in the old boiler during an inspection
earlier this week. Authorities believe the leak caused the deaths of ...
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NIST to Study
Hazards of Portable Gasoline-Powered Generators
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen, VA, USA
Here, NIST researcher Steven Emmerich adjusts a multi-gas analyzer that will
measure carbon monoxide, oxygen, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons concentrations
...
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Posted By GRANT LaFLECHE
St. Catharines Standard - St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
The Thorold fire department is renewing a call for homeowners to install carbon
monoxide detectors after a family of five was sent to hospital Tuesday ...
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March 5, 2008
Family has close call with carbon monoxide
Altoona Mirror - Altoona, PA, USA
By Amanda Clegg,
aclegg@altoonamirror.com A local family may not return home after surviving
a close call with carbon monoxide. Area hospitals treated two ...
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Firefighters tested for carbon monoxide
Quad City Times - Davenport, IA, USA
By Dustin Lemmon | Wednesday, March 05, 2008 | No comments posted Three
Davenport firefighters were examined for carbon monoxide exposure Tuesday after
...
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Carbon monoxide may have killed two men in Richmond
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
Preliminary findings of an investigation into the deaths of two men in a
Richmond townhouse suggest a buildup of carbon monoxide from a carpet-cleaning
...
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Carbon
Monoxide–Related Deaths—United States, 1999-2004
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago, IL, USA
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless toxic gas produced by
incomplete combustion in fuel-burning devices such as motor vehicles, ...
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Authority To
Install CO Detectors At Complex
KOCO - Oklahoma City, OK, USA
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Officials plan to put carbon monoxide detectors inside boiler
rooms at a local apartment complex, days after three people died of CO ...
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Authorities
find carbon monoxide leak during boiler inspection
KTEN - Denison, TX, USA
AP - March 4, 2008 8:25 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Investigators say they've
found the source of carbon monoxide that's suspected of killing three residents
...
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March 4, 2008
Detecting disaster
GoErie.com - Erie, PA, USA
While the smoke detector gets all the glory and attention, the carbon monoxide
(CO) detector limps along behind on the list of priorities for most homes. ...
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Carbon monoxide gas detected in building
Providence Journal - Providence, RI, USA
The resident said he did not hear the carbon monoxide detector sound in the
building, but saw that it was lit up, and called authorities, Labbadia said. ...
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Evaluating, Treating Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
FireRescue1 - San Francisco, CA, USA
by Jim Sideras AP Photo/Steve Helber The latest technology showing up on the
market allows medical providers to monitor levels of carbon monoxide in a ...
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March 1-3, 2008
State
Senator Hopes To Raise Carbon Monoxide Awareness
WCSH-TV - Portland, ME, USA
WINDHAM (NEWS CENTER) -- This week's carbon monoxide emergency in the town of
Mexico is once again raising awareness about the importance of carbon monoxide
...
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Carbon
monoxide suspected in city deaths [2 mins ago]
NewsOK.com (subscription) - Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Police called in a hazardous materials team, which found elevated levels of
carbon monoxide in the area. An investigation by the Oklahoma Natural Gas Co.
...
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Safety Tips: CO alarms save lives
New Canaan Advertiser - New Canaan, CT, USA
The New Canaan Fire Department has responded to 13 calls relating to carbon
monoxide alarms since during February. Some were unfounded due to the age of the
...
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Four poisoned in sewerage works
Irish Times - Ireland
Four men working on a new sewerage tunnel in Belfast have been treated for
suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, it emerged tonight. ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning is a danger that can be avoided
News-Democrat & Leader - Russellville, KY, USA
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless gas created by the incomplete
burning of fuels such as wood, coal and natural gas. ...
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Two found dead inside parked car
Press-Register - al.com - Mobile, AL, USA
The victims were not identified Thursday night, but most likely died from carbon
monoxide poisoning, spokeswoman Kate Johnson said. ...
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Pensioner lost life to 'silent killer'
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
By Victoria O'Hara An Ulster pensioner was slowly poisoned by the "silent
killer" carbon monoxide after a bird's nest blocked her chimney, an inquest has
...
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Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning Sends 25 People To Hospital In Maine
AHN - USA
Mexico, Maine (AHN) - About twenty-four students and one staff member were
treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at a hospital in Maine. ...
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Norfolk apartment building faces second carbon monoxide scare
WAVY-TV - Portsmouth, VA, USA
(WAVY.com) -- For the second time in two weeks, children at a Norfolk apartment
building are rushed to the hospital for possible carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Major carbon monoxide leak in Yonkers
7Online.com - New York, NY, USA
YONKERS -- Eyewitness News has learned a four story building in Yonkers has been
evacuated due to very high levels of carbon monoxide. ...
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February 28, 2008
Woman dies after carbon monoxide leak at home
24dash - Hereford, UK
A woman died and a man was fighting for his life in hospital today after a
suspected carbon monoxide gas leak at their home. Police were called to the ...
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Gas leaks in Mexico; 25 checked
SunJournal.com (subscription) - Lewiston, ME, USA
That's because carbon monoxide created by machinery used in the school's
construction project leaked into the original part of the building, setting off
an ...
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Counsel blames poor practice for poisoning
Marlborough Express - Blenheim, New Zealand
A district court judge is due to decide today whether Talleys Frozen Foods was
responsible for 11 of its workers being poisoned with carbon monoxide in 2006
...
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Diggs family feels lucky to survive CO poisoning
Ogden Reporter - Ogden, IA, USA
All four were overcome by carbon monoxide and if it weren't for the quick
reaction of Dan Rodgers, the outcome may have been tragic. ...
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February 27, 2008
Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning
WYTV - Youngstown, OH, USA
A Vienna man dies this week from carbon monoxide poisoning, and now local
paramedics want to stress the importance of CO detectors. ...See
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Carbon monoxide build-up forces evacuation of Watertown Department ...
Watertown TAB & Press - Needham, MA, USA
By Chris Helms, staff writer Carbon monoxide detectors installed only three
weeks ago alerted the Watertown Department of Public Works to unsafe levels of
...See
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Home evacuated for carbon monoxide risk
Somerville Journal - MA, USA
24), Chief 2, Engine 1 and Ladder 2 responded to 23 Stickney Ave. for a carbon
monoxide alarm. Firefighters determined the carbon monoxide levels to be at ...See
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February 25 & 26, 2008
Delays in Standard Revision Continue Uncertainties Over Protection Provided by
CO Alarms
American Gas Association
In 2006, Underwriters Laboratory (UL) began formal consideration of revisions to
its standard for residential carbon monoxide (CO) alarms to address lack of
performance tests for activating in rising CO concentration environments.
Hazards: Enlisting Hospitals in Fight Against Carbon Monoxide
New York Times - United States
By ERIC NAGOURNEY Carbon monoxide is odorless and colorless. And it can do its
work quietly, sickening and even killing people without their knowing they ...
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Carbon monoxide detector mandate upsets some
The Newark Advocate - Newark, OH, USA
Those were the issues Property Maintenance Officer Tom Wolfe expected to hear
from residents, but opposition to carbon monoxide detectors became a bigger ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning 'mistaken for flu'
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
People who think they have a cold or flu could actually be suffering from carbon
monoxide poisoning, according to research by chemists. ...
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Low-Level Carbon Monoxide Dangers
U.S. News & World Report - Washington, DC, USA
Turns out, DiOrio did have dangerous amounts of carbon monoxide in his body, and
the toxic gas—not his heart—caused his episode that day. ...
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February 21 & 22, 2008
Carbon
Monoxide Detectors Donated To Fire Department
WISC - Madison, WI, USA
The Madison Fire Department received a special donation Thursday to help raise
awareness about carbon monoxide poisoning. The Madison Fire Department ...
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Wall furnaces recalled due to Carbon Monoxide hazard
Tampa Bay's 10 - St. Petersburg, FL, USA
... About 52000 wall furnaces powered by LP and natural gas are being recalled
tonight because a gasket could fail and leak poisonous carbon monoxide gas. ...
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Carbon Monoxide gas poisons nine at Tahoe
Nevada Appeal - Carson City, NV, USA
Nine people staying in one unit at the Chinquapin condo complex in Tahoe City
were poisoned from Carbon Monoxide exposure on Monday. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips
TriCities.com - Johnson City, TN, USA
BY TriCities.com Staff Reports In the wake of recent carbon monoxide scares,
Johnson City Fire Department has released a safety first list. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Fumes Send 10 to Hospital
1010 Wins - New York, NY, USA
ROOSEVELT, NY (1010 WINS) -- Eight children and two adults are in the hospital
Wednesday after being overcome by carbon monoxide fumes at a day care center ...
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Three
die from carbon monoxide poisoning
EmpireStateNews.net - Newburgh, New York, USA
... including a young child, who were found dead in a residence at 437 Route 27
in North Babylon on Wednesday morning died of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Panel votes down
carbon monoxide bill
Roanoke Times - Roanoke, VA, USA
By Michael Sluss RICHMOND -- A House of Delegates subcommittee voted down
legislation Wednesday that would allow localities to require carbon monoxide ...
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WEST BABYLON: Probe: Tenants died of carbon monoxide
Newsday - Long Island, NY, USA
Autopsies have determined that three tenants who died in November in an illegal
West Babylon apartment had succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning, ...
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February 19 & 20, 2008
Workers to recall gas nightmare
Toronto Sun - Ontario, Canada
By SAM PAZZANO, COURTS BUREAU Several subway workers overcome by carbon monoxide
two years ago will relive the harrowing experience today when they testify ...
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Stay safe from CO: Fire officials urge residents to buy, maintain ...
McKinney Courier Gazette - McKinney, TX, USA
It was her carbon monoxide detector. “It sounded like a regular alarm,” she
said. “I just grabbed my son and went outside and waited for the fire department
...
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Carbondale gas leak sends 10 to hospital
Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Glenwood Springs, CO, USA
By John Stroud CARBONDALE — Ten residents of a duplex were sent to the hospital
with various degrees of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning Monday morning after ...
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Widow sues OC hotel over carbon monoxide deaths
Daily Record (subscription) - Baltimore, MD, USA
Family members who survived a carbon monoxide leak that killed two people in an
Ocean City hotel room have filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking $30 ...
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'Smoking tests' for mothers-to-be
BBC News - UK
Midwives in North Warwickshire will now test women's carbon monoxide levels,
Warwickshire Primary Care Trust said. It said the number of pregnant women who
...
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State House passes legislation requiring carbon monoxide detectors ...
Petoskey News-Review - Petoskey, MI, USA
Gary McDowell, D-Rudyard, and backed by Town & Country Cedar Homes CEO Steve
Biggs of Petoskey, that would require carbon monoxide detectors to be installed
...
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HSE warning after school carbon monoxide incident
24dash - Hereford, UK
Twenty five pupils and two members of teaching staff were evacuated from a
classroom in the school when they were overcome by carbon monoxide. ...
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Carbon monoxide sends 5 to hospital
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago, IL, USA
By Amie Shak | Daily Herald Staff A carbon monoxide leak sickened five employees
of a Cary business Monday afternoon, sending them to two area hospitals. ...
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February 15-18, 2008
Carbon
monoxide victim identified
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Mr. Baker said the cause of death was asphyxia due to carbon monoxide toxicity.
He said an all-terrain vehicle was started and left to run in the garage ...
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High Carbon
Monoxide Levels Found in Smokers in Dubai
Al-Bawaba - Amman, Jordan
Over the course of the month smokers and non smokers were given advice by
doctors and had their carbon monoxide (CO) levels checked. ...
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12
Suffer From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WTMJ-TV - Milwaukee, WI, USA
MILWAUKEE - A scary scene Saturday morning as a dozen people were treated for
carbon monoxide poisoning, including four firefighters. ...
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CF pushes for more detectors at restaurants
China Post - Taipei, Taiwan
TAIPEI -- The Consumers' Foundation called on the government yesterday to
mandate the installation of carbon monoxide detectors at restaurants using
propane ...
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Fire department warns of ‘silent, deadly killer’
Marshalltown Times Republican - Marshalltown, IA, USA
The Marshalltown Fire Department reminds residents that carbon monoxide is one
of the greatest dangers this time of year. “It’sa silent, deadly killer,” ...
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North Las Vegas family succumbs to carbon monoxide
KVBC - Las Vegas, NV, USA
Firefighters took the family to the hospital then tested the home for carbon
monoxide gas. "They found out it was 900 parts per million saturation in that
...
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Carbon monoxide at ADM plant in Illinois blamed for NE Iowan's death
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo, IA, USA
By RON INGRAM By RON INGRAM DECATUR, Ill. --- Two veteran employees of Archer
Daniels Midland died late Sunday of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning and 16
...
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Seniors can get free carbon-monoxide detectors
Marblehead Reporter - Marblehead, MA, USA
Mike Porter with carbon-monoxide detectors. The detectors are available to all
seniors at no cost and will be installed with the help of firefighters. ...
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High
Levels Of Carbon Monoxide Found At Day Care
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville, TN, USA
(AP) - A building inspection at a Johnson City day care center found high levels
of carbon monoxide, but it did not cause problems for anyone inside. ...
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Carbon monoxide believed responsible for man's death in West End ...
The Birmingham News - al.com - Birmingham, AL, USA
... dead at 9:10 am Curry said a kerosene heater had been burning in an
unventilated apartment and he appears to have died from carbon monoxide
poisoning.
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February 14, 2008
Three members of a
family poisoned by carbon monoxide in Astara ...
Azeri Press Agency - Azerbaijan
Three members of a family were poisoned by carbon monoxide in Astara on February
13. APA’s south bureau reports that the accident happened in the house ...
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Snowbound
Family Suffers From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KOAT - USA
"We are not sure how much carbon monoxide was in the home, but it was certainly
sufficient to be of grave concern," said Dave Abercrombie with Durango Fire ...
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Authorities release name of carbon monoxide poisoning victim
The Southern - Carbondale, IL, USA
BY TARA FASOL, The Southern CARBONDALE — Officials have released the name of a
Carbondale resident who died as the apparent result of carbon monoxide ...
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Two Austrians die of carbon-monoxide poisoning near Florence
Wiener Zeitung - Österreich
Two Austrians died of carbon-monoxide poisoning Tuesday night near a small
Italian town in the vicinity of Florence. The victims were a 50-year-old Vienna
...
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Routine screenings uncover hidden carbon monoxide poisoning
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington, DC, USA
Providence, RI - Screening all emergency room patients for carbon monoxide
poisoning is a simple yet potentially life-saving practice that can be done even
...
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ATCO Offers Tips on Carbon Monoxide Safety
770chqr.com - Calgary, Canada
CALGARY/AM770CHQR - Following several carbon monoxide deaths over recent months
in the Calgary area, ATCO gas Wednesday teamed up with the Calgary Fire ...
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Carbon
monoxide empties Pointe of View
Cochrane Times - Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
by Stacie Snow Saturday when residents of a Cochrane apartment building were
evacuated because of dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide. ...
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February 13, 2008
Educate your family about carbon monoxide poisoning
Lansing State Journal - Lansing, MI, USA
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. But the danger it
poses is real. Carbon monoxide replaces oxygen in your blood - and the ...
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Saugus fire chief praises carbon monoxide detectors
The Daily Item of Lynn - Boston, MA, USA
By Chris Stevens / The Daily Item SAUGUS - When a local family was awakened by
its carbon monoxide detector at 3 am Fire Chief James Blanchard said he was ...
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Carbon monoxide blamed in Carbondale death; no major damages reported
The Southern - Carbondale, IL, USA
BY Tara Fasol, The Southern Carbon monoxide poisoning is blamed for the death of
an 83-year-old rural Carbondale resident Tuesday afternoon in what may be ...
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Carbon monoxide sends two children to hospital
WAVY-TV - Portsmouth, VA, USA
(WAVY.com) -- Carbon monoxide poisoning sent two Norfolk children to the
hospital Tuesday morning. Fire investigators say there was a defective gas water
...
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February 12, 2008
Fire company responds to carbon monoxide alert
Today's Sunbeam - NJ.com - Salem,NJ,USA
Monroeville Volunteer Fire Co. responded at 2:18 am Monday to Route 40 for a
carbon monoxide detector activation and remained in service for two hours. ...See
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Carbon monoxide poisoning more prevalent in the winter
HollandSentinel.com - Holland, MI, USA
When the fire department arrived at the Park Township residence, firefighters
determined that the carbon monoxide level in the home was low. ...See
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Children hospitalized after carbon monoxide in minivan
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, PA, USA
Police say two children had to be hospitalized after they were overcome by
carbon monoxide in their family's minivan at a suburban Pittsburgh mall. ...See
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Increase in Number of Cases of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in ...
Trend News Agency - Baku, Azerbaijan
Trend News I. Alizadeh/ The issue of the increase in the number of deaths due to
carbon monoxide poisoning was raised in the Azerbaijani parliament. ...See
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14 Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak at Tennessee Restaurant
Firehouse.com (subscription) - USA
Children hospitalized from a carbon monoxide leak at a Johnson City restaurant
over the weekend are expected to be released today, a hospital official said.
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Six in Balto. Co. hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
Baltimore Sun - United States
By a Sun reporter 1:07 PM EST, February 11, 2008 Six people were in serious
condition after carbon monoxide poisoning this morning because of improper use
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February 8-11, 2008
Carbon
monoxide leak sends at least 13 to Johnson City hospitals
Kingsport Times News - Kingsport, TN, USA
JOHNSON CITY — A carbon monoxide leak at a city restaurant landed at least 13
people in local hospitals Sunday, according to authorities. ...
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Deadly gas kills four men in Winona Lakes
Pocono Record - Stroudsburg, PA, USA
Carbon monoxide detectors are widely available in stores. Some work better than
others. Never use one as replacement for proper use and maintenance of ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning a concern with heaters
Wausau Daily Herald - Wausau, WI, USA
As people try to cope with cold temperatures, the risk of carbon monoxide
poisoning from heaters and generators goes up, according to the Wisconsin ...
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Dozens evacuated from Calgary business after carbon monoxide leak
The Canadian Press -
When fire crews arrived at the business, which fire officials identified as
Canadian Linen, they found high concentrations of carbon monoxide. ...
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Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning Can Come with Snow
LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls, ID, USA
If the snow covers the carbon monoxide vents on your roof, then it blocks the
carbon monoxide from getting out. The symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning ...
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Three killed by carbon monoxide to be honored
Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription) - Vero Beach, FL, USA
The First Church of God will host the funeral Saturday for a mother and her two
daughters killed by carbon monoxide poisoning last week. ...
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Clear your vents of snow
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza - Incline Village, NV, USA
A carbon monoxide scare this week in Incline Village should raise alarms among
local residents. Capt. Carol Green of the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection ...See
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Bill
requiring carbon monoxide detectors in apartments stalls in House
WDBJ7.com - Roanoke, VA, USA
Efforts to require carbon monoxide detectors in apartments have stalled in the
House of Delegates. Blacksburg Delegate Jim Shuler's bill has been tabled by ...
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Carbon monoxide forces nine out of Milford apartment
Cabinet.com - Milford, NH, USA
By Dean Shaloup MILFORD - Two faulty oil burners apparently created high levels
of carbon monoxide in an apartment building Wednesday night, ...See
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Carbon monoxide forces nursing home evacuation
Chi-Town Daily News - Chicago, IL,USA
By AISHA QIDWAE High carbon monoxide levels forced the evacuation of 150 seniors
from a Northwest Side nursing home Thursday, fire officials said. ...See
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Carbon monoxide poisoning ruled out in death
Canada.com - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
EDMONTON - Her death on the weekend was initially thought to be from carbon
monoxide poisoning. But the medical examiner's office now says that 84-year-old
...See
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Carbon Monoxide Dangers
WSHM-TV - Springfield, MA, USA
By Matthew Campbell A Springfield family is forced to heat their home with an
oven after carbon monoxide permeates their home. Tuesday night, deadly levels
...See
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State warns citizens about carbon monoxide poisoning
Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth, NH, USA
If not used safely, they can cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is
a colorless, odorless gas formed when burning most types of fuels. ...See
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February 6, 2008
Six people sickened by carbon monoxide fumes
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown, PA, USA
By Tracy Jordan | Of The Morning Call February 6, 2008 Four adults and two
children suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in two Allentown row homes at N.
12th ...
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Saved
by the dog, family is recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Molly, one of the family's dogs, saved them from carbon monoxide poisoning when
she awoke Mrs. Graziani in the wee hours Jan. 24. ...
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Tips
for avoiding carbon monoxide exposure
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
By Pohla Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Carbon monoxide is an odorless,
colorless poisonous gas that is produced by the incomplete burning of any fossil
...
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Autopsies confirm mom, 2 kids died from carbon monoxide poisoning ...
TCPalm - West Palm Beach, FL, USA
By Lamaur Stancil (Contact) INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The state medical examiner's
office Tuesday confirmed carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause of death for
...
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February 5, 2008
Carbon monoxide poisoning sends eight to the hospital
WISH - Indianapolis, IN, USA
But, when firefighters arrived they found 2 infants, 2 teenagers and 4 adults
all suffering from what appeared to be carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Carbon monoxide kills elderly woman
Canada.com - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
EDMONTON - Carbon monoxide in a home has killed an elderly woman and sent her
husband to hospital. A woman called police shortly before 9 pm Sunday and said
...
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Elderly man dead from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette, LA, USA
The Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office said an 89-year-old man died from what
appeared to be carbon monoxide poisoning. The man was inside of his home with
his ...
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Carbon monoxide sickens six in Baltimore home
Baltimore Sun - United States
The victims, who ranged in age from 33 years to 17 months, were expected to
survive, even though they had high levels of carbon monoxide in their blood ...
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February 3- 4, 2008
6,
Including Baby, Treated For Carbon Monoxide Exposure
WBAL - Baltimore, MD, USA
... were transported to Shock Trauma Sunday morning after being exposed to high
levels of carbon monoxide in their northeast Baltimore rowhome. ...
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Northerners killed by carbon monoxide while burning coal for warmth
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi, Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Since the beginning of last week, the Detoxification Center
of Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi has received over ten cases of carbon monoxide ...
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Carbon Monoxide
scare at old fairgrounds
KY3 - Springfield, MO, USA
Investigators say it turns out Carbon Monoxide levels were too high. No one was
seriously injured and fire fighters say they dropped the level by opening ...
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Carbon Monoxide Facts
MyFox Washington DC - Washington, DC, USA
Carbon Monoxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, toxic gas that has the
molecular formula CO. Carbon Monoxide is produced by the incomplete combustion
...
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Carbon monoxide leads to restaurant evacuation
Baltimore Sun - United States
AP 11:13 PM EST, February 2, 2008 Baltimore fire officials say the Ruth's Chris
Steak House at the Pier 5 Hotel in the Inner Harbor had to be evacuated ...
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12 People Become Ill After Carbon Monoxide Leak in Restaurant
WTOP - Washington, DC, USA
LAUREL, Md. (AP) - A restaurant in Laurel has been shut down after a dozen
people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning there. Authorities say the high level
...
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Four treated for carbon monoxide
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay, WI, USA
DE PERE — Four people were treated for inhaling carbon monoxide fumes Thursday
at the De Pere Municipal Service Center, 925 S. Sixth St. The De Pere Fire ...
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January 29 thru February 2, 2008
Beijing reports 3 deaths, 126 carbon monoxide poisoning cases this ...
Xinhua - China
2 (Xinhua) -- Poorly ventilated heating and cooking systems have caused at least
126 cases of household carbon monoxide poisoning in Beijing during the past ...
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Local officials warn residents to be careful of carbon monoxide
Opelika Auburn News - Opelika, AL, USA
By Donathan Prater Carbon monoxide claim the lives of more than 500 victims
annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
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Carbon
monoxide found in Quincy family home (video)
KHQA - Quincy, IL, USA
Our school nurse says it was devine intervention that she thought to tell the
mom to check the home for carbon monoxide," said Phillips. ...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning kills three
Florida Today - Melbourne, FL, USA
Authorities in Indian River County said carbon monoxide poisoning killed a
29-year-old woman and her two daughters Friday, according to a report by ...
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2 treated
for carbon monoxide poisoning in Achille
KXII-TV - Sherman, TX, USA
Two people are in the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak in their home. It
happened in Achille just before nine o’clock Friday morning. ...
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Ice in pipe blamed for carbon monoxide fumes
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay, WI, USA
DE PERE — Ice that built up around a furnace vent pipe led to four people being
treated for inhaling carbon monoxide fumes Thursday at the De Pere Municipal ...
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Boy, 3, killed by 'carbon monoxide leak from faulty boiler'
Daily Mail - UK
But now a coroner has asked for more toxicology tests amid fears Dallas could
have died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a boiler in his bedroom, ...
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Dog alerts
owner to carbon monoxide during power outage
ChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
He didn’t know that a generator he borrowed was releasing carbon monoxide, a
colourless, odourless and tasteless gas that was slowly poisoning his body. ...
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With heavy,
blowing snow, beware of carbon monoxide
The Daily Planet - Telluride, CO, USA
What responders found was that an outside vent had been plugged by snow,
blocking carbon monoxide from escaping, and levels of the poisonous gas in the
...
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Hultbergs: Use carbon monoxide detectors
Bismarck Tribune - ND, USA
By JENNY MICHAEL Mary and Bill Hultberg had a carbon monoxide detector in their
house when the odorless, colorless gas nearly killed them - but it wasn't ...
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Family exposed to carbon monoxide
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
By Greg Gross SAN MARCOS – A San Marcos couple and their three children were
hospitalized early yesterday after being exposed to carbon monoxide believed to
...
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Woman and her son
recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning ...
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck - Bismarck,ND,USA
Mary Hultberg and her son were suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. They
were flown to Minneapolis, for special treatments. Firefighters say they were
...
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Carbon monoxide
alarm bill approved
Roanoke Times - Roanoke, VA, USA
By Mason Adams RICHMOND -- A Senate committee approved a bill Wednesday that
would give localities the option to require carbon monoxide alarms in apartment
...
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Buffalo Island Jr. High Students Treated for Carbon Monoxide
KAIT - Jonesboro, AR, USA
Carter says the students were being treated for carbon monoxide-related
symptoms, such as being light-headed and/or dizzy, headaches, and drowsiness.
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After carbon monoxide deaths, safety campaign targets schoolchildren
The Brown Daily Herald - Providence, RI, USA
After three deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning on Blackstone Street, on the
south side of Providence, the mayor and the fire department have launched an ...
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Two children die from carbon-monoxide poisoning in Sughd
Times of Central Asia (subscription) - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Two children died from carbon-monoxide poisoning in Sughd’s Bobojonghafurov
district on the night of January 29-30, according to the Ministry of Interior
...
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Family evacuated because of carbon monoxide
Springfield News Sun - Springfield, OH, USA
By Kelly Mori SPRINGFIELD — A South Limestone Street house was evacuated
Wednesday after fire officials discovered high levels of carbon monoxide inside.
...
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Heroes
Save Carbon Monoxide Victims
KFYR-TV - Bismarck, ND, USA
Hultberg and Bill were suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. They were then
flown to Minneapolis, for special treatments.. Firefighters say Mary and ...
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North County family overcome by carbon monoxide
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
“On their arrival, firefighters brought in a portable detector, which confirmed
the presence of carbon monoxide,” Vogt said. The five residents, including ...
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Junior high basketball team, coach sickened by carbon monoxide
Pine Bluff Commercial - Pine Bluff, AR, USA
LEACHVILLE, Ark. - Twenty players and the coach of Buffalo Island Central Junior
High School's boys' basketball team were sickened by carbon monoxide ...
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Carbon monoxide bill advances in Senate committee
WDBJ7.com - Roanoke, VA, USA
A bill that would let local governments require carbon monoxide detectors in
certain buildings advanced in a Senate committee Wednesday afternoon. ...
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Parents chatise district over carbon monoxide reporting
Romeo Observer - Romeo, MI, USA
by CHRIS GRAY Residents in the Romeo Community School district expressed their
displeasure with how the district handled the reporting of carbon monoxide ...
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Carbon monoxide kills car-wash worker
Waukegan News Sun - Waukegan, IL, USA
Johnson, 44, died of carbon monoxide poisoning hours after collapsing in a
boiler room at work at a Libertyville car wash. "I was hoping for the best. ...
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Busted
for CO: eCybermission team testing class for high CO levels
West Branch Times - West Branch, IA, USA
Group members Jathan Kron, Whitney Koppes, Casey Pence and Casey Carter hope to
raise public awareness about carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
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Carbon Monoxide May Cause Long-lasting Heart Damage
Science Daily (press release) - USA
29, 2008) — Lack of oxygen isn't the only way that carbon monoxide (CO) damages
the heart, say researchers at Rhode Island Hospital. ...
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Carbon monoxide kills gas station manager in Libertyville
Chicago Tribune - United States
By Ruth Fuller | Special to the Tribune 4:23 PM CST, January 29, 2008 A
Libertyville gas station manager died Monday after being overcome by carbon
monoxide ...
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National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
NAEMT President Jerry Johnston said, "The new training programs are designed to
close the knowledge gap between carbon monoxide poisoning and available ...
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Kingston Fire & Rescue Stresses Importance of Carbon Monoxide ...
Kingston This Week - Ontario, Canada
Kingston Fire & Rescue stresses the importance for citizens to recognize the
signs and symptoms of carbon monoxide (CO) in their homes. ...
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Carbon Monoxide Sends 2 to Hospital
WSLS.com - Roanoke, VA, USA
Two construction workers are taken to the hospital, after a property manager
says they were exposed to too much carbon monoxide this morning (Tuesday). ...See
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Bourne residents hospitalized after being exposed to high levels ...
SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford, MA, USA
BOURNE — A Bourne man and woman were hospitalized Sunday for carbon monoxide
poisoning that fire officials said was caused by a malfunctioning furnace. ...See
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Carbon monoxide kills man in Libertyville
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago, IL, USA
By Mick Zawislak | Daily Herald Staff Libertyville police are investigating the
death of a gas station employee who was overcome by carbon monoxide. ...See
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Toppled furnace flue
causes carbon monoxide poisoning in workers
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
A furnace flue toppled in Sunday's high winds, obstructing ventilation at a
South Salt Lake business and leaving all 16 workers with carbon monoxide ...See
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Carbon monoxide poisoning sends four Suitland residents to hospital
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Firefighters measured elevated levels of carbon monoxide in five buildings and
evacuated them all. Dozens of residents were treated on the scene and a total
...See
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January 28, 2008
The “Everyday is a Carbon Monoxide Safety Day” staff was in New York City the
week of January 19 thru 25th. The following news items occurred during that
absent week.
Carbon monoxide gases first aiders at Llanrug hotel
Daily Post - Llandudno Junction, UK
A FIRST aider knocked unconscious by poisonous carbon monoxide fumes in front of
her class last night said she was lucky to be alive. ...See
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Drug Supply Company
KUTV - Salt Lake City, UT, USA
A drug supply company in South Salt Lake City had to evacuate employees who
suffered carbon monoxide poisoning inside the building. ...See
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Activists Raise Alarm for Seniors, Deliver Carbon Monoxide ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
To help protect seniors, and raise the alarm over these safety problems, members
of the Campaign delivered carbon monoxide detectors to the facility today. ...See
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Carbon monoxide poisoning sends two to hospital
AZFamily - Phoenix, AZ, USA
have been transported to a local hospital for what appears to be a carbon
monoxide poisoning. The poisoning took place at a Glendale residence on the 4700
...See
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Building
Evacuated, Residents Sickened In Suitland
NBC 4.com - Washington, DCUSA
SUITLAND, Md. -- At least a dozen people are hospitalized and 100 more evacuated
after carbon monoxide filled a Suitland apartment building Sunday. ...See
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Carbon
monoxide kills Penn Hills man
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
A Penn Hills man found dead in his house Thursday died of carbon monoxide
poisoning. Corey Lutz, 26, was found unresponsive at about 2 pm at his home in
the ...See
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The silent killer: carbon monoxide
Noblesville Daily Times - Noblesville, IN, USA
The Indiana State Police have released a series of tips to help residents avoid
carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide (C02) is an odorless, ...See
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Carbon monoxide alarm, pet dog save local family
Times-West Virginian - Fairmont, WV, USA
By Bill Byrd FAIRMONT — A working carbon monoxide alarm and a pet dog apparently
saved a family of four early Thursday morning from being overcome by carbon ...See
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Carbon monoxide forces evacuation of apartments
Kingston Daily Freeman - Kingston, NY, USA
KINGSTON - Unsafe levels of carbon monoxide caused an apartment complex to be
evacuated briefly Thursday afternoon, but no one was injured, according to the
...See
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Monoxide Shuts Down Warehouse
Harrisonburg Daily News Record - Harrisonburg, VA, USA
By Pete DeLea HARRISONBURG - Carbon monoxide from construction equipment forced
the evacuation of a James Madison University warehouse around noon Thursday. ...See
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Carbon
Monoxide in Your House?
Newsradio 620 - Milwaukee, WI, USA
It's carbon monoxide gas, a menace that can crop up in the winter months when
doors and windows are all closed up. Many area fire departments, ...See
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Carbon monoxide patients return home to Alberta village
CBC.ca - Alberta, Canada
All but one of eight seniors who were sickened by carbon monoxide fumes in their
central Alberta condo complex earlier this week have been released from ...See
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Nine
Hospitalized Over Carbon Monoxide Concerns
WTMJ-TV - Milwaukee, WI, USA
STURTEVANT - Nine people went to the hospital overnight Wednesday over concerns
of carbon monoxide poisoning. What happened to the family should get all of ...See
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Carbon Monoxide calls double in town
Hopkinton Crier - Framingham, MA, USA
By Peter Reuell In the wake of a Massachusetts law mandating carbon monoxide
detectors in every home in the state, emergency calls involving the deadly but
...See
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30
people fall ill due to carbon monoxide poisoning
GulfNews - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
By Dina El Shammaa, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi: Around 30 people were admitted to
Al Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi over a week due to carbon monoxide poisoning ...See
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Skating rink cleared after carbon monoxide scare
Boston Globe - United States
CRANSTON, RI—A skating rink in Cranston will remain shut down until it is
determined what caused elevated levels of carbon monoxide. ...See
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Carbon monoxide forces evacuation of Atlantic City home
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City, NJ, USA
... 609-272-7257 ATLANTIC CITY - A call for an unconscious infant triggered the
evacuation of a three-story home with a major carbon-monoxide leak Wednesday ...See
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Sheriff to urge ordinance requiring carbon monoxide detectors in ...
Grand Forks Herald (subscription) - Grand Forks, ND, USA
Sheriff Dallas Block said the deaths of two men over the weekend from apparent
carbon monoxide poisoning inside a fish house on the lake has made him want ...See
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Autopsy:
Carbon monoxide poisoning killed couple
Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv, Israel
By Jack Khoury An Acre couple that was found dead in the family car on Tuesday
had suffocated from carbon monoxide fumes, the autopsy established yesterday.
...See
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Winter is time to guard against carbon monoxide poisoning
Pine Journal - Cloquet, MN, USA
The winter heating season brings with it many safety risks, including chimney
fires and the threat of carbon monoxide from faulty systems or improper ...See
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Carbon monoxide suspected in 2 deaths
al.com - Birmingham, AL, USA
(AP) — Two family members died and a third was in critical condition in what
police suspect was the result of carbon monoxide at a Chickasaw home. ...See
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Carbon monoxide forces
evacuation of Mpls. apartments... | KXNet ...
KXMC - Minot, ND, USA
AP MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Residents of a downtown Minneapolis apartment complex are
back home after being forced out by high levels of carbon monoxide. ...See
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Murrysville care home hit with carbon monoxide leak; 23 evacuated
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, PA, USA
The source of carbon monoxide leak at a Murrysville care home has been repaired,
but not before nearly two dozen residents were taken to hospitals for ...See
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Man dead after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Limerick Post - Limerick, Ireland
A MAN was found dead after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in his Caherdavin
home this week. A neighbour found the body of 44 year-old James Duggan on ...See
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Carbon monoxide testing service at library
icSeftonandWestLancs - Southport, England, UK
They will be able to test carbon monoxide readings and give details of free
stop-smoking clinics. Librarian Denis Whitham, said: “Libraries have always been
...See
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Coroner: Man, grandson killed by carbon monoxide
Grand Junction Sentinel - Grand Junction, O, SA
The home did not have a carbon monoxide detector, and the accident is still
under investigation. Beamer’s wife was found unconscious and has been taken to a
...See
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Carbon Monoxide Leak Forces Evacuation of Day Care
MyFox WGHP - High Point, C, SA
Those officials say carbon monoxide detectors went off, notifying school
personnel of the problem. Parents of the children were notified, and authorities
...See
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Devices Monitor Carbon Monoxide
Tampa Tribune - Tampa, L, SA
The department will purchase nine of the carbon monoxide monitors, which detect
people's intake of the colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. ...See
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Hotel closed
after carbon monoxide leak, 17 hospitalized
Kentucky.com - Lexington, KY USA A carbon monoxide leak at a Jeffersontown
hotel has sent least 17 people to the hospital. Jeffersontown and Middletown
firefighters evacuated the Comfort ...See
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Free carbon monoxide detector may have averted a tragedy
Martinsville Bulletin - Martinsville, VAUSA
Suddenly, their newly installed carbon monoxide detector began to blare a loud,
constant beeping. An indicator on the alarm indicated “evacuate” because of ...See
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Safe Kids hands out
free carbon monoxide detectors
Quincy Herald Whig - Quincy,IL,USA
By KELLY WILSON More than 180 Adams County kindergartners and their families are
safer thanks to a recent distribution of carbon monoxide detectors by Safe ...See
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Pensioner dies in ‘poison’ tragedy
ic Wales - United Kingdom
A WOMAN has died and her elderly mother is in hospital after falling victim to
suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in their Valleys home. ...See
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Whitesboro
family suffers carbon monoxide poisoning
KXII-TV - Sherman, TX, USA
A Whitesboro family is in the hospital Friday afternoon due to carbon monoxide
poisoning. Now authorities want to make sure everyone knows the warning signs
...See
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Cold weather means be aware of possible carbon monoxide poisoning ...
Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
“We just want to alert the public to the danger of carbon monoxide,” Fisher said
in a phone call Friday afternoon. “We tend to see spikes in carbon monoxide ...See
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Seniors evacuated due to carbon monoxide leak
Chicago Suburban News - Batavia, IL, USA
Gas valves attached to the unit were leaking carbon monoxide into the building
during bingo Jan. 11. About 100 senior citizens had to evacuate the building.
...See
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Carbon Monoxide Kills 1 at Pa. Hotel
The Associated Press -
(AP) — Carbon monoxide fumes killed a hotel guest and sickened four others
Friday after a construction canopy blocked venting from the building's hot water
...See
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January 17, 2008
Eight treated after furnace malfunction leaks gas
CHESTER — Eight people were taken to hospitals after a furnace malfunctioned,
releasing carbon monoxide that rendered some of them unconscious, authorities
said. A resident of the home called for help about 4:20 am Thursday and when ...burlingtonfreepress.com - -
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Four people suffer carbon monoxide poisoning in Aylesbury
Aylesbury Today Bucks Herald - Aylesbury, England, UK
FOUR people were treated for the effects of carbon monoxide poisoining in
Fairford Leys, Aylesbury this morning. At 8.13am two crews of firefighters from
...See
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Carbon monoxide poisons residents
Canoe.ca - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
According to the Technical Standards and Safety Authority, which is leading the
investigation, carbon monoxide inhibits the ability of blood to absorb ...See
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Carbon monoxide scare hospitalizes eight
Rutland Herald - Rutland, VT, USA
When emergency personnel arrived, he said, they found five people in their early
20s suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. Holden said carbon monoxide ...See
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Carbon
monoxide fills home
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham, MA, USA
Deputy Fire Chief Ron Ayotte said the NStar employee was responding to a call
from a customer about a furnace problem when the employee's carbon monoxide ...See
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Carbon monoxide leak forces residents to flee
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
A faulty furnace is believed to be the most likely cause of a carbon monoxide
leak that sent at least eight people to hospital on Thursday. ...See
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High levels of carbon monoxide closes library
North Platte Bulletin - North Platte, NE, USA
by North Platte Bulletin Staff - 1/17/2008 North Platte Fire officials evacuated
the library Thursday after a test showed carbon monoxide levels too high in ...See
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January 17, 2008
Workers Overcome By Carbon Monoxide
WKRC TV Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH, USA
Only one of nine workers sickened by carbon monoxide remained in the hospital
Wednesday night. They were overcome by fumes inside Turner Plastics ...See
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Family in car
overcome by carbon monoxide
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage, AK, USA
By JAMES HALPIN and WESLEY LOY A family overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning
while traveling just south of downtown Wednesday morning was lucky their car ...See
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Letters: Plowing Streets; Carbon monoxide
The Reporter - Fond du Lac, WI, USA
18 regarding carbon monoxide. As a home inspector, I think your information was
very well presented and easy for readers to understand. ...See
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Nursing homes, day cares miss fire code deadline
Andover Townsman - Andover, MA, USA
Several day care centers, nursing homes and hotels in town are in violation of
state fire codes for failing to install carbon monoxide detectors before a ...See
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Needham Fire Deptartment sees spike in CO calls
Needham Times - MA, USA
By Neal Simpson In the wake of a Massachusetts law mandating carbon monoxide
detectors in every home in the state, emergency calls involving the deadly but
...See
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Week in Loudoun
Loudoun Connection - VA,USA
Responding units arrived to find five patients who had been exposed to
concentrated levels of carbon monoxide. Two patients were in serious distress
and ...See
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Carbon monoxide risks rise as temps fall
NewsLink Indiana - Muncie, IN, USA
Recent colder temperatures highlight the need for carbon monoxide detectors in
each level of your home. Many home owners try to find a quick fix to heating ...See
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Gas
leaks kill dozens in Iran
The Times - Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
A total of 89 people have died of carbon monoxide poisoning in January, the
Jomhuri Eslami newspaper and Fars news agency said. Carbon monoxide is odourless
...See
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January 16, 2008
City leaders urge fire safety vigilance
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe, OH, USA
Carbon monoxide - a colorless, odorless and potentially deadly gas produced by
fuel-burning equipment - can pose a threat to homeowners. ...See
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Landlord agrees to court edict
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield, MA, USA
One tenant, Kristine Benitez, and her 4-year-old son were treated for carbon
monoxide poisoning on Jan. 4, due to a gas-powered heater and hot water unit ...See
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Prevent carbon monoxide dangers this winter
Alexandria Echo Press - Alexandria, MN, USA
They should never be used inside, especially while sleeping, because of the risk
of carbon monoxide poisoning. Using portable propane products, ...See
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Car fire
poisons retired Cal U. professor
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
A retired California University of Pennsylvania professor apparently died from
carbon monoxide poisoning when a fire ignited in her car engine, state police
...See
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Are
we dying slowly?
Nigerian Tribune - Ibadan, Nigeria
The human effects though slow, are sure as the carbon monoxide reduces the
available oxygen require by man and animals for existence. ...See
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Carbon monoxide poisoning affects Tucson business
KVOA.com - Tucson, AZ, USA
They were actually sick from carbon monoxide poisoning, and they want to make
sure it doesn't happen to you. For two weeks, Justin Nanni says he'd been ...See
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Temperatures Dropping, Space Heater Warnings Rise
WOWK - Huntington, WV, USA
Also, when you use any kind of heating unit, make sure to have a smoke detector
and you may want to install a carbon monoxide detector as well. ...See
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3 kids sent to hospital after carbon monoxide leak
AZFamily - Phoenix, AZ, USA
By azfamily.com GLENDALE -- Three boys are being treated after a carbon monoxide
leak in a house, according to Glendale police. The leak was at a home near ...See
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January 15, 2008
Be careful what you inhale
Frederick News Post (subscription) - Frederick, MD, USA
We all know what carbon monoxide is. Some of us even have contraptions in our
homes to detect the colorless, odorless gas. But more than 500 Americans still
...See
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Test blast planned at Wal-Mart site
Scranton Times-Tribune - PA, USA
A test blast will be conducted — but not until the company makes good on a
promise to install carbon monoxide detectors in all homes within 500 feet of the
...See
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Airbase
Couple Likely Died Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KTVU.com - San Francisco, CA, USA
The preliminary examination found objective signs of carbon monoxide exposure to
the couple, Denton said. The final cause of death is pending toxicology ...See
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Adult,
Child Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak
WBAL - Baltimore, MD, USA
BALTIMORE -- An adult and child were taken to the hospital Monday afternoon
after elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected inside their west ...See
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Keep warm safely
Ada Evening News - Ada, OK, USA
Officials are warning the public of dangers from carbon monoxide and fire caused
by heating appliances. During the recent ice storm in December, ...See
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January 14, 2008
Winter heating season increases threat of carbon monoxide in the home
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe, OH, USA
"Not only can the heaters increase the risk of a fire, but they often produce
carbon monoxide, which is difficult to detect and can be fatal. ...See
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Emission tests
ending, but carbon monoxide still an issue
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage, AK, USA
Over the past two decades, we have seen carbon monoxide levels drop by 60
percent, and we have complied with federal standards since 1996. ...See
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Carbon Monoxide Detectors Installed
13WHAM-TV - Rochester, NY, USA
(Rochester, NY) - Fire officials installed carbon monoxide detectors in an
apartment building on North Goodman Street. On Saturday, five people were taken
...See
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Carbon
monoxide fumes clear classroom
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek, CA, USA
By Shirley Dang By Shirley Dang Carbon monoxide-laced fumes flooded a classroom
of autistic children in Concord, knocking out one student, school and county ...
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Suspicious Carbon Monoxide Incident Under Investigation
WCAX - Burlington, VT, USA
Barre City Police are investigating a suspicious case of carbon monoxide
poisoning. They say five people were asleep in their home on Hill Street when a
...See
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Man
questioned in Providence deaths from boiler, carbon monoxide
Providence Eyewitness News - RI, USA
New developments in the carbon monoxide poisoning case that killed a family of
three in Providence. After investigators found out an improperly ventilated ...See
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Woman, firefighters poisoned by carbon monoxide in home
WTHR - Indianapolis, IN, USAShe now knows she had a close call with a silent
killer: carbon monoxide. "I just felt tired. I didn't have any hearing, I just
felt tired," Mrs. Sarah said ...See
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Protect yourself from carbon monoxide
Community Press - Florence, KY, USA
With colder weather upon us, now is the time for families to take action to
protect themselves from carbon monoxide (CO). Known as the silent killer, ...See
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Three Sent To
Hospital With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WMUR - Manchester, NH, USA
MERRIMACK, NH -- High levels of carbon monoxide sent three people in Merrimack
to a hospital on Friday afternoon. The carbon monoxide was detected in a ...See
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Carbon monoxide sends 4 children to hospital
The News Journal - Wilmington, DE, USA
By PATTI PETITTE, The News Journal Four children were taken to the hospital this
morning after a 911 call came in reporting carbon monoxide poisoning in a ...See
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After carbon monoxide deaths, Providence launches campaign
Providence Eyewitness News - RI, USA
PROVIDENCE, RI (AP) -- City officials in Providence are urging residents to use
carbon monoxide detectors to protect their families. ...
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January 11, 2008
Our view: Silent killer could be prevented
St. Cloud Times - St. Cloud, MN, USA
Because people can't see or smell carbon monoxide like they can fire or smoke,
this toxic gas has taken the lives of innocent victims throughout the country
...See
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Carbon monoxide victim ‘a great friend’
Providence Journal - Providence, RI, USA
Davega was a classmate of Ryan Aleman, who died of carbon monoxide poisoning
this week. PROVIDENCE — Ryan Aleman, 14, wanted a future doing “something more
...See
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Carbon monoxide detector law raises awareness
Beloit Daily News - Beloit, WI, USA
By Rasmieyh Abdelnabi Some area fire departments in Illinois have seen an
increase in the number of carbon monoxide calls since the state enacted a law
last ...See
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Elderly couple poisoned by carbon monoxide
WNYT - Albany, NY, USA
ROTTERDAM - A Rotterdam couple is recovering after suffering from carbon
monoxide poisoning in their home overnight. Police say an elderly man called
family ...See
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January 10, 2008
Local officials warn of carbon monoxide dangers
Evening Sun (subscription) - Norwich, NY, USA
CHENANGO COUNTY – Last week’s snap of cold weather seems to have come to an end,
but local officials want to insure that if it returns, residents will know ...See
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Belleville store employees suffer carbon monoxide poisoning
Wisconsin State Journal - Madison, WI, USA
Still, when the Fire Department checked carbon monoxide levels in the shopping
center, it found nothing out of the ordinary. A Madison Fire Department ...See
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Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning
WJFW-TV - Rhinelander, WI, USA
Just after 5 o'clock, the Oneida County Sheriff's department received a 911 call
of a possible carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in the Town of Pelican. ...See
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Rotterdam couple sickened by carbon monoxide
Albany Times Union - Albany, NY, USA
When fire department personnel arrived, they tested the house and found high
levels of carbon monoxide, and odorless, colorless gas that can be fatal in ...See
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January 8, 2008
CDC: Pennsylvania Leads
Country in Carbon Monoxide Deaths
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown, PA, USA
More people are falling victim to carbon monoxide poisoning in Pennsylvania than
in any other state. That's according to the Centers for Disease Control. ...See
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Renters Poisoned by Carbon Monoxide in Springfield
WSHM-TV - Springfield, MA, USA
They found out they had carbon monoxide poisoning from their home. It turns out
it wasn't up to code. 22 year-old Kristine Benitez is four months pregnant ...See
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1
dead, 5 hospitalized in St. Paul from carbon monoxide poisoning
Pioneer Press - St. Paul, MN, USA
BY MARA H. GOTTFRIED A man died and five people, including three children, were
hospitalized this morning after being exposed to carbon monoxide in a St. ...See
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Construction workers treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
KPTM-TV - Omaha, NE, USA
(AP) - Five construction workers building a movie theater next to an Omaha
shopping mall were taken to the hospital for exposure to carbon monoxide. ...See
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January 7, 2008
Carbon Monoxide Victim Back in Hospital
State Journal - Charleston, WV, USA
New Martinsville -- History almost repeated itself in the near-tragedy of three
people overcome by carbon monoxide on Friday. Saturday night, one of the ...See
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Four People Treated After Another Carbon Monoxide Scare
770chqr.com - Calgary, Canada
Three adults and one child had to be treated after they called 9-1-1 shortly
after 7pm Sunday when their carbon monoxide detector went off. ...See
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Seven family members
suffer possible carbon monoxide poisoning
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Seven people have been hospitalized after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning
from a propane lantern they brought inside during a power outage in a severe ...See
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Carbon Monoxide may have killed man at motel
Del Rio News Herald - Del Rio, TX, USA
By Karen Gleason Del Rio police said carbon monoxide poisoning may have caused
the death of a man found in his room at a local motel about noon Saturday. ...See
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Family Recovering After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
State Journal - Charleston, WV, USA
New Martinsville -- Three New Martinsville residents are still recovering after
being poisoned by carbon monoxide inside their home. ...See
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NA
warns on noxious gas
Attleboro Sun Chronicle - Attleboro, MA, USA
BY DAVID LINTON SUN CHRONICLE STAFF NORTH ATTLEBORO - With firefighters
answering a rash of carbon monoxide alarms last week, Fire Chief Peter Lamb says
...See
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Carbon
monoxide can be a winter threat
Vail Daily News - Vail, CO, USA
EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado — As you turn up your heaters to fend off the winter
cold, don’t forget about the dangers of carbon monoxide, say Eagle County health
...See
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Carbon monoxide kills paint shop owner
Canada.com - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
CALGARY -- The owner of a Calgary paint shop died in hospital after being
exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide while at work Thursday. ...See
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Inproper heat sources pose risk of carbon monoxide poisoning
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Carbon monoxide poisoning from unventilated fireplaces, charcoal grills used
indoors and broken gas heaters is more of a hazard in areas where people are ...See
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Protect Your Family from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WDEF News 12 - Chattanooga, TN, USA
But, Carbon Monoxide can kill you if it gets into your home undetected. Josh
Philpott says, "What Carbon Monoxide will do is it will kind of fill your room.
...
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Carbon Monoxide Takes Lives and Money
NTV - Kearney, NE, USA
As the cold winter months continue, so does the risk for carbon monoxide
poisoning. Nebraska ranks number one for deaths from the gas per capita. ...
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Workplace carbon monoxide fatality rare in Alberta, say health ...
The Canadian Press -
CALGARY - Health officials in Alberta say carbon monoxide poisonings in the
workplace are very rare, despite a fatal accident in a Calgary paint shop. ...
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Elkhart family
survives carbon monoxide poisoning, wants to warn ...
WSBT-TV - South Bend, IN, USA
by Ed Ernstes (ernstes@wsbt.com)
An Elkhart family bought a carbon monoxide detector after a faulty furnace in
their home leaked carbon monoxide on December ...
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January 4, 2008
Carbon monoxide can be deadly intruder
Post-Bulletin - Rochester, MN, USA
Carbon monoxide could be called a stealth gas. It can't be seen or smelled; it
doesn't give itself away until it starts making you sick. ...See
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Ex-Air Guard commander dies of carbon monoxide poisoning
Reno Gazette Journal - Reno, NV, USA
The former commander of the Nevada Air National Guard has died in an apparently
accidental carbon monoxide poisoning on his yacht in California, ...See
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Sends Two People to
ABC2 News - Baltimore, MD, USA
The stove leaked carbon monoxide into the home. Firefighters tell us it was
enough to be fatal. The men were taken to the University of Maryland Medical ...See
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Carbon Monoxide Exposure Sends 6 People to Hospital
770chqr.com - Calgary, Canada
Carbon monoxide levels in the building were 400 parts per million. The
50-year-old patient was listed in critical condition late Thursday afternoon,
...See
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January 3, 2008
Health Tip: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
U.S. News & World Report - Washington, DC, USA
(HealthDay News) - To prevent poisoning from carbon monoxide -- a colorless,
odorless gas -- it's important to take precautions at home. ...See
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Inspections,
detection help prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
Garden City Telegram - Garden City, KS, USA
By EMILY BEHLMANN Everyone was fine Sunday afternoon when a small amount of
carbon monoxide leaked from the furnace into a home at 714 St. John St., ...See
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Carbon Monoxide
Threats
Good video to play
WBTV - Charlotte, NC, USA
More people die from carbon monoxide-related deaths during the month of January
than any other month of the year. There are ways to prevent carbon-monoxide ...See
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Heat-generating devices raise chance of exposure to carbon monoxide
Chicago Suburban News - Batavia, IL, USA
After leaving the house and calling police, the Scott family was taken away in
ambulances to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. ...See
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