Followup story on the generator related CO deaths of three adults on a boat in January:
“Heavy exposure to carbon monoxide can cause someone to pass out and die. People who are sleeping or intoxicated are at higher risk of being poisoned without experiencing symptoms…”
“Weakened by the gas, Tania said she managed to escape from the second floor. Her husband was still inside, but she was able to get into an elevator.
‘I couldn’t stand. I just reached up and pushed something in hopes that I could, like, get out,’ she said.
The Mesa police report said an officer found Tania, ‘…laying on the east side of the building. She was conscious but barely alert.’
Both families said they never heard a carbon monoxide alarm. ABC15 reviewed the police and fire reports and found nothing describing warnings from a carbon monoxide detector.”
Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Mesa, AZ
Multiple people treated for CO poisoning. No mention of installed CO detection.
“A hazmat team found readings of carbon monoxide on the second floor and the building was evacuated…Fire crews and hotel staff had not been able to find the source of the leak, but Barto said the issue was expected to be fixed within a week as the hotel changed the building’s pipelines.”
“A new Fire Protection Research Foundation report highlights the nation’s enduring CO problem”
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nfpa/journal_2021spring/index.php?startid=20#/p/20
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