Take Your Breath Away: Tom and Richard Lueders’ story

Posted November 26, 2023

Story #3 in our CO Experience Project series

Richard (left) was 53 and his son, Tom, was 26, when they took a Christmas holiday trip to Florida… “Tom and I arrived in Key West, checked into our room, and went out, toured around town, had dinner, and we had a great time. The next morning, I was getting into the shower and Tom was on the bed reading a book. That was my last vision of him.”  (photo courtesy of Richard Lueders)

Read the Lueders’ story here…

Carbon monoxide poisons 7 people at Ocala business

Posted July 26, 2023
Florida –
“Firefighters determined a faulty propane-powered floor cleaner was the source of the gas. When turned on, the machine emitted carbon monoxide levels at 1400 parts per million. The U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards for outdoor air is 9 parts per million. Average homes are between 0.5 and 5 parts per million.”

Carbon monoxide poisons 7 people at Ocala business (wcjb.com)

 

Staff, prisoners evacuated after carbon monoxide leak at USP Coleman

Posted July 16, 2023

No information on source of CO or if CO detection is installed.

Sumter County, FL –

“Over 500 people, including staff members and prisoners were evacuated at USP Coleman due to a carbon monoxide leak Sunday morning, Sumter County emergency officials said.

According to Sumter County’s emergency management director, 13 people had to seek treatment and 6 went to the hospital…”

Staff evacuated after USP Coleman carbon monoxide leak (mynews13.com)

 

2 hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning at Tampa apartments

Posted March 18, 2022

Tampa, Florida –

“Tampa Fire Rescue said crews were sent to the Oaks at Riverview Apartments on North Florida Avenue after a man in his 50s was found unconscious in his unit…Captain Henry Williams with Tampa Fire Rescue says the generators were brought in the day prior, after a small fire broke out in one of the units…Water damage from the sprinklers forced management at the complex to get a 3rd party restoration company to bring in generators. Those generators were left on.”

2 hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning at Tampa apartments | WFLA

4 children among 8 hospitalized due to carbon monoxide at Lakeland hotel, Sleep Inn & Suites

Posted March 13, 2022

“The cause of it was (that) one of the water heaters for the business had a mechanical failure and it was venting into the mechanical room itself which was then getting into the rooms of the residents”

4 children among 8 hospitalized due to carbon monoxide at Lakeland hotel, officials say (clickorlando.com)

More on this hotel CO incident in Lakeland, Florida. According to the video portion of this story, hotel was not required to have CO detection installed due to its age.

Carbon monoxide at Lakeland hotel sends 8, including children, to hospital (fox13news.com)

Detainees Hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Glades Detention Center

Posted November 30, 2021

“Before lunch could be served, four ICE detainees and one kitchen staffer had fainted and were rushed to the hospital for carbon monoxide inhalation. Two of the victims were later airlifted elsewhere…one of the exhaust fans on a piece of kitchen equipment was not activated…”

#COinCommercialBuildings

Glades County Detention Center Detainees Hospitalized With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning | Miami New Times

 

NFPA Journal: General Negligence

Posted March 14, 2021

“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

CO Detection: What It Is and Why We Need It

Posted January 10, 2021