Orland Fire Protection District paramedics assisted two dozen patrons suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning while dining at a Red Robin restaurant in Orland Park Friday night.
According to a statement released by the district early Saturday, emergency crews responded to the location at 15502 S. LaGrange Road after customers complained of headaches and feeling sick.
Four people were transported to Silver Cross Hospital in Mokena, according to officials, where their condition was unknown as of Saturday morning. Twenty others were evaluated by paramedics.
The restaurant was evacuated by customers and employees as firefighters found “high levels of carbon monoxide” and traced it back to HVAC units, according to the statement.
“Officials of (Nicor Gas) and the Village of Orland Park Building Department were called in and the restaurant was shut down for the evening,” the statement added. “Officials said the restaurant will remain closed pending completion of repairs.”
CARBON MONOXIDE CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE: Dozens hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning at at Camp Dodge Law Enforcement Academy in Iowa…NO carbon monoxide alarms in the dorm…
“A carbon monoxide detector in an apartment in The Ivy woke up residents in a neighboring apartment Nov. 3 at 7 a.m. after Burger King’s furnace began to leak. The Ivy apartments, located on 811 N. 14th St., sit right above Burger King…
Then a few days later Nov. 8 at 6 a.m., another carbon monoxide detector in a different apartment unit in the building went off and the fire department returned. This time, they found that the source of the leak was one of two furnaces in Burger King…fire department’s incident report stated…that We Energies confirmed the presence of carbon monoxide and determined that Burger King was emitting 1,000+ ppm to the exterior of the building. From there, it was entering apartments.”
“More than 30 people, including children, were evacuated from a business complex in south Fargo Wednesday, Nov. 7, after firefighters responded to a report of a gas smell and found elevated levels of carbon monoxide.
At 11:27 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to an office building, which contained businesses and a day care, at 4820 30th Ave. S. for a report of a gas smell, according to a Fargo Fire Department news release.
Upon arrival, firefighters found elevated carbon monoxide levels throughout the building.
About 15 adults and 20 children were evacuated from the building…elevated carbon monoxide levels were caused by a gas-powered concrete saw used by a construction crew in the building…”
“Authorities say one person died and 14 more were hospitalized after breathing carbon monoxide at their church in Iowa, where a gasoline-powered generator was running in the unvented basement to provide heat and lighting.”
ORLANDO, FL — Dozens of workers were evacuated from a baking company Sunday morning due to a carbon monoxide alarm and at least one person was taken away from the building with chest pains.
Portage, WI – “Emergency crews responded to Dawn’s Foods after dispatchers received a report of a person feeling lightheaded around 3:17 p.m. Wednesday.
When crews arrived at the scene, they found a carbon monoxide levels at 800 parts per million…”
The Binghamton Fire Department says Little Venice Restaurant was evacuated Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to 111 Chenango Street just after 8am for a carbon monoxide detector going off inside the building. Firefighters evacuated the restaurant and the upstairs apartments. Officials say no one was hurt and they are still searching for the cause of the alarm. The Binghamton Fire, Police and NYSEG all responded.
“A restaurant on Boston’s waterfront was evacuated Thursday evening due to carbon monoxide. Fire officials say they began investigating after a woman reported feeling ill at Chart House on Long Wharf shortly after 8 p.m. High levels of the gas were measured…”
Engine Company 1 responded twice to a State Street restaurant for carbon monoxide alarm activations that were ultimately traced to a leak in a kitchen appliance.
The first alarm activation came in at 12:41 a.m. Saturday, August 25. Firefighters forced entry to Noodles & Co. (232 State Street) through a window, finding CO levels at 200 parts per million near the kitchen. The crew took measures to shut off gas lines and appliances to put a stop to the CO leak, and they began ventilating the restaurant to clear the air. While CO levels went down, they did not fully disappear. MGE remained on scene to try to determine the origins of the CO leak.
A day later, at 8:36 a.m. Sunday, August 26, Engine Company 1 was called back to the restaurant for another CO alarm activation. Air monitors showed levels ranging from 50 ppm in the kitchen to 150 ppm in the basement. After searching the entire restaurant, firefighters discovered a carbon monoxide and natural gas leak coming from a kitchen appliance. MGE tagged and turned off the unit, and firefighters ventilated the restaurant until the CO dissipated.
The restaurant was closed and unoccupied at the time of both MFD responses. There were no illnesses or injuries relating to the carbon monoxide incidents.
“…the Commack Fire Department responded to reports that people were feeling ill at the Anthony’s Coal Fire Pizza restaurant…found high levels of carbon monoxide in the restaurant and the adjoining Chocolate Works store…”
“Over the last week, some employees began experiencing headaches and nausea. Some employees say they originally mistook the symptoms and thought they were heat-related…’I would think that the fire department would require them to have carbon monoxide detectors along with the smoke detectors,’ said Troy Unterein, a Customer at Burgers & Beer.”
“A mechanical problem caused carbon monoxide levels to spike at Hob Nob restaurant…the Somers Fire Department was called to the restaurant…for 12 people – a mix of restaurant staff and customers – complaining they were feeling ill. ‘We found carbon monoxide levels at 600 parts per million…'”
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — Five workers at an Upper East Side restaurant were sickened by a carbon monoxide leak that forced the evacuation of the building.
An oil burner malfunctioned in the basement of Jojo restaurant on E 64th Street just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, about 30 minutes after closing time.
The workers began feeling sick and were taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell with minor injuries.
Firefighters discovered the oil burner was not working properly. It was giving off high levels of carbon monoxide throughout the basement, about 400 parts per million.
Firefighters shut off the boiler, and the levels dropped. The high levels of carbon monoxide did not leave the basement.
The entire building, including residents who live above the French eatery, was evacuated for about two hours. Residents returned to their homes at around 1 a.m.
“Five workers at an Upper East Side restaurant were sickened by a carbon monoxide leak that forced the evacuation of the building.
An oil burner malfunctioned in the basement of Jojo restaurant on E 64th Street just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, about 30 minutes after closing time.
The workers began feeling sick and were taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell…Firefighters discovered the oil burner was not working properly. It was giving off high levels of carbon monoxide throughout the basement, about 400 parts per million…The entire building, including residents who live above the French eatery, was evacuated…”
“The leak was discovered in the building’s parking garage…Elevated levels of carbon monoxide were also detected on the first and second floors…Four employees showed signs of carbon monoxide exposure and were taken to UVM Medical Center in Burlington for treatment.”
“Six people were hospitalized Monday after a carbon monoxide leak at a local church.
The leak took place at North Main Street United Methodist Church. The Gloversville fire chief said the people affected are lucky to be alive after his crew determined the leak had been going on for several weeks.
The source of the leak is unknown, but the chief said the church’s chimney was plugged, which played a factor. People had been getting sick at the church, but until now, no one realized it was a carbon monoxide leak.”
Three people were taken to an area hospital after a carbon monoxide incident at a Brighton eatery near Twelve Corners on Wednesday night.
Brighton Fire Chief Stephen MacAdam said fire crews were called to Qdoba, 1881 Monroe Ave., shortly before 8 p.m., after a carbon monoxide detector sounded at the restaurant and employees called 911.
Several construction workers were operating propane-powered equipment in a poorly ventilated storefront near Qdoba Wednesday evening, causing the alert, MacAdam said.
Six people were treated at the scene, including three people (two construction workers and one Qdoba employee) who were taken to an area hospital for further treatment, MacAdam said.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found the construction workers still working. Firefighters cleared both storefronts of carbon monoxide, he said. The construction space measured triple the carbon monoxide level as Qboda.
Qboda closed for the night and disposed of all exposed food, MacAdam said. The eatery reopened Thursday morning.
While fire officials examined other businesses in the complex on Wednesday, MacAdam said the fire marshal will follow up at each business in the plaza on Thursday.
ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) – An Abingdon Taco Bell restaurant was evacuated Saturday morning after employees complained of headaches and coughing.
Abingdon Fire Chief John McCormick tells News Channel 11 this all happened around 9 o’clock Saturday morning at the Taco Bell on Cummings Street, that’s right off of Interstate 81.
McCormick said crews picked up an elevated carbon monoxide reading at the Taco Bell.
They later found out that the exhaust fan on the roof, that ventilates the cooking appliances, had a broken belt and was not working properly.
One employee was evaluated by life saving crew members.
A Taco Bell employee told us this morning that they had a technician on site, and they planned to reopen Saturday.
Girard, IL – “At least 150 people were treated at hospitals for the incident, which occurred the morning of Sept. 15, 2014. After a handful of students came forward with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning around 9 a.m., school officials made the call to evacuate. The lawsuits, which names the school district, as well as several contractors and architects, says the leak originated at two natural gas boilers, which the school utilized to generate its hot water. An employee with Springfield-based HVAC company Burgess & Son was performing maintenance work on the boilers the morning of leak, and according to the lawsuit, failed to repair a “break or separation of a vent pipe connection in the vent system for the aforesaid hot water heaters.”
“A Japanese restaurant in Temecula has been closed temporarily after a hazmat team responded two nights in a row to reports of an unusual odor that was making people ill.
The source of the odor at Shogun Restaurant in the 41500 block of Margarita Road hasn’t been determined, a health official said Sunday.
It’s unclear if it was related to high levels of carbon monoxide that the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health detected near the dishwashing area Friday night.”
“Crews were called to That BBQ Joint on Williamson Street Saturday close to 5 p.m. after complaints of an “odd smell.” When firefighters arrived, they found a carbon monoxide leak and evacuated the restaurant.
According to Madison Fire Department, slight levels of carbon monoxide were found on the main floor; however, in the basement where the business owner said the odd smell was coming from, carbon monoxide levels spiked to 800 parts per million…the carbon monoxide leak, and likely the smell, came from a boiler malfunction in the basement.”
“A gas leak at the Noodles and Company in Springfield sent four people to the hospital. The fire marshal said there were shockingly high levels of carbon monoxide in the air. The coincidental part officials say they weren’t even called to the restaurant to check on the silent killer carbon monoxide leak…it’s coincidentally lucky there was a natural gas leak so that the smell could notify employees to call for personnel for an odor investigation…As soon as employees smelled the gas, they evacuated the building and let their neighbors, at Chipotle, know to do the same…(CO levels) measured over 200 parts per million…”
“Skyline Chili was evacuated and several customers were transported to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak at the Castleton restaurant.
Emergency crews were called to the Skyline Chili located at 6689 East 82nd Street shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Friday. According to IFD spokesperson Rita Reith, Happy Chicken employees first started showing symptoms, then customers and other employees started showing more severe symptoms.
Battalion Chief Rita Reith says the leak shortly after noon Friday produced a carbon monoxide reading of 150 parts per million at Skyline Chili in Castleton and 70 ppm in an adjacent restaurant.
Store manager Cheri Throop told firefighters that the gas-fed Skyline Chili kettles and the gas hot water heater had both been recently worked on.”
“High levels of carbon monoxide spewed by a faulty oil burner that caught fire in the basement of a Lower Manhattan apartment building sickened 34 people Tuesday morning, according to the Fire Department…All 12 stories of the building between Murray Street and Park Place, along West Broadway, were evacuated…The incident occurred in the basement of the Amish Market, a grocery store in the building.”
“Employees at a downtown restaurant called for the services of the Madison Fire Department Tuesday night when they realized there was a carbon monoxide leak in the basement.
All occupants had already evacuated when Engine Company 1 arrived to 419 State Street, Zandru’s Tapas Bar. MGE was also on scene inspecting the gas water heaters and gas boilers serving the business and the apartments above the restaurant…The restaurant manager was told they would not be allowed to re-open until a licensed gas appliance technician comes in to perform the appropriate repairs.”
“Hotel staff found the children lying unresponsive at an indoor pool deck and the breakfast area adjacent to the pool at 10 a.m. ET after noticing their figures through a window…The Fire Department also said it found one of the children in a first-floor room unconscious and not breathing…One hotel worker, along with two Berrien County officers and two Niles city police officers were also treated for exposure to the poisonous gas.”
“The mother of a boy who played hockey at the rink told NBC10 her son along with eight other 13-year-old boys were sickened…the children were taken to the hospital Saturday night and treated for carbon monoxide poisoning…”
The Chevy’s Fresh Mex restaurant at 1201 S. Hayes Street in Pentagon City is being evacuated due to “elevated” carbon monoxide levels.
Fire department units are being dispatched to the scene to investigate the source of the CO, according to scanner traffic. Washington Gas is also responding to the scene.
Initial reports suggest the higher-than-normal carbon monoxide levels were detected in the kitchen and possibly related to a water heater.
So far there’s no report of anyone becoming sick, though the restaurant’s kitchen workers are being evaluated by firefighters.
“The Lindenwood Ice Rink is closed after collegiate hockey players from the University of Wisconsin and Lindenwood University suffered carbon monoxide poisoning during a game Friday night… (CO) was measured at a level of 200…”
“A nearly lethal carbon monoxide leak at a church in Alpine Utah went completely undetected by the high priest’s group meeting in the room. The leak, resulting from a malfunctioning heating system, caused many of the older priesthood holders to cough excessively while rendering other attendees completely unresponsive…Emergency crews were late arriving at the scene because people looking through the classroom window did not detect anything out-of-the-ordinary when they saw the breathless, wheezing, or passed-out high priests…”
Diners at a Clemmons restaurant last weekend became sick because of a carbon-monoxide leak. Thanks to some quick action from an off-duty firefighter, the restaurant was evacuated and those who experienced illness were treated.
Fortunately, such incidents are rare. But one is too many. We urge legislators to make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in restaurants, just as they are in hotels and motels.
The Clemmons incident occurred during a birthday party in the special events room of the River Ridge Taphouse, the Journal’s Jenny Drabble reported. One of the participants, off-duty firefighter Lonnie Wimmer, noticed that people were starting to feel sick. Some had headaches and some felt nauseous. There was some vomiting.
Wimmer also began to feel ill. Fortunately, he recognized the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning and notified the fire department and emergency personnel. The restaurant was evacuated.
Thirty-one diners were treated on the scene and 14 went to the hospital.
The leak was eventually traced to a heating unit, Lewisville Fire Department Assistant Chief Steve Williams told the Journal.
“We are extremely confident that was the main source of the leak,” Williams told the Journal. “The heating unit for that room malfunctioned and stopped burning cleanly, which can happen to any of those units.”
The restaurant quickly had the leak fixed and opened for business last Sunday morning, restaurant manager Dawn Vanorden told the Journal.
“Everything’s good, we fixed it that night,” she said. “Everyone’s safe.”
It doesn’t appear the restaurant did anything wrong. The restaurant did not have a carbon monoxide detector. They’re required in hotels and motels, but they’re not required in restaurants.
We’re grateful for the presence and quick thinking of the off-duty firefighter, Wimmer. This could have been much worse.
Carbon monoxide is very dangerous. It disrupts blood cells’ ability to carry oxygen through the body, and inhaling too much can be lethal. The level in the restaurant spiked to six times the normal amount, officials told the Journal.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that between 1999 and 2010, an average of 430 people died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in the United States.
There have been some deadly incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning in our area, like in 2013 when a couple from Longview, Wash., Daryl and Shirley Jenkins, died in a room in the Best Western hotel in Boone. Jeffrey Lee Williams, an 11-year-old boy, died later that year in the same room before a police investigation revealed that deadly levels of carbon monoxide had seeped in from a corroded exhaust pipe. After that tragedy, the legislature moved quickly to toughen laws for carbon monoxide detectors in hotel and motel rooms.
Legislators should make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in restaurants. The gas is difficult to detect, sometimes until it’s too late.
We’re glad Wimmer was there, and appreciate the quick response from the restaurant. But more needs to be done. This is serious business.
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“…Assistant Chief Steve Williams with the Lewisville Fire Department said the gas started leaking because of a malfunction in the restaurant’s heating system.
The carbon monoxide made it’s way through the restaurant’s ventilation system and into a private dining room where a birthday party with kids was taking place…a firefighter who happened to be with the party group noticed people in the room were feeling dizzy, nauseated, and experiencing headaches, so he called the fire department.”
“An off-duty firefighter saved the lives of many dinner party guests when he realized something was amiss during the gathering of friends in North Carolina. When Lonnie Wimmer began to notice guests were nauseous and complaining of headaches at the River Ridge Tap House, he jumped into action…”
“Firefighters Melvin Batts and Sam Acala had popped into a Subway restaurant near Greenbelt and Good Luck roads around noon when the carbon monoxide detectors strapped to their walkie-talkies went off…’The readings we found were as high as 600 ppm’…The shopping center was immediately evacuated, and firefighters suited up to find the leak. Emergency crews found that the exhaust vent from an air conditioning unit was broken and funneling carbon monoxide into stores instead of outside.”
Bridgewater, NJ – “None of the Days Inn’s 35 guests present at the time were injured but a firefighter was hospitalized after being sickened from CO exposure.
The Madison Fire Department is investigating code regulations after a carbon monoxide scare sent dozens to the hospital.
The evacuation happened at Salon Centinela during a Wedding Saturday night.
A generator was brought inside the venue causing the carbon monoxide levels to increase to dangerous levels, 405 parts per million.
“When you’re at 400 parts per million of carbon monoxide, within a 2 to 3 hour period, it can be toxic to the body,” Lt. Ron Blumer says.
UW Hospital confirms the incident caused carbon monoxide poisoning to 45 people, sending them to the hospital.
“People have headaches,” he explains. “You could end up having fatigue, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and once you start getting up more, over a prolonged period of time, then that’s when you could start having toxic levels where people could die.”
Officials say it was a pretty cut and dry situation Saturday night. They found out the cause of the carbon monoxide leak and waited for the levels to go down before they cleared the scene.
Now, they are investigating the code regulations.
“It’s up to our code enforcement officers and our fire investigation and inspection bureaus and they will review every call we go on if there’s any concerns for compliance, and so they will be in contact with the facility and making sure everything is in compliance with the city,” Lt. Blumer says.
Madison’s fire protection engineer says their records show that the indoor soccer complex was approved to be used as a banquet hall and the building does have the proper sprinkler and fire alarm systems.
Salon Centinela owners didn’t want to talk on camera, but they did tell NBC15 News Sunday that the band did not ask them for permission to bring the generator inside, and they do want their guests to be as safe as possible while attending events there.
Just as the lunch rush hit downtown Lincoln, several employees at the popular lunch joint Noodles and Company on 14th and ‘P’ started feeling sick. Fire crews were called in and that’s when they detected high levels of carbon monoxide filling the building. The eatery was quickly evacuated, setting off alarm bells for the restaurant next door.
“I didn’t know exactly what was going on, being neighbors with them, then all of the sudden they started checking our place and said ‘oh you need to get out now’ and so I’m, thinking well I don’t smell smoke it’s not a fire then I realized it was CO and some of their employees started showing the symptoms so,” Ian Peterson, general manager at Wahoo’s tacos, said.
Crews say the restaurant forgot to turn on their kitchen vent system while they were cooking, and gas from their appliances built up, causing one employee to be taken to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning. They also say two gas appliances were faulty.
The restaurant next door, Wahoo’s Taco, and the residents upstairs were also evacuated. The general manager of Wahoo’s walked us through how the system works.
“With the hood vents, if you don’t have them on and you’re cooking all that co is going to build up and you don’t really notice it until you have the symptoms, you get nauseous someone passes out, so that’s what happened, we had ours on but we don’t wish that on anyone,” Peterson said.
Noodles and Company says it’ll be closed until they fix their appliances. Officials say all employees were allowed back in about an hour later and everyone is expected to be okay.
We reached out to Noodles and Company for comment; they declined to speak to us, saying they are still investigating what happened.
“Firefighters had to evacuate patrons from a bustling downtown Philadelphia bar and restaurant at the height of a busy weekend night after high carbon monoxide levels were detected in the bar.
Officials said that the dangerous gas was detected at Barra Restaurant & Lounge, on Chestnut Street near 2nd in Old City, about midnight. Firefighters evacuated patrons from the bar and the rest of the building after the levels of CO were discovered. There are apartments above the bar…”
A malfunctioning fryer caused carbon monoxide levels to rise in the Church’s Chicken in the 300 block of W. 2nd Street Wednesday afternoon, which resulted in a brief evacuation of the building.
Sand Springs Fire Chief Mike Wood said the main fryer in the kitchen had to be shut down until it can be evaluated.
“It’s some operational issue with the fryer,” Wood said. “Apparently, [employees] had had some issue with the fryer before, so they hadn’t been using it, but for some reason, today, it was used.”
Carbon monoxide is dangerous at high enough levels, he said.
The restaurant was closed to allow the building to air out as of 2:30 p.m., but was open and serving customers again by about 4 p.m.
Fire officials had to evaluate several employees at a Severna Park restaurant after increased levels of carbon monoxide were found Tuesday.
Anne Arundel County Fire responded to the Noodles & Company in the 500 block of Ritchie Highway just after 6:15 p.m.
Seven people exhibited lightheadedness and headaches, the department said. Two people were taken to the hyperbaric chamber at the University of Maryland Medical Center, two people were taken to University of Maryland Medical Center, two people were taken to Baltimore-Washington Medical Center and one person was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Hazmat crews were called in to investigate the source of the leak. Crews said the source came from a hood on top of the stove that was not ventilating properly.
Two Jersey City EMTs…walked into the Burger King on Route 440 in Jersey City and their portable carbon monoxide detection devices began to sound…evacuated the restaurant and notified the fire department…The devices are worn by all EMTs and paramedics at JCMC and was implemented back in 2011.”
Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:59:41 GMT — Kelly’s Restaurant in Quincy is open for business Wednesday after being evacuated twice Tuesday for two separate carbon monoxide leaks.
Just before noon Wednesday, restaurant owner Jeff McClean said that two people were still in the hospital being treated.
He said everything is back to normal at the restaurant, however, and he praises the Quincy Fire Department and EMTs for doing a fantastic job.
You may remember the first emergency call came in shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday when several people inside reported feeling ill.
Quincy Fire Department Assistant Chief James Pioch said around 20 people were inside at the time, and six employees were taken to Blessing Hospital for treatment.
The leak came from one of the kitchen’s stoves, McClean said, and the restaurant re-opened around 5 p.m.
“We got as high as 700 parts per million (of carbon monoxide), your detector at home will probably sound anywhere between 10 and 35 parts per million, of carbon monoxide, and like I said we were gettin 700 parts,” Pioch said.
According to Pioch, an engine responded the second time to a carbon monoxide detector going off around 7:30 p.m.
Pioch said elevated levels of carbon monoxide from the restaurant’s east-side furnace forced a second evacuation of the building.
Fire crews ventilated the building after some workers complained of headaches, prompting another ambulance response.
Pioch said he did not know if the second ambulance transported anyone to the hospital.
The most common symptoms of CO poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain and confusion, according to the CDC .
Quincy, IL – Six employees of a Quincy tavern have been taken to a hospital after a carbon monoxide leak.
Assistant Quincy Fire Chief James Pioch tells WGEM-AM that high levels of carbon monoxide were found in the kitchen area of Kelly’s Tavern on Tuesday afternoon.
Pioch says carbon monoxide levels came in at 700 to 800 parts per million. He says anything over 35 ppm is considered dangerous.
Tavern owner Rod McLean says employees started feeling sick during the lunch crowd and called authorities. McLean says no customers were affected.
Fire investigators believe the leak came from an appliance in the kitchen, but they’re not sure which one.
“Authorities at the Delton Fire Department said the cause of the carbon monoxide leak was the rink’s resurfacing machine. The rink will stay closed until the machine can be fixed, officials said. A mechanic is scheduled to start working on it Monday…Ice Hawks President Michael Fatis says the incident makes a good case for a Wisconsin regulation similar to a Minnesota law which requires carbon monoxide detectors at ice rinks.”
MANCHESTER, NH – Shortly after the Mall of New Hampshire opened at 11 a.m. on Oct. 19 employees and customers of Bertucci’s restaurant began noticing symptom of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Alarms sounded inside the restaurant and Manchester Fire Department responded to find reportedly high readings of carbon monoxide in the building – 114 PPM – which resulted in a mall evacuation. All victims were treated in the parking lot while MFD vented the building and tried to detect/isolate the problem.
This is the second Sunday in a row that Bertucci’s has had the issue and had to evacuate.
After approximately 45 minutes the situation was brought under control. Officials said the issue seems to be in an HVAC unit. Manchester Health Department officials at the scene ordered the restaurant closed due to the issue.
“11 people were treated and at least one child remains hospitalized after an archery club was exposed to carbon monoxide…(one of the victims) decided to step outside for some fresh air. It’s then she realized she barely had the strength to walk up the stairs and suspected something might seriously be wrong. Other archers complained of headaches and nausea and the group evacuated the basement…(officials) traced the carbon monoxide leak to a faulty boiler plate on the first floor of the facility. The boiler plate is used to heat the center’s swimming pool.”
“Deputy Fire Chief Jon Davine said Northampton firefighters were called to 16-18 Main St. shortly after 11 a.m. when a carbon monoxide detector was activated in the basement of Local Burger. He said firefighters detected high levels of carbon monoxide throughout the building, from its basement to the attic. The readings prompted the Fire Department to evacuate about a dozen people from the building, which also houses Banh Mi Saigon restaurant at the ground level and has apartments on the second and third floors.”
“At about 8:45 a.m., North Mac Intermediate and Middle Schools were evacuated, after approximately 150 students and faculty were exhibiting symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning — nearly 60 people have been transported to local hospitals.”
“…complaints allege that when a 2003 building addition to the school was designed and constructed, the venting system for the hot water heaters in the mechanical room was defective, causing a modification to be made to the vents that extended the vent pipe high above the roof and required guy wires. According to documents produced by the school district under the Freedom of Information Act, one of those guy wires to the vent pipe was found after the accident to be broken, according to a press release from the Nolan Law Group.
A district employee and the plumbing/heating contractor had noticed a break in the vent pipe inside the building the week prior to Sept. 15, 2014, and performed a temporary repair that did not hold…”
“Legal Sea Foods located at the Street in Chestnut Hill along Route 9 was evacuated Tuesday morning following high carbon monoxide readings in the restaurants, the Newton Fire Department tweeted. A nearby restaurant, The Cottage, was also evacuated.
WCVB first reported that carbon monoxide detectors were going off this morning when employees came to work. Newton fire and National Grid have reportedly traced the problem to a Legal Sea Foods oven.
One person was evaluated for carbon monoxide poisoning on site and was cleared, Newton Fire tweeted.
Both restaurants plan to open to customers for lunch.”
“Fire Department personnel conducting a routine inspection found elevated carbon monoxide levels at a New Dorp business, resulting in two people being taken to the hospital, officials said.
While inspecting Shaggy’s Cheesesteaks on Hylan Boulevard, FDNY officials discovered the carbon monoxide levels showed a reading of 180 on their meters, where normal readings are below 10, said Battalion 23 Chief John Labarbera at the scene…the source of the elevated CO came from some cooking equipment in the kitchen…
While the city mandates homeowners install carbon monoxide detectors in residences, the devices aren’t required in businesses and other areas where people gather — including restaurants. But the City Council is set to change that: City Council Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio has introduced a bill requiring carbon monoxide detectors in places of business, school auditoriums, and other public spaces…’These are the legitimate health risks which underscore an odorless gas that ultimately can kill people…'”
“Dane County dispatch said three people were sent to the hospital following a carbon monoxide leak at a fast food restaurant in Cottage Grove early Monday morning. The incident happened just before 6 a.m. at the McDonald’s in the 400 block of West Cottage Grove Road…”
“A faulty water heater flue pipe caused the carbon monoxide leak that killed a New York restaurant manager and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals…Restaurant manager Steven Nelson was found unresponsive in the basement on Saturday night and pronounced dead at a hospital…
Authorities initially went to the restaurant after receiving a call about a woman who had fallen and hit her head in the basement. Rescue workers who arrived at the scene started to feel lightheaded and nauseated and suspected a carbon monoxide leak, officials said.
The restaurant was evacuated and 27 people were treated at hospitals. All of those impacted by the fumes were restaurant employees, police or ambulance workers…”
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“…he came home so ill they went to the emergency room where doctors told him he may have a blood disorder…the next few days when Nelson returned from work were torturous. “I found him kneeling at the bed saying, ‘I feel like I’m dying.'”
HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. — “A 55-year-old restaurant manager died and more than two dozen others were taken to hospitals Saturday after being overcome by carbon monoxide at a restaurant at New York mall…Four ambulance personnel and three officers were among those overcome by carbon monoxide at the complex…”
The Laurel Walmart was evacuated Sunday morning due to high carbon monoxide levels in the building, an Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokesman said.
Fire personnel responded to the store in the 3500 block of Russett Green East at 10:27 a.m. for a medical emergency and found an injured employee, Fire Department Lt. Russ Davies said.
The person, whose identity and condition were unknown, was transported to Laurel Regional Hospital.
While at the store, fire personnel discovered high carbon monoxide levels and decided to evacuate the roughly 250 people in the building.
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that is toxic to humans and animals when encountered in high concentrations.
The source of the leak appears to be the store’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, Davies said. The building was ventilated until carbon monoxide levels dissipated, and employees were allowed to return at around 12:30 p.m.
“Emergency personnel were called after employees complained of feeling sick. Four employees went home throughout the day and 11 employees were taken to the hospital…Fire Department personnel are trying to locate the source of the carbon monoxide leak and believe it may have originated somewhere in the kitchen…Fire officials told FOX8 when carbon monoxide levels get to 35 it is “alarming.” The carbon monoxide levels in O’Charley’s on Friday were up to 400.”
“A worker was using an acetylene torch on a refrigeration unit…’When I got on scene and walked into the building, my CO alarm went off the wall…It was the highest I’ve ever seen it in the 15 years I’ve been in the fire department…The chief said he evacuated the building due to the “really dangerous” reading…”
A faulty furnace is to blame for a Falls Church carbon monoxide leak that sent three people to the hospital Wednesday morning.
Fairfax County emergency crews responded to the Baileys Crossroads apartment building in the 3600 block of Malibu Circle at about 2:30 a.m. after several residents complained of nausea, headache and dizziness. Emergency crews transported an adult woman and an adult man to INOVA Fairfax Hospital. Another man was transported to Arlington Hospital.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue representatives initially reported that the three victims were in life-threatening condition, but by 6 a.m. said they would all be OK.
Firefighters used meters and found high levels of carbon monoxide in the apartment.
Officials evacuated all 11 apartments in the three-story building. Officials authorized residents to enter the apartments after a four-hour wait while firefighters ventilated the building.
Washington Gas crews determined a faulty furnace in the area caused the carbon monoxide poisoning.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) — Fire officials say 11 people were taken to St. Luke’s Medical Center after they were exposed to carbon monoxide fumes at the Playmakers Sports Center, located in the 5300 block of W. Fond du Lac Avenue.
Officials say workers on Monday, July 15th were trying to remove carpeting using a propane fueled tool, which started emitting fumes.
An employee at the store passed out, and this prompted the store to call the fire department. Fire officials then discovered elevated carbon monoxide levels in the building.
The building was evacuated and ventilated, and 11 were taken to the hospital. The 11 men were placed into a hyperbaric chamber, pressurized with oxygen to provide extra oxygen to the brain and remove the carbon monoxide.
All of the men taken to the hospital were listed in fair condition. Their ages range from 26-50.
Officials say most of those transported were carpet removal workers, and the rest were store employees.
“Garden City Park Firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide situation at a Dominican-style restaurant Thursday and took a total of seven people to the hospital for treatment.
According to Garden City Park Fire Chief Roger Green, ‘outrageously high levels’ of carbon monoxide were found in the building at 2172 Jericho Turnpike, which was functioning on a basement generator after the power had been turned off.
The generator was located in a common basement of the building and police were alerted at about 3:42 p.m. by a phone call requesting medical aid. Workers in the restaurant and several tenants in the apartments above the restaurant had complained about headaches and nausea.
A total of seven persons were taken to Nassau University Medical Center with non-life threatening conditions while another six declined medical attention.
The Nassau Fire Marshals Office is investigating the situation and will be determining if charges will be filed.”
“The Storm Lake Fire Department, police and Alliant Energy responded to a Burger King on Tuesday night after an odor of natural gas was reported…Authorities said no natural gas was detected, but carbon monoxide was. Firefighters determined a faulty rooftop heating unit caused the problem.”
“Police officers on patrol at around 10:30 Monday night saved the life of an employee of Healthy Food Chinese Kitchen, 650 Main Street, when an officer on patrol found the man lying unconscious on the floor behind the front counter with the gas generator running inside the restaurant, according to police.
Police said the man was taken away from the carbon monoxide filled room and outside to fresh air where oxygen was provided. Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Services personnel treated and revived him at the scene before he was transported to Bridgeport Hospital.”
“The leak was traced to an improperly vented water heater outside a Chili’s restaurant.
Chief Selberg said, apparently CO gas fumes were being pulled back into the shopping center’s air handling system, “It was up in the 200 parts per million range which is considered pretty high for CO.”
Firefighters and MLGW workers used gas monitors to trace the leak, but not before evacuating around thirty people from nine businesses…”
FRENCHTOWN — About 10 people were evacuated from the building at 10 Bridge Street last night, Tuesday, Nov. 2, to escape carbon monoxide fumes that spread throughout the three-story structure. The fumes came from a gasoline-powered generator being operated inside the dining room of the basement restaurant, Cocina Del Sol.
According to Frenchtown Union Fire Company Chief Gerald Hoffman, emergency units responded to the scene between 8 and 8:30 p.m. to perform the evacuation.
“It took to about 11:30 when we finally ventilated all of the building,” Hoffman said.
Besides the restaurant located in the basement, the building also contains specialty shops on the first floor and apartments on the second and third floors.
Because the building had been without power, most of the apartment residents were not at home, the fire chief said.
Responding to the scene along with the Frenchtown Fire Company were Frenchtown Police, Quakertown Fire Company and a fire unit from Ottsville, Pa.
Hoffman said he is submitting a report on the incident to state fire safety officials.
CENTER CITY – February 1, 2010Several hundred students at the Art Institute of Philadelphia were forced from the 14-story building before dawn Monday after carbon monoxide detectors went off. The dorm is home to about 550 students.
Fire officials say three women had to be taken to hospitals following the evacuation.
School spokeswoman Carise Mitch says about a half-dozen students complained of illness following the evacuation. Two went to hospitals and were later released.
The city ordered the building closed until the source of the gas is found. That could take several days.
Mitch says the students will be housed at hotels until they can return to the dorm.
Two restaurants on the building’s ground floor are also shut down.
“Someone connected to the tournament called firefighters Saturday evening and said a Zamboni appeared to be releasing more exhaust than usual…asked whether firefighters could check it out.”
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“No one realized the man was suffering from exposure to carbon monoxide — and that the poison gas, notorious for its deadly stealth, was already sickening other guests and workers…Philip D. Prechtel, 63, died in his room…One other guest, two employees, two police officers and three ambulance workers were taken to hospitals.
QUEENSBURY – A potentially deadly level of carbon monoxide filled a Queensbury restaurant Saturday, sending 42 people to an area hospital. Most of the employees and customers of the Log Jam restaurant were treated and released. Two were flown to another hospital for more specialized treatment, said Queensbury Central Fire Department Chief Joseph DuPrey. No further details on their location or condition were immediately available.
The dining room was filled with 5,000 parts per million of carbon monoxide gase after the restaurant’s water heater in the basement stopped venting exhaust properly, DuPrey said. At that level people can get sick within minutes and die within an hour, DuPrey said. “It’s not uncommon for us to go to a residential home and see maybe 10 or 15 or 20 (parts per million,” DuPrey said. “To have 5000 parts per million is an extremely hazardous condition.”
Authorities were notified at 9:45 p.m. after a customer fainted. The restaurant was evacuated within minutes of the emergency crew’s arrival. Restaurant managers were unavailable for comment and the restaurant was closed Sunday. National Grid turned off the lead and the town of Queensbury’s code enforcement office will work with the restaurant to ensure that the water heater meets code. – The Associated Press
“A pair of Good Samaritans saved three workers who were overcome by carbon monoxide in Westfield Wednesday.
Authorities say three workers were using a gasoline-powered pressure washer to clean mold out of a store basement. According to police, the men were overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning from the motor?s exhaust.
Two Good Samaritans were walking by when they noticed the workers collapsed on the floor. The two men pulled the workers out of the basement. When emergency crews arrived, they said two workers were unconscious and one was seriously ill.
Four additional people from nearby shops were treated for minor injuries and taken to the hospital for further evaluation.”
“Fifteen workers at the Chevys Fresh Mex restaurant at Arundel Mills mall were hospitalized yesterday after being exposed to carbon monoxide. The restaurant hood and duct system in the kitchen malfunctioned…”
John Bayness and Christopher Adams probably died of carbon monoxide poisoning in not much more than 12 minutes inside a car wash here, an expert said.
And the two were probably “intoxicated” by the gas within minutes and couldn’t comprehend what was happening, said Tom Greiner, an Iowa State University Extension associate professor.
Greiner conducted tests at the Wonder Wash Car Wash Monday with the older-model sport utility vehicle the two victims were driving. The pair stopped at the car wash Friday on their way to Arizona for a vacation. Both of the bay’s doors were closed.
Because of the extremely high level of carbon monoxide produced by their vehicle, the pair probably didn’t experience any of the common symptoms associated with the poisoning — headache, drowsiness and nausea, Greiner said. They didn’t know they needed to get out, he said.
“It’s worse than being drunk on alcohol,” Greiner said.
Bayness, 23, and Adams, 20, were found by a car wash customer about 1:25 p.m. Friday. Officials found the ignition still in the on position.
Preliminary autopsy results showed they died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in America, according to The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Fifteen hundred people die annually because of accidental CO exposure, and an additional 10,000 seek medical attention, the association says.
A similar incident to Friday’s claimed the life of Nolan Reetz of Jesup last December.
Here’s some information on CO, according to the Consumer Products Safety Commission:
Breathing CO usually causes symptoms such as headaches, dizziness and weakness in healthy people. It also causes sleepiness, nausea, vomiting, confusion and disorientation. At very high levels, it causes loss of consciousness and death.
CO is colorless and odorless. This is particularly dangerous because people often don’t realize they are in trouble. Some of the symptoms are similar to the flu or other common illnesses.
Many CO problems occur in homes and businesses, but dangerous levels of CO can be prevented with proper appliance and equipment maintenance and installation.
Some common equipment that produces carbon monoxide includes automobiles, fuel-fired furnaces, gas water heaters, fireplaces and wood stoves, lawn mowers and snow blowers. Don’t run engines in the garage.
Detectors are available to help monitor levels of CO in buildings and should be installed on each floor, especially sleeping floors.
If a carbon monoxide problem is suspected, immediately open doors or windows to ventilate the house and get everyone outside for fresh air. Call the fire department of utility company.
To prevent carbon monoxide poisoning from vehicles, Greiner said:
Make certain all vehicles are tuned up and running clean.
Check and repair exhaust system leaks.
When starting a car and leaving from the garage:
Never run engine in a garage, even if the garage door is open, except for driving in and out.
Make certain everyone is in the car and ready to leave.
Open the overhead garage door before starting the car.
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