Carbon monoxide leaks leave Durham, N.C., public housing residents fearing for their safety

Posted January 11, 2020

“HUD’s health and safety inspection of the complex wouldn’t have required a check for carbon monoxide detectors, since they are not mandatory in the federally subsidized properties…”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/carbon-monoxide-leaks-leave-durham-n-c-public-housing-residents-n1113836?fbclid=IwAR37NTFlJVeAYxgYdZ69o2-JN3U38soRUTal66Zcuiqnkn6LvgoHbq289UQ

Woman says her ventless gas fireplace put her at risk for carbon monoxide poisoning

Posted January 6, 2020

“California and other cities on the East Coast and Texas have passed laws restricting or banning vent-free models, requiring gas fireplaces to have outdoor vents — though older homes in those cities and states may still have them.”

https://www.fox17online.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/woman-says-her-ventless-gas-fireplace-put-her-at-risk-for-carbon-monoxide-poisoning?fbclid=IwAR1nq4JPktvDl2c5-dG884bCi-3yf_Y24NaalCuYn6BY5XsElnw-DZGS9e4

 

New details shed light on “Mr. Heater” death

Posted December 21, 2019

Followup to the tragic story of a Kennewick, Washington, man, David Dana, who lost his life due to carbon monoxide poisoning in his van.

https://www.rvtravel.com/new-details-shed-light-on-mr-heater-death/?fbclid=IwAR3-TlUZUnjxOKBXzp4x0gNC5X_IrTVcAb9cAnmPDZqr3fkSpKk1MnPkQik

Spokane apartment owner could be fined after carbon monoxide poisoning

Posted December 16, 2019

Spokane, WA –  “…residents were using three generators that were on the roof near the unit’s windows to power portable space heaters and other electronic devices…exhaust from the generators vented back into the cracked windows, causing increased levels of dangerous carbon monoxide to accumulate”

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/spokane-renters-forced-from-apartments-after-carbon-monoxide-exposure/293-b26a04c1-dbed-4406-b5bb-ec2c7345163d?fbclid=IwAR1WMwZGoCGasvA225i5Aeq2BpC1CENEBlWKAhx4Zxu0JsxkVnnt3afoXpY

 

Former fire chief’s life threatened by carbon monoxide, encourages CO monitoring systems

Posted December 15, 2019

Comstock, MI – “Standing in the fire station where he spent more than four decades, retired Comstock Fire Chief Walter Culver warned of the importance of having working carbon monoxide monitors. The former chief said he became a testimony of that importance after carbon monoxide threatened his own life.”

https://wwmt.com/news/local/former-fire-chief-almost-killed-by-carbon-monoxide-encourages-co-monitoring-systems?fbclid=IwAR0sWYPC0jC5kj2pul4Uecf_CqKwFwFl8yf240L8P1meHJN2Mvv2cwqegxE

MN family using CO scare to inform others

Posted December 11, 2019

Worthington, MN – “Imagine coming home from a day at work, and you hear several alarms coming from your home, and it turns out those chirps are coming from your carbon monoxide detector…”

How to stay safe from CO poisoning:
1. Have CO alarms with fresh batteries
2. Know the sound of your alarm when it’s alerting to CO in the air (push the test button to hear the 4-beep pattern)
3. If you ever hear the alarm alerting to CO, get outside to fresh air and call 911 (CO can render you confused/unconscious/DEAD if you remain inside trying to open windows and search out the cause of the alarm – don’t take chances with your life)

EMS responds to CO alarms at Gamma Phi Beta

Posted December 3, 2019

No deaths and no injuries at this sorority house at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln…they had CO alarms, and they evacuated to fresh air and called 911 when they heard them going off.  A model of what all CO exposure incidents should look like.

http://www.dailynebraskan.com/news/lpd-lfd-respond-to-carbon-monoxide-alarms-at-gamma-phi/article_d3023152-15e6-11ea-8755-3b132b19c3f3.html

Oregon family thankful after mother saved from CO-filled house

Posted November 28, 2019

Toledo, OR – This woman is lucky to be alive after leaving her keyless ignition vehicle running in her garage.  Another example of why it’s so important to have CO alarms in your home…one on every level and near all sleeping areas.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/suburbs/2019/11/28/oregon-family-thankful-after-police-save-mother-from-carbon-monoxide-filled-house/stories/20191125205

89-year-old man hopes CO scare will be a warning to others

Posted November 8, 2019

Rochester, MN – This man is lucky to have survived this incident…running gas powered equipment in an enclosed space can kill you in minutes…

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/11/08/i-made-a-stupid-mistake-89-year-old-wants-carbon-monoxide-scare-to-be-a-warning-to-others/

 

Mysterious alarm saves woman from CO poisoning

Posted November 8, 2019

Belmont Buckingham Apartments – Denver, CO

“I came home one night and I heard a faint alarm, but I didn’t know where it was coming from,” said Sharon Okechukwu, “I could hear it say ‘carbon monoxide.’”

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/11/08/denver-fire-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-alarm/

44 year-old woman dies of CO in home – levels at 850ppm

Posted January 12, 2019

A woman in Wasilla, AK, found dead in her home due to faulty hot water heater…important reminder to have working CO alarms in your home…article recommends Alaska residents be on alert for appliances that may have been damaged as a result of earthquake that happened in November…https://www.frontiersman.com/news/wasilla-woman-dies-due-to-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/article_576876d4-16ad-11e9-9527-bbd9d708a233.html

Invisible CO can kill you before you know what’s happening

Posted April 14, 2012
“Ashley could not find her wall plug-in charger because it had ended up in the washing machine, wrapped inside her comforter. So she decided to use a vehicle charger while sitting in the front seat of my husband’s Honda Ridgeline truck. It was parked in our garage…”
CO can kill within minutes. CO alarms can prevent death and injury in many environments, but there are situations such as this one where knowledge and awareness are the only ways to prevent harm.

Invisible carbon monoxide can kill before you know what’s happening

Carbon Monoxide: Last Year’s Surprise Killer Still Claims Lives

Posted December 12, 2007
  • 20 adults and a 9-year-old boy became ill after inhaling carbon monoxide in an Ocean Shores grocery store powered by a generator
  • four members of a Vietnamese family were found dead in their Burien home. A generator had been running in their garage
  • three children died in a rural home in Grant County where a gasoline generator was running
  • Immigrant populations were the hardest hit: Of the 70 people treated in Virginia Mason s hyperbaric chamber, only five spoke English as their first language

Carbon Monoxide: Last Year’s Surprise Killer Still Claims Lives