“The Committee is seeking to understand why your company has failed to adequately adopt industry-led standards, how your company plans to prevent putting your customers at risk in the future, and whether legislative reform is necessary to protect consumers…”
Carbon Monoxide Detector Saves MJ Listener At Music Festival (myq105.com)
“According to the complaint, Brumfield purchased a 2003 Saturn Ion on Feb. 28 from King Auto Sales in Cahokia. A few weeks later at 8:30 a.m. on March 11, Brumfield alleges police officers responded to a wellness check when the Ion was parked on Lincoln Ave. in St. Louis. First responders allegedly arrived on scene to find the Ion running idle with Brumfield and her three minor children unresponsive in the vehicle.”
“Ashley Wilson couldn’t shake the worry of her son getting carbon monoxide poisoning at school.
It may not be the first concern that comes to mind when a parent thinks about their child at school, but for Wilson, the worry was warranted.
In February 2020, her family suffered carbon monoxide poisoning after the boiler in their former apartment was leaking. There was no detector installed to indicate the presence of the colorless, odorless, potentially deadly, gas.
She would try to reassure herself that the schools were safe but decided she needed to reach out after she heard news about 17 people being sent to the hospital after carbon monoxide levels reached dangerously high levels in a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee dorm.
To Wilson’s surprise, the Appleton Area School District told her there aren’t detectors in any of the school buildings.
State law doesn’t require them in schools, but it does require them on every level of Wisconsin homes. According to the state Department of Health Services, carbon monoxide poisoning sends about 500 Wisconsinites to the emergency room each year…”
Appleton schools to add carbon monoxide detectors following mom’s plea (postcrescent.com)
“Families of three men who died of carbon monoxide poisoning while camping at the 2021 Faster Horses Festival are suing the event promoter and Michigan International Speedway, alleging the campground was overcrowded, unsafe and improperly monitored and inspected…Live Nation and the speedway, which owns the land, did not monitor or supervise the campsites, making the area unfit and dangerous for campers to safely use generators, alleges the pending lawsuit, filed in April in Lenawee County Circuit Court.”
Survivors, families of men who died of carbon monoxide exposure sue Faster Horses, MIS – mlive.com
Catoosa, Oklahoma –
“Fire Department records show Catoosa Firefighters had been called out to the same room in the same hotel for the same reason, two times in the previous two weeks. Pawel Markowski says his coworker saved his life. Markowski didn’t show up for a business meeting which isn’t like him, so his coworker went to the Hampton Inn and Suites and convinced the staff to unlock Markowsi’s room and they found him on the floor unconscious.”
“…rescue crews were called…for an individual experiencing seizures… When crews arrived and got about 20 feet to 30 feet inside the building, carbon monoxide detectors they wear began activating… A total of 35 people were exposed to carbon monoxide and 10 were taken to the hospital…”
Carbon monoxide at Home Depot distribution center sends 10 to hospital (heraldmailmedia.com)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — A carbon monoxide leak at Noodles and Company in Springfield on Friday sickened several people.
The Springfield Fire Department was called to the restaurant around 11:21 a.m. for a reported gas leak.
Before firefighters arrived, dispatch was notified about multiple people getting sick at the restaurant.
Once arriving on the scene, crews started triage and tested people at the location.
We’re told only one person had to be taken to the hospital, 10 others refused.
The fire department then secured utilities and ventilated the building.
They are still investigating the cause of the leak.
Carbon monoxide leak at Noodles and Company sickens several | WICS (newschannel20.com)
Sandals Adds Carbon Monoxide Detectors After 3 Guests Die in Bahamas | PEOPLE.com
“When paramedics arrived on scene Saturday night, the carbon monoxide meters affixed to their medical bags immediately went into high alert upon entering the lobby of the theater…discovered levels of anywhere from 250 to 350 parts per million…Paramedics then called for additional fire personnel to arrive on scene in order to determine the cause of the carbon monoxide leak and the remaining patrons at the venue were evacuated. Eventually, officials reported finding the apparent culprit: three gas-powered generators in a partially-enclosed, outdoor service area that were being used to provide additional power needed for the band’s performance…”
Cleveland Hts. venue closed after reported CO leak (news5cleveland.com)
“Dozens of residents evacuated the building after receiving a notification from their carbon monoxide detectors or hearing about the leak from neighbors, but residents said they did not receive orders from The Statesman or fire officials to leave their apartments.“
Carbon monoxide leak in The Statesman spurs evacuation – The GW Hatchet
Cedar Rapids, Iowa —
“Nearly two dozen workers were taken to local hospitals after elevated levels of carbon monoxide were found inside the offices and warehouse of NFI Interactive Logistics. Cedar Rapids fire crews were called just after 2:30 p.m. to the scene at 3110 Prairie Valley Ct. SW, for reports of carbon monoxide alarms going off inside the large warehouse and its attached office space.”
“…(pilot) became incoherent, incapacitated and subsequently passed out while attempting to control the temperature in the N102NS aircraft as a result of carbon monoxide and/or organophosphates being present in the cockpit…”
“His death initially was believed to be the result of a heart attack. However, two weeks later, another worker at the company experienced carbon monoxide poisoning while performing similar tasks…”
Case report: 18MA022
Issued by: Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program
Date of report: Aug. 13, 2021
“Neighbors told fire crews that the trailer’s propane-powered generator turned on in the middle of the night when the power went out. Once power was restored Monday afternoon, they observed that the generator was still running, which is when they went to check on the trailer and noticed an unconscious person.”
Person life-flighted to hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning (koin.com)
“…an incident with a pizza oven that has a faulty burner and a worker was overcome by (carbon monoxide) fumes.”
“Kellye Canty had gotten a used car about a year ago with rear-end damage. She and DeMarray thought it was only cosmetic. It turns out the exhaust system was damaged and was spewing fumes into the car.”
Farmington, Maine –
“Staff and inmates at the Franklin County Detention Center were forced to evacuate the on Saturday afternoon after a corrections officer reported smelling fumes in the building…investigation officers found the boiler room full of smoke…boiler was turned off after carbon monoxide was detected.”
“The plaintiffs are alleging gross negligence by three companies for a 2021 incident in which the improper use of welding equipment indoors exposed at least 20 people to toxic levels of carbon monoxide.”
South Carolina workers sue over carbon monoxide incident (wistv.com)
“At 4:02 a.m., firefighters with the Newport News Fire Department responded to a carbon monoxide alarm in the 1400 block of Waltham Lane. While investigating the alarm, a fire was discovered in a neighboring town home…
Investigators believe a working smoke alarm alerted the victim to the fire, but they were unable to get out of the house…the fire department identified the victim as 36-year-old Mia Evans, a Navy veteran who was working as a registered nurse in the area.”
Person dies after residential fire breaks out in Newport News (wtkr.com)
“Fire officials later said after an investigation, they determined that the initial carbon monoxide response was directly related to the fire inside Evans’ home. When firefighters originally arrived on scene, officials say there was no outward indication of fire coming from her home.
As part of the response to carbon monoxide incidents, firefighters employ devices designed to detect hazardous gases. When they entered the neighbor’s apartment, their devices detected the presence of carbon monoxide in the air.
As they worked to find the source of the carbon monoxide, they checked neighboring homes and heard a smoke alarm sounding off from inside Evans’ apartment.
Crews went inside the home, encountering heavy smoke. They extinguished a fire on the first floor and found Evans unresponsive.”
Navy veteran, registered nurse identified as victim of Newport News townhome fire (wtkr.com)
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
“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”
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)
“The fire department would like to remind residents that it’s not safe to use gas-fueled, propane heaters inside of their homes”
“A small plane that had just taken off from Bellingham International Airport made an emergency return after an onboard alarm sounded Tuesday evening.
Airport and Bellingham Fire Department crews called shortly before 7 p.m. March 8 for an aircraft emergency standby, according to the PulsePoint app.
The call came after a pilot of a Cessna 172 airplane that had recently departed Runway 34 at the airport requested an emergency return at approximately 6:48 p.m., Port of Bellingham Director of Aviation Sunil Harman told The Bellingham Herald in an email.
The request was made after an onboard carbon monoxide alarm sounded, Harman reported, and the pilot was the only person on board at the time. The aircraft was cleared to land, according to Harman, which it did safely and parked.
No other flight operations at the airport were impacted.
Small plane makes emergency return landing at Bellingham | Bellingham Herald
UWM carbon monoxide leak, students to be compensated (fox6now.com)
Baltimore, MD –
“Baltimore City fire officials say dozens of residents were evacuated from four apartment buildings in Northwest Baltimore after extremely high levels of carbon monoxide were detected…”
The university said it did not install carbon monoxide detectors in the dorms because they are not required by law.
UWM dorm affected by gas leak didn’t have detectors in living areas (jsonline.com)
UWM carbon monoxide leak; loophole in building code, attorney says (fox6now.com)
“NJ passed a law a few years ago requiring CO alarms in commerical properties and today’s incident showed the importance of the detectors”
Carbon Monoxide Scare Evacuates Hunterdon County ShopRite | Northern Valley Daily Voice
VA nurse saves lives: “The greatest feeling in the world.” – VAntage Point
The announcement comes two months after an investigation by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and NBC News detailed the deadly cost of the government’s failure to regulate portable generators.
“Sacramento Fire Department Public Information Officer Keith Wade said around 5:30 p.m. Friday residents at an apartment building at 999 Arcade Boulevard called PG&E for an issue. Once at the apartment, PG&E ascertained that the wall heater had a carbon monoxide build-up.”
Four people go to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning | abc10.com
On January 31, 2022, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published Housing Notice H 2022-01 (Notice), Carbon Monoxide Alarms or Detectors in U.S. HUD-Assisted Housing. This Notice applies to all HUD Section 811 PRA developments with fuel-burning appliances and/or attached garages. The Notice can be viewed at https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/PIH2022-01.pdf.
HUD issued this Notice to inform and educate property owners/staff and residents of the harmful causes and effects of carbon monoxide (CO). To avoid exposure to CO, HUD will require property owners to install CO alarms or detectors at applicable developments. This requirement must be completed by December 27, 2022.
At a later date, HUD will be providing flyers that developments can print and provide to their residents. The Department will provide an update via listserv once HUD releases the flyers.
PIH 2022-01 CO_Detectors_Joint_Notice (hud.gov)
“Because many nonresidential buildings are places where people gather, they hold the greatest potential for a mass casualty incident to occur.”
Nonresidential Building Fires (2017-2019) (fema.gov)
“… toxicological tests on samples of Sala’s blood showed a carbon monoxide blood saturation level of 58%…”
Emiliano Sala suffered carbon monoxide poisoning before dying in plane crash – Mirror Online
“Officials said one person was transported to the hospital.”
“In their own timeline of events, Richmond Public Schools said those vital alarm panels never called the Richmond Alarm Company because 8-0-4 was not recently added after Verizon changed operations requiring local calls to include the area code.”
Brookfield, CT –
“…deputy fire marshal found a business with elevated carbon monoxide levels, during a follow-up inspection…The high levels of CO were due to an improperly vented portable heater…”
Carbon Monoxide Levels Prompt Warning From Brookfield Officials | Brookfield, CT Patch
Link to pdf:
Commission Briefing Package: Briefing Package on Portable Generator Voluntary Standards | CPSC.gov
77 people treated at local hospitals after Waterloo monster truck rally | Top Stories | kwwl.com
“Officials believe a gas-powered machine may have caused the fumes to accumulate inside the structure.”
Carbon monoxide: Blocked air intake at Marysville hotel pool heater (dispatch.com)
“Marysville Fire investigators and other area officials conducted a follow-up investigation on what caused the hotel pool area to fill with carbon monoxide on January 28 making several people sick.”
Marysville hotel cited for other issues after carbon monoxide leak in January | WOSU News
“Just as pervasive as the gas are the questions about the hotel and the presence of a CO detector in the building.”
After suspected carbon monoxide deaths, La Grange Fire shows how to handle CO situations (wave3.com)
Victims identified after carbon monoxide leak at La Grange hotel (wkyt.com)
Two dead after apparent carbon monoxide leak at LaGrange hotel (wlky.com)
Two found dead in Quality Suites after high levels of carbon monoxide detected | OldhamEra.com
Ann Arbor, MI –
“Emergency crews were called at 5:13 p.m. Feb. 3, to the Hidden Valley Apartments near State Street and E. Eisenhower Parkway for a report of significant levels of carbon monoxide detected in one of the buildings…source of the carbon monoxide leak was determined to be a severely corroded exhaust pipe for the building’s water heater…”
Corroded exhaust pipe sparks carbon monoxide scare in Ann Arbor apartment building – mlive.com
“During the investigation, we found that the car was missing quite a few of the components of the exhaust system…which (may have) contributed to the carbon monoxide poisoning.”
Muncie parents arrested for kids’ carbon monoxide poisoning (cbs4indy.com)
Duxbury, MA –
“The Duxbury Fire Department was called to Alden Elementary School, at 75 Alden Street, for a possible gas leak. The Alden School custodial staff made the call after noticing an odor in the gym…elevated Carbon Monoxide levels were found in a mechanical room in the gymnasium due to a malfunction with the HVAC system…”
High CO Levels Reported in Duxbury Elementary School – NBC Boston
Hampton Inn – Marysville, Ohio
“Before 5:30 p.m., the Marysville Fire Department received a call about several people, including a 2-year-old girl, unconscious at the Hampton Inn on Square Drive.”
At least 14 hospitalized after incident at Marysville hotel | 10tv.com
“…it appeared there were sparking wires underneath the manhole, potentially caused by salt that was put down as a result of the weekend snowstorm…FDNY officials say firefighters evacuated a building containing six apartments…Several other buildings, including a laundromat across the street, also had to be evacuated.”
“Workers had set up heaters inside and outside the building to deal with sub-zero temperatures. CFD says “several of those heaters malfunctioned,” pumping CO into the structure… They found a number of construction workers still on the job, unaware of what was happening… they detected levels at 540 parts per million…”
Have you ever thought about getting rid of your woodstove for a different heating option, but the cost seemed too high? Southwest Clean Air Agency might be able to help. SWCAA is offering grants of $400 to $6000 to help remove or replace old wood stoves.
NTSB to FAA: Make Interactive Carbon Monoxide Detectors Mandatory – FLYING Magazine
Police: Furnace was source of carbon monoxide deaths in Moorhead – StarTribune.com
Journal of Surgical Case Reports article
“Initially diagnosed as Meniere’s disease, the patient was investigated and followed up in the clinic. She reported leakage of carbon monoxide from her gas fire identified during a routine safety check. Her symptoms fully resolved after disconnecting the faulty gas fire. A rare cause of fluctuating hearing loss and vertigo is described, and the diagnostic challenges are discussed.”
“The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that it identified 31 accidents since 1982 involving carbon monoxide poisoning, including 23 fatal crashes that killed 42 people and seriously injured four others.”
NTSB: Require small planes to have carbon monoxide detectors (techxplore.com)
“Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless and potentially deadly gas. Each year, over 20,000 people in the United States are poisoned by carbon monoxide and nearly 450 people are killed.1,2,3 Carbon monoxide poisoning can be easy to diagnose when there is a history of exposure, but difficult when CO exposure is not suspected. We present a case of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning that was nearly missed due to a lack of screening in the field.”
Baldwin County tenant’s family awarded $5 million in carbon monoxide wrongful death suit – al.com
Married for 60 years, Westport couple die on the same day – Kentucky News (darik.news)
“If you can see your way, stay under the smoke,” Enterline said. “That’s where the oxygen is. Our habitual human instinct is to walk. That’s just what we do. Stand up. But that puts you right into the smoke layer where the fire effluent is. That’s where all the toxic gasses and fumes are. It’s really a cocktail of death. You want to stay under the smoke layer and crawl out.”
NFD: 1 adult, 5 children hospitalized for high carbon monoxide exposure | News | wsmv.com
“Firefighters discovered dangerous levels of carbon monoxide at the Icenter Friday afternoon while responding to an unrelated medical call… portable carbon monoxide detectors attached to firefighters’ gear alerted them of the issue when they walked into the building… Salem’s building inspector will follow up Monday to find out why detectors installed at the Icenter were not sounding when first responders arrived”
“Police say they found the bodies of Steven Sikes, 33, Julie Crawford, 31, and their two infant boys, both 9-months-old, dead… the family was trying to keep the home warm with a kerosene heater, which led to carbon monoxide poisoning after the family fell asleep with it on…”
Police: Budd Lake Hotel Placed Guests in Carbon Monoxide Danger | Roxbury, NJ News TAPinto
“The carbon monoxide in Lindvig’s shop came from a natural gas heater. Lindvig told the Tribune that he called a technician who said the gas buildup likely was due to an issue with the chimney…he had taken detectors in his home that were about to reach the end of their lifespan and put them out in the shop, and they had enough life left to alert him and his wife…”
“Their current business model is to license the patent to a corporation that would develop the device…”
Teens patent vehicle carbon monoxide device | News, Sports, Jobs – Altoona Mirror
“Crews were called to the facility…due to a forklift malfunctioning inside the building, causing carbon monoxide levels to reach 500ppm…four people all got sick within a fifteen minute period…”
Three hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at Portland food bank (wagmtv.com)
“On December 22 Sharon Cottrell got a phone call from her daughter, Danica Gilb, with a terrifying story. Two days earlier, on Monday, Gilb heard beeping noises coming from the first and second floors of her building. She tried to contact the property management but never got a response…”
4 adults, 3 kids found in Minnesota home died of carbon monoxide poisoning (nbcnews.com)
Moorhead mourns family of 7 killed by carbon monoxide poisoning – StarTribune.com
C5CC774F750BB7ACFDC62A15A6786E92.letter-to-cpsc-on-co-poisoning—final.pdf (senate.gov)
“Family members said the two men, ages 20 and 25, went out into the garage around 7 p.m. to listen to music…they had a vehicle running in the garage while they were listening to music.”
New Philadelphia men die from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning (timesreporter.com)
Read more about CO danger in garages: https://www.abe.iastate.edu/…/carbon-monoxide…/
JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) — Five people, including a child, were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide incident in Queens.
It happened around 1:30 p.m. on 198th Street and 115th Avenue in Jamaica.
Firefighters and FDNY responded to the scene, where they discovered elevated levels of carbon monoxide in the building and in neighboring buildings.
Investigators say there were no working carbon monoxide detectors throughout the entire house. The buildingwas also illegally subdivided and carved into separate units — a deadly combination.
Neighbors two doors down fro the home fled, and say a number of children were put at risk, breathing in the colorless, odorless carbon monoxide.
“It’s really scary… it was just a panic,” said Justin Henderson.
First responders were originally called to the home after a resident lost consciousness. Paramedics treated five people and rushed them to Nassau County Medical Center.
https://abc7ny.com/new-york-city-queens-carbon-monoxide-incident/11359310/
“…the initial call indicated an unresponsive toddler. A fire official said the child required advanced life support care in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.”
“Portable generators are among the deadliest consumer products. Two decades after the government identified the danger, and as climate change leads to more power outages, people are left vulnerable by a system that lets the industry regulate itself.”
The generator industry resists safety rules despite carbon monoxide deaths | The Texas Tribune
Oxford, OH –
“The most frequent question we have received is ‘why don’t the residential buildings at Miami have carbon monoxide detectors as normally is required by building code?’ Under state building and fire codes, if there is no carbon monoxide produced in a building OR if a carbon monoxide source is sealed and exhausted directly outdoors without entering sleeping quarters, monitors are not required.”
Miami University to make residence hall changes following carbon monoxide scare (wlwt.com)
“A combination of unrelated factors” led to Hillcrest carbon monoxide leak – The Miami Student
Oxford, OH –
“The Nov. 18 carbon monoxide leak that forced the evacuation of Miami University’s Hillcrest Hall dormitory “violated the trust” students have in the university to provide a safe living environment, the school’s Institutional Response Team said in a campus-wide email Thursday, Dec. 2.”
University apologizes to students for carbon monoxide scare – Oxford Observer
“A Frontier Airlines flight from Las Vegas to San Antonio was forced to make an emergency landing at El Paso International Airport on Thursday due to a carbon monoxide leak.”
Carbon Monoxide Leak Inside Plane Prompts Emergency Landing (newsweek.com)
Local couple die from carbon monoxide poisoning | All Point Bulletin
“…this is a good way of eliminating one potential creator of carbon monoxide in our arenas…”
#COiceresurfacer
“It is the basic responsibility of our university to protect its students, and when a randomly-purchased $15 carbon monoxide detector does more to save lives than an administration, that means something needs to change around here.”
Love & Honor & Carbon Monoxide – The Miami Student
“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
Bedford, VA – “According to the Bedford Fire Department, the leak began in the kitchen from a gas appliance with the pilot light blown out.” No mention of CO alarms.
Bedford propane leak at U.S. Army Reserve Center lands eight people in hospital (nbc12.com)
“A quick-thinking 9-year-old in Brockton, Massachusetts, is being credited with saving her family after her parents were overcome by carbon monoxide from a generator they had borrowed after the powerful nor’easter that swept through the area…”
“A jury on Wednesday found the R.I. Airport Corporation was negligent on July 1, 2015 when carbon monoxide entered the office of the two Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) workers near a Southwest Airlines gate at T.F. Green.”
“Firefighters with @MetroWestAmb on scene of a carbon monoxide emergency in the 1000-block of SE Walnut. 6-patients assessed for exposure. Safety reminder: Do not run gas-powered equipment inside your home or business to prevent dangerous build-up of CO gas.” And make sure you have CO alarms installed to provide an alert in case someone doesn’t know this information or forgets.
6 patients assessed for carbon monoxide exposure in Hillsboro | KATU
“The firefighters wear carbon monoxide detectors on their medical bags…When the firefighters walked into the store, those CO monitors went off…(Fire Chief) said the incident proved how important it is to have a CO detector in homes and businesses.”
CO leak at KCK supermarket sends 2 to hospital (kshb.com)
What if myself or someone in my home is deaf or hard of hearing? There are smoke alarms and alert devices that alert people who are deaf or hard of hearing. These devices include strobe lights that flash to alert people when the smoke alarm sounds. Pillow or bed shakers designed to work with your smoke alarm also can be purchased and installed.
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