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Kansas City, MO, nursing home patients evacuated for CO leak
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/nearly-70-nursing-home-patients-evacuated-after-carbon-monoxide-leak
CO leak leads to evacuation of elementary school in NE
Pershing Elementary School in Lincoln, NE, evacuated for CO leak… Read here. (Lincoln Journal Star)
Dry cleaners employees, cop sickened by CO
CO leak at National Cleaners in Crest Hill, IL, initially reported as a gas leak…https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/hazmat-closes-larkin-avenue-fire-department
Elementary school evacuated for high CO levels
Rainbow Elementary School in Madison, AL, evacuated for high CO levels related to broken boiler…https://whnt.com/2019/03/07/rainbow-elementary-closed-after-boiler-malfunction/
CO incident at Ohio prison leads to changes
CO incident at Noble Correctional Institution in Caldwell, OH, poisons 29 inmates and 4 staff…http://www.timesleaderonline.com/news/local-news/2019/03/carbon-monoxide-incident-at-caldwell-prison-leads-to-changes/
Neighbor helps rescue elderly man from home filled with CO
CO came from riding lawn mower left running in basement shop…https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/03/06/sterling-neighbor-carbon-monoxide-rescue/
Pet cat credited with saving couple from CO poisoning
NEVER IGNORE YOUR CO ALARM WHEN IT GOES OFF…https://www.wesh.com/article/pet-cat-credited-with-saving-deltona-couple-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/26632025
68 nursing home patients evacuated for high CO levels
CO poisoning can happen anywhere. Are your loved ones protected with CO alarms where they live? Kansas City, MO, nursing home evacuated for high CO levels…https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/nearly-70-nursing-home-patients-evacuated-after-carbon-monoxide-leak
High levels of CO cause evacuation of Oklahoma jail
Nowata County Jail in Nowata, OK, evacuated after CO exposure of inmates and staff…https://ktul.com/news/local/nowata-county-sheriffs-office-releases-update-after-carbon-monoxide-leak-at-jail
GM Backs Rule to Curb CO Risk in Keyless Cars
KUDOS to General Motors for backing this lifesaving legislation and to Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) who introduced the bill! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/business/carbon-monoxide-keyless-cars.html
At least 28 treated for CO exposure at TN preschool
NO CO alarms at a Hendersonville, TN, preschool where children were poisoned…https://fox17.com/news/local/at-least-28-treated-for-carbon-monoxide-exposure-at-hendersonville-preschool
CO incident at MA strip mall sends 3 people to hospital
CO POISONING CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE…exposure incident at Hudson MA…https://www.boston25news.com/news/carbon-monoxide-incident-at-hudson-strip-mall-sends-3-people-to-hospital/925533923
2 found in car outside MO Walmart killed by CO poisoning
BEWARE EXHAUST LEAKS IN YOUR CAR – sad story from Springfield, MO…https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2019/02/26/two-found-dead-vehicle-likely-died-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/2994811002/
1 hospitalized after CO leak at special needs school in MD
Evacuation of Owings Mills, MD, school…https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/02/25/owings-mills-carbon-monoxide-leak-evacaution/
2 men die from CO poisoning after UTV gets stuck in Brunswick County creek
BEWARE OF VEHICLE BLOCKED EXHAUST – men killed after getting vehicle stuck in 2 feet of water while hunting in Alberta, VA…http://www.nbc12.com/2019/02/25/men-killed-freak-accident-by-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/
CO poisoning in dorm at Wofford College in SC
Do you have a student living a college dorm? This is a scary example of why they should be sure to have a working CO alarm in their room. Many colleges are not required to provide them…http://www.woffordoldgoldandblack.com/2019/02/22/shipp-carbon-monoxide-catastrophe/
CO poisoning of two workers from forklift
CO poisoning from malfunctioning forklift in Rock Falls, IL…https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/02/22/carbon-monoxide-scare-in-rock-falls-sends-two-workers-for-treatment/a77r0n2/
High levels of CO make students and teacher sick at daycare
CO leak at a KinderCare in Tinley Park, IL…https://wgntv.com/2019/02/21/high-levels-of-carbon-monoxide-make-students-teachers-sick-at-suburban-kindercare/
Man killed, wife hospitalized in CO incident in Melville, NY
CO ALARMS SAVE LIVES – make sure you have them in your home…don’t let this happen to your family…https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/02/21/melville-carbon-monoxide/
Firefighters credit CO alarms for saving lives at apartment complex
CO alarms alerted to a car left running in garage below in an apartment complex in Grand Traverse County, MI…https://www.9and10news.com/2019/02/20/firefighters-credit-carbon-monoxide-detectors-for-saving-lives-at-apartment-complex/
FACT CHECK: Can you get CO poisoning from sitting in a snowed-in car?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/carbon-monoxide-snowed-in-car/
Routine furnace maintenance leads to discovery of family suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning
https://www.wlwt.com/article/routine-furnace-maitenance-leads-to-discovery-of-family-suffering-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/26411743
2 families experience CO exposure – one due to vehicles left running, the other from CO leak at business next door
CO ALARMS SAVE LIVES – two examples of how…https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/carbon-monoxide-leak-makes-two-sick-at-gardner-home
Child dies at South Jersey motel, guests evacuated as authorities investigate
ALWAYS CARRY A CO ALARM WHEN TRAVELING – Friendship Motor Inn in Carneys Point, NJ, evacuated for CO…https://www.nj.com/news/2019/02/child-dies-at-south-jersey-motel-guests-evacuated-as-authorities-investigate.html
Students evacuated safely from college dorm thanks to alert from CO alarm
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/02/14/carnegie-mellon-university-carbon-monoxide-alarm-dorm-evacuated/
CO leak at middle school poisons 6 children
Fleetwood Area Middle School in Fleetwood, PA, CO leak poisoned 2 adults and 6 children…http://www.wfmz.com/news/berks/fleetwood-area-middle-school-closed-friday-after-carbon-monoxide-sickens-several/1005712549
NY Fire Dept rescues construction workers poisoned by CO while working in an underground space
NEVER USE A GENERATOR IN A CONFINED SPACE – CO poisoning can happen anywhere…https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/FDNY-Carbon-Monoxide-Rescue-Construction-Site-Midtown-East-29-Street-505379371.html
Service call solves health mystery
CO ALARMS PREVENT INJURIES FROM CO – Mayfield, KY, woman sick for over 10 years from what she thought was a mysterious illness…https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article225506490.html
2 people poisoned by CO after bringing portable grill inside apartment
CHARCOAL GRILLS AND BBQ’S PUT OFF LETHAL AMOUNTS OF CO – NEVER USE THEM INSIDE YOUR HOME/GARAGE/TENT…https://www.local10.com/news/florida/hialeah/2-taken-to-hospital-for-carbon-monoxide-exposure-after-super-bowl-party
2 toddlers and 2 men found dead in home due to CO poisoning from gas generator
NEVER NEVER NEVER RUN A GENERATOR INDOORS…https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/2-Boys-2-Men-Dead-After-Carbon-Monoxide-Poisoning-in-Dallas_Dallas-505276272.html
Elementary school evacuated due to CO leak in cafeteria
A CO leak forced the evacuation of students and staff at Sugarloaf Elementary School in the Florida Keys…https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article225335180.html
High CO levels at Gaylord Rockies Resort send at least 2 to hospital
Aurora Fire Dept responded TWICE this week to high CO levels at this Colorado resort…https://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/31/gaylord-rockies-carbon-monoxide-levels/
Family of 5, including 3 children and pregnant mom, poisoned by charcoal grill
NEVER USE A CHARCOAL GRILL INDOORS – family poisoned using charcoal grill to heat their home…https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/family-of-5-including-3-children-pregnant-woman-suffer-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/909943437
More than a dozen people treated after CO leak at nail salon
CO leak at a Fort Worth, TX, shopping center… https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/20-People-Being-Treated-After-Carbon-Monoxide-Exposure-504777212.html
Baby survives CO poisoning that claimed lives of parents
NEVER NEVER NEVER RUN A GENERATOR INDOORS – 5-month-old found alive inside house where his parents died from CO poisoning…https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/23/parents-die-but-baby-survives-carbon-monoxide-pois/
Daycare center evacuated due to Carbon Monoxide
CO alarms alert to danger and prompt the safe evacuation of more than 70 children from KinderCare in Cedarburg, WI…https://www.wisn.com/article/day-care-center-evacuated-because-of-carbon-monoxide/26030691
Vehicle key fobs and carbon monoxide danger
A compelling news investigation about how keyless start vehicles are resulting in people dying of CO – does your key fob have this simple safety device installed? https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/silent-killer-keyless-ignitions-linked-to-more-than-2-dozen-carbon-monoxide-deaths/67-613076384
Couple dead from CO poisoning in home, 5-month-old child found alive
NEVER USE A GENERATOR OR GAS POWERED HEATER INSIDE YOUR HOME…https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/01/23/parents-die-baby-survives-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/38943675/
Man found dead in apartment due to CO poisoning – no batteries in CO alarm
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/01/24/carbon-monoxide-poisoning-death-sacramento-apartment/
Elevated CO levels at elementary school detected by alarm
Students and staff at elementary school in Elizabeth, NJ, are safe thanks to early alert of CO leak by alarm…https://www.tapinto.net/towns/elizabeth/articles/update-elizabeth-fire-department-called-to-elementary-school-for-elevated-carbon-monoxide-levels
Man found dead in back of pickup truck using propane heater to keep warm
NEVER USE A GAS FIRED HEATER IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE…https://kfgo.com/news/articles/2019/jan/22/police-identify-man-found-dead-in-box-of-pickup/
Firefighters evacuate 20 from state DOT building filled with carbon monoxide
“The building did not have a carbon monoxide detector, which is not uncommon in commercial buildings”…https://www.capjournal.com/news/firefighters-evacuate-from-state-dot-building-filled-with-carbon-monoxide/article_8599b5ce-1e03-11e9-8e3d-6b94ca3f4622.html
CO leak at school – students and staff evacuated
Partial evacuation at Union-Endicott High School in Endicott, NY…no injuries thanks to early alert by CO alarm…https://wbng.com/news/local-news/2019/01/16/carbon-monoxide-alarm-forces-partial-evacuation-at-u-e-high-school/
100+ elderly occupants evacuated when medic’s handheld monitor detects high levels of CO
No CO alarms present in this Springfield, Ohio, senior apartment high rise building…high levels of CO were detected by medics who were responding to a resident who had fallen…https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/carbon-monoxide-leak-forces-mass-evacuation-in-springfield/1706569154
Apartment building evacuated after construction workers using a gas powered saw caused high CO levels
Apartment building in La Crosse, WI, evacuated for CO levels at 200ppm…https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/fire-department-high-carbon-monoxide-levels-prompted-evacuation-of-downtown/article_a8abd8b1-d887-578d-9ae4-959b2428e4b0.html
Mom saves her family from CO poisoning
A story of a family’s survival against CO poisoning in their home, and a reminder of of the lifesaving importance of having CO alarms…https://www.uchealth.org/today/2019/01/15/aurora-mom-saves-her-family-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/
Six people – including first responders injured due to CO leak
CO leak at a New York City apartment building – no CO alarms – first responders injured by CO when they responded to what they thought was an isolated medical incident…https://abc7ny.com/6-people-sickened-in-bronx-carbon-monoxide-leak/5065001/
44 year-old woman dies of CO in home – levels at 850ppm
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
Elementary school evacuated for elevated CO levels – no injuries thanks to early alert by CO alarm
Students and staff at Ashley Elementary School in Salt Lake City, UT, were alerted to evacuate when a CO alarm went off…https://www.ksl.com/article/46465453/vernal-elementary-school-evacuated-due-to-carbon-monoxide-alarm
Police officer’s personal CO detector alerts to CO leak in restaurant
Best Bagels in Long Island, NY, was evacuated for dangerous levels of CO…https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/best-bagels-carbon-monoxide-evacuated-1.25752025
Nursing home evacuated for CO – no injuries thanks to a working CO alarm
https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/ocean/manahawkin-nursing-home-evacuated-for-carbon-monoxide/article_e79ad6ca-021f-5e59-9343-cd920c1d7c95.html
20 year-old man dies of CO poisoning in apartment – batteries missing from CO alarm
Faulty furnace results in CO poisoning death of man and injury to 4 others in apartment building in Pittsburgh, PA…https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/canonsburg-man-dies-of-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-four-others-sickened/article_0dc43060-12a5-11e9-805b-cfea8dbf6bec.html
Car left running in garage kills man and family’s two dogs
Keyless vehicle inadvertently left running in garage causes CO poisoning death of man and critical injury to his wife…http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/one-person-found-dead-at-davis-islands-townhouse-community
UPDATE: 2nd landscaper dies of CO following accident on December 21
Tragic follow-up to an already tragic accident of two landscapers poisoned by CO while running a lawn mower inside work trailer…https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/pascackvalley/police-fire/2nd-landscaper-overcome-by-mower-fumes-at-washington-township-condo-complex-dies/746568/
Hotel guests poisoned by CO while using pool
Guests poisoned in a Michigan hotel…https://www.petoskeynews.com/featured-pnr/pool-users-exposed-to-high-carbon-monoxide-levels-at-charlevoix/article_d9343da2-aae3-5a2f-9586-062d20d3f85e.html
Mom and 14 year old son die of CO poisoning after neighbor leaves generator running in garage
Yet another reason why all homes need CO alarms…you never know where CO will come from…https://www.whec.com/news/dad-wants-justice-for-kendall-son-mom-poisoned-by-carbon-monoxide/5201961/ Original story May 2018…https://www.whec.com/news/orleans-county-man-facing-charges-carbon-monoxide-deaths/4893451/
Zamboni blamed for high CO levels at ice rink
The Breslow Ice Hockey Center in Lincoln, NE, was evacuated for high levels of CO traced to an ice resurfacing machine…https://journalstar.com/news/local/zamboni-blamed-for-high-gas-levels-at-breslow-ice-center/article_137c3448-ff80-5842-b865-02d4aa0969a4.html
3 people hospitalized after CO exposure at shopping center
3 people poisoned by CO as a result of construction workers using a gas powered generator inside vacant space in strip mall (Sante Fe Commons, Olathe, KS)…https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/three-people-hospitalized-after-carbon-monoxide-exposure-in-olathe-shopping-center
Hotel CO leak sends 5 to the hospital
CO leak at Genesee Grande Hotel in Syracuse, NY, results in partial evacuation and sends 5 people to the hospital…https://cnycentral.com/news/local/carbon-monoxide-leak-prompts-partial-evacuation-of-syracuse-hotel-sends-5-to-the-hospital
Landscaper dies – overcome by CO poisoning
Landscaper Dies; Said Overcome by Carbon Monoxide
Navien recalls tankless water heaters and boilers due to risk of CO poisoning
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2018/navien-recalls-tankless-water-heaters-and-boilers-due-to-risk-of-carbon-monoxide
10-year-old boy dies in home with no CO alarm – entire family stayed home feeling ill from what they thought was the flu
https://www.wsaz.com/content/news/10-year-old-boy-dies-from-apparent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-502987181.html
Mom raising awareness about CO after 20-year-old son dies of CO poisoning using propane heater to keep warm
Tragic reminder never to use a fuel fired heating device in an enclosed space, even with a window open…https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Local-mom-raises-awareness-to-help-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-503000902.html
Hotel evacuated due to high levels of CO
The Renaissance Patriot Place Hotel in Foxborough, MA, was evacuated due to CO leaking from a boiler…http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/hotel-in-foxboro-evacuated-for-elevated-carbon-monoxide-levels/article_341d6c46-e913-5ebd-bc79-a43347b15aa2.html
Family saved from CO poisoning by the sound of their CO alarm
CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS SAVE LIVES: A great story about how things are supposed to go…a Warren, MA family acted quickly to save themselves and their dog from carbon monoxide exposure in their home…https://www.westernmassnews.com/news/saved-by-the-bell-warren-family-acts-quickly-when-carbon/article_5eec36f8-018a-11e9-ab41-ff40fac7700d.html
Restaurant evacuated due to high levels of CO
McDonald’s in Lancaster, Pennsylvania evacuated after employees smelled natural gas and alerted authorities who found high levels of CO…https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/gas-leak-prompts-evacuation-of-mcdonald-s-in-lancaster-township/article_fe1bfc06-009d-11e9-b8fe-ab2a28461a7b.html
Recently installed CO alarms alert to CO leak at NJ elementary school
KUDOS to Midstreams Elementary School in New Jersey for protecting their students and staff with carbon monoxide detection – school was evacuated and there were no injuries…http://brick.shorebeat.com/2018/12/recently-installed-carbon-monoxide-detectors-caught-leak-in-midstreams-elementary-school/
Senior apartment complex evacuated for CO – no alarms present
Have a loved one living in a senior housing or assisted living facility? This story is good reminder to make sure their living space is equipped with a carbon monoxide alarm…http://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/carbon-monoxide-forces-vista-south-evacuation/article_fff939b7-2af2-577f-8a9d-8b81d291fc94.html
After year of headaches, brain injury, woman warns others of carbon monoxide dangers
Carbon monoxide injury after stay in an Iowa state park cabin that had no CO alarm…https://www.omaha.com/livewellnebraska/health/after-year-of-headaches-brain-injury-omaha-woman-warns-others/article_85378ca1-3206-5191-831c-76399331d2bb.html
Family poisoned by CO leak after taking batteries out of CO alarm
NEVER IGNORE AN ALARMING CO ALARM – Family of five hospitalized after being poisoned by CO in their home due to a blocked vent in their furnace…https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2018/12/05/carbon-monoxide-leak-hospitalizes-five-york-city/2214945002/
CO leak at restaurant
Taco Bell in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska evacuated for CO leak…https://www.ksnblocal4.com/scottsbluff/content/news/Carbon-monoxide-forces-Taco-Bell-closed-501839851.html
CO poisoning at Christmas parade
CO POISONING CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE…man hospitalized after riding in the back of truck that contained a generator…www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/man-hospitalized-after-carbon-monoxide-exposure-christmas-green-street-parade/
Tragic update to accidental garage CO poisoning: dad and his two children, ages 3 and 8, all deceased
8 y/o daughter also dies in accidental CO poisoning in garage…https://people.com/human-interest/mayra-grcia-kentucky-dead-carbon-monoxide/
Fire officials called after 24 diners get carbon monoxide poisoning at Red Robin in Orland Park
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. […]
CO Leak at restaurant injures 24
4 people hospitalized after CO leak at a Red Robin restaurant in Orland Park, IL…https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/carbon-monoxide-sickens-24-customers-at-red-robin-in-orland-park/
CO alarms alert workers to evacuate restaurant
KUDOS TO EMPLOYERS WHO PROTECT THEIR EMPLOYEES WITH CO DETECTION…CO alarms alerted employees at Bruegger’s Bagels in Des Moines, Iowa, to evacuate…https://whotv.com/2018/11/29/brueggers-bagels-workers-safe-after-early-morning-carbon-monoxide-scare/
Dad and 3 y/o son dead in garage – accidental CO poisoning
NEVER WARM YOUR CAR UP WITH GARAGE DOOR CLOSED – tragic story of a father and and his two children found unresponsive in family’s garage…https://people.com/human-interest/kentuck-father-son-dead-carbon-monoxide-garage/
Middle School CO Leak – No Alarms – Students Hospitalized
CO leak at Clyde Boyd Middle School in Tulsa, Oklahoma…several students hospitalized…leak discovered after multiple students went home ill…district says it will install CO alarms at all school buildings in district and supply handheld monitors at each site…http://www.newson6.com/story/39546855/middle-school-students-treated-after-sand-springs-carbon-monoxide-leak
8 Poisoned by CO While Using BBQ Grill Inside Apartment
NEVER USE A BARBECUE INSIDE YOUR HOME – Eight people poisoned in Las Vegas after using a charcoal grill to heat their apartment…https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/carbon-monoxide-overcomes-8-in-central-las-vegas-1533649/
Family’s Message After CO Leak Found in their Home
CO ALARMS SAVE LIVES – Scott City, Kansas mom’s account of undetected CO leak in home causing children to be sick in the middle of the night…https://www.ksn.com/news/local/-i-didnt-know-what-was-happening-family-almost-died-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/1613206357
Couple Treated for CO Poisoning Give Thanks
Informative story about an Ann Arbor, Michigan couple’s experience with CO poisoning in their home…https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2017/11/22/Couple-treated-in-Toledo-for-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-give-thanks.html
Man dies, wife hospitalized due to CO leak in home with no CO alarms
59-year-old Brecknock, Pennsylvania man died in his home after lighting coal furnace, wife injured along with two emergency responders due to high CO levels in home…no CO alarms…https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/brecknock-man-dies-in-carbon-monoxide-incident
Hotel Carbon Monoxide Survival Story – European Soccer Player Ian Turner
European soccer player Ian Turner recounts being poisoned by carbon monoxide in a hotel where a young woman died – hotel had no carbon monoxide alarms: https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/other-soccer/when-i-woke-my-legs-wouldnt-work-excork-city-player-ian-turner-credits-a-call-to-a-doctor-for-saving-his-life-in-poisoning-tragedy-37539453.html
Carbon monoxide found in 4 killed in plane crash
CO POISONING CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE – People who died in Iowa plane suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning…https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/11/17/carbon-monoxide-guthrie-center-plane-crash-edward-anderson-patrick-kellen-samantha-clark-lemars-iowa/2042715002/
Employees and Inmates poisoned by CO at county jail
CO POISONING CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE – Employees and inmates at Clark County, Arkansas jail taken to hospital for CO poisoning…https://www.kark.com/news/state-news/29-inmates-taken-to-the-hospital-for-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/1607643013
Carbon monoxide leak at law enforcement academy – 76 of 81 students hospitalized
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… https://whotv.com/2018/11/15/76-students-sent-to-hospital-for-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-at-iowa-law-enforcement-academy/
Carbon monoxide leaks into The Ivy apartments from the Burger King below
Marquette, WI – “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 […]
High CO levels temporarily close elementary school – no co alarms
High levels of CO found in Lonsdale Elementary School in Knoxville, Tennessee…no CO alarms onsite…https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/education/2018/11/12/high-carbon-monoxide-levels-temporarily-close-lonsdale-elementary/1975344002/
Carbon monoxide prompts evacuation of Fargo businesses, day care
Fargo, ND – “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, […]
Hotel Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Nashville, TN
Carbon monoxide leak reported around 6:50 a.m. when guests in third floor workout room of hotel began getting sick, at least five taken to the hospital for treatment…no carbon monoxide detectors on the third floor…https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/eleven-treated-after-carbon-monoxide-leak-in-nashville-hotel/ar-BBPs3Aw
1 person dies after carbon monoxide buildup at church
Marshalltown, Iowa – “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.” 1 person dies after carbon monoxide buildup at church – Times-Herald (timesheraldonline.com)
Hotel Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Jacksonville, NC
Hotel evacuated and 16 guests, including a child, hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning…no information yet on whether hotel had CO alarms…another example of why it’s so important to pack your own alarm when you travel… https://www.wnct.com/news/local-news/jacksonville/16-taken-to-hospital-after-carbon-monoxide-exposure-at-jacksonville-hotel/1569012387
Hotel Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Longmont, Colorado
Hotel evacuated after guest diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning at hospital – hotel had no CO alarms… http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_32245358/longmont-motel-guest-treated-carbon-monoxide-poisoning
Teaching an invisible threat
Longview Daily News – Longview, WA 10.6.2018 (photo credit: newspapers.com)
Hazmat Situation At Orlando Bakery Forces Dozens To Evacuate
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. https://patch.com/florida/orlando/hazmat-situation-orlando-forces-dozens-evacuate
Families Get Free CO Alarms at Longview Fire Dept. Open House
There was a huge turnout Saturday for the 1st annual Project Airy the Canary free CO alarm distribution event held at the Longview Fire Department Open House! Airy greeted lots of Mint Valley Elementary students who helped us remind their parents that when you hear 4 beeps from your CO alarm, you need to get […]
‘People could have been killed’: 14 people transported to hospital after CO leak at Dawn’s Foods
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…” ‘People could have been killed’: 14 people transported to hospital after carbon monoxide leak (channel3000.com)
Little Venice Restaurant Evacuated Following Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Binghamton, NY – 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 […]
Boston Restaurant Evacuated Over Carbon Monoxide
Boston, MA – “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…” https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/boston-restaurant-chart-house-evacuated-over-carbon-monoxide-co/56345/
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