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
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/
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/
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
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
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
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
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
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/
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
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/
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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/
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
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
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/
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 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/
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. […]
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/
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/
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/
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
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/
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
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
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
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
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/
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 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/
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 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/
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, […]
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
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 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 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
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
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 […]
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)
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, 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/
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 […]
Huntington, NY – “…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…” https://bronx.news12.com/commack-pizzeria-evacuated-due-to-carbon-monoxide-leak-38896444
Rancho Mirage, CA – “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 & […]
Kenosha, WI – “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…’” https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/article_8bd58c8b-bf2d-546d-bef6-659526694731.html
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 […]
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 […]
Essex, VT – “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.” 4 hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at assisted living facility (mynbc5.com)
Gloversville, NY – “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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Temecula, CA – “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 […]
Madison, WI – “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 […]
Springfield, IL – “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 […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – “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 […]
CLEVES, OH (FOX19) – A carbon monoxide leak forced the Miami Avenue Skyline to temporarily shut down Wednesday, according to Duke Energy. Two Skyline employees fell ill and were hospitalized. Another Bar, located next door, was also evacuated. High levels of carbon monoxide were detected inside Skyline and Another Bar, according to Village of Cleves Police. Malfunction […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
Prince George’s County, MD – “Martin knew to track down his friend so he drove to his house and found his car, a 2013 Ford Interceptor. ‘I found him unresponsive in his cruiser,’ Martins says. ‘I pulled him out of his cruiser and tried to stimulate his chest.’ Officer Biddy suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning. […]
Wilmington, DE – “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…” https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/carbon-monoxide-leak-delaware-ice-rink-close/38420/
Arlington, VA – 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 […]
“A group of quick-thinking good Samaritans helped rescue children apparently suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning after their truck got stuck in a mud hole near a Florida swimming basin…” https://www.insideedition.com/headlines/21435-hunters-discover-and-save-unconscious-children-poisoned-by-carbon-monoxide
WENTZVILLE, Mo. — “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…” https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/zamboni-suspected-in-ice-rink-carbon-monoxide-poisonings/
Alpine, UT— “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 […]
Clemmons, NC – 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 […]
“…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 […]
Washington, DC – “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 […]
“March 17, 2014, started off just like any other day: I dropped off my five-year-old son Ryan at the Douglas Municipal Center, adjacent to the Douglas Elementary School. He hurried inside the municipal center, where kindergarten is held, along with 76 other kindergartners and their teachers. The weather was cold, so the building’s heating system […]
“People who teach boat safety, such as Mitch Strobl of Boat-Ed.com, adamantly tell people not to hang onto the back of a boat when the engine is running. Whether swimmers are being pulled at full speed or simply lounging in the water while holding onto an idling boat, swimmers can be knocked unconscious before they even […]
“When 15-year-old Sarah Pool drowned in Lake Travis last month, the community was shocked by the teen’s sudden drowning while participating in a church wakeboarding camp.” https://www.statesman.com/news/20160923/teens-carbon-monoxide-death-in-lake-travis-highlights-boating-danger
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. https://www.nj.com/somerset/2016/09/hotel_briefly_evacuated_due_to_elevated_carbon_mon.html
“It happened at the Noodles & Co. in the Village of Rochester Hills Shopping Center. Five employees were taken to the hospital with similar symptoms. A nurse recognized the symptoms and called emergency crews to inspect the building.” Seven people being treated for CO poisoning (wxyz.com)
Madison, WI – 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 […]
NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — “High levels of carbon monoxide forced evacuations at the Amasi Restaurant Hookah establishment in North Philadelphia. It happened around midnight Tuesday on the 1700 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Fire crews responded to the Hookah lounge, and found high levels of CO. The 3-story building houses apartments above, and there […]
Ventura, CA – Ventura County Fire Department firefighters responded to a report of a carbon monoxide leak at about 9 a.m. at the Circle K in Ventura on Citrus and South Wells Road. One person was taken to Community Memorial Hospital for treatment, a county fire spokesperson said. The Circle K and a nearby restaurant […]