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
NEVER BRING A BBQ INSIDE A TENT OR RV – https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6702541/carbon-monoxide-poisoning-barbecue-poisoned-wife-horrifying-moment/
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 […]
Chambersburg, PA – https://www.wgal.com/article/more-than-dozen-people-sickened-by-carbon-monoxide-at-pool-concession-stand/20944369#
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 […]
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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 […]
Carbon Monoxide Exposure in Youth Ice Hockey : Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine (lww.com)
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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 […]
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“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
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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 […]
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 […]
Philadelphia, PA – “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, […]
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. […]
SEVERNA PARK, Md. — 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. […]
Jersey City, NJ – 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.” https://www.nj.com/hudson/2015/08/emts_walking_in_for_lunch_find_high_levels_of_co2.html
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 […]
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 […]
Poppy Waterman Ice Rick – Lake Delton, WI “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 […]
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 […]
Greeley, Colorado – “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. […]
“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 […]
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Girard, IL – “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.” North Mac Students Rushed to Hospital for Carbon Monoxide Scare (nbcnews.com) “…complaints allege that when a 2003 […]
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Newton, MA – “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 […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – “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 […]
COTTAGE GROVE, Wis. — “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…” https://www.channel3000.com/cottage-grove-restaurant-evacuated-after-co-leak/#:~:text=COTTAGE%20GROVE%2C%20Wis.,of%20West%20Cottage%20Grove%20Road.
HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. — “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 […]
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…” https://www.theblaze.com/news/2014/02/23/one-dead-more-than-two-dozen-hospitalized-after-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-at-n-y-mall
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 […]
Greensboro, NC – “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 […]
“A 55-year-old man…suddenly collapsed while power washing an empty indoor pool in a hotel.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24117948/
“What if the government could craft a rule that would make millions of people safer, reduce carbon emissions, and come with the support of the industry it regulates? It isn’t a dream — three states have had it on the books for years — but there appears to be no momentum for such legislation on […]
Bridgehampton, NY – “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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“…the man was the only person on the boat who spent significant time pulling skiers and swimmers out of the water near the rear of the boat where the exhaust pipe was located.” https://www.deseret.com/2013/6/30/20521861/man-dies-of-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-while-boating-at-bear-lake
“The pair had evidently been sitting in the stern of their boat and inhaled exhaust from the engine…” https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article39445830.html
Garden City Park, NY – “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 […]
Storm Lake, IA – “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.” https://www.kcci.com/article/customers-ordered-to-evacuate-restaurant/6878200#
Monroe, CT – “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 […]
Germantown, TN – “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 […]
“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 […]
Abstract Background: Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless toxic gas produced during incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels. Most CO incidents reported to the UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) are due to faulty gas appliances, and legislation exists to ensure gas appliances are properly installed. Methods: We present three CO poisoning incidents of unusual origin reported to […]
Firefighters evacuated people living above Qdoba Mexican Restaurant in Georgetown Tuesday morning because of high levels of carbon monoxide. The restaurant is near 33rd and M Street in northwest Washington. Firefighters told News4 a faulty stove triggered the carbon monoxide alarms upstairs. Two pilot lights on the stove were left on. No one was hurt […]
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 […]
Students still out of dorm after CO scare By ABC7 Wednesday, February 3, 2010 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 […]
“…new knowledge about CO poisoning suggests that chronic exposure to CO-induced free radicals may, in fact, be a major occupational risk factor for cardiovascular disease and early death. Furthermore, exposure to cyanide and other toxic gasses may compound the effects of CO in firefighters…” https://firerescuemagazine.firefighternation.com/2009/03/20/the-perils-of-co/#gref
“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.” 100 people exposed to carbon monoxide taken to area hospitals – cleveland.com
“A catalytic converter would slow the exhaust getting out of the engine and limit engine power. There are no catalytic converters (or mufflers, for that matter) on stock cars.” Is the New Car’s Problem Heat or Something Else?
Best Western Allentown Inn & Suites – Allentown, PA “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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Westfield, NJ – Jul 11, 2007, 3:48pmUpdated on Jul 11, 2007 By: News 12 Staff “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 […]
“More than a year since nearly dying of carbon monoxide poisoning in a subway tunnel, TTC worker Jason Iamundo is still suffering the effects. Just ask his wife Sophie. You can hear the rage rise up in her voice when she talks about the health problems he’s struggled with since the Feb. 7, 2006 accident. […]
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“At the request of the U.S. Coast Guard, an interagency team (comprised of representatives of the National Park Service, the US Department of Interior, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) investigating boat-related CO poisonings compiled a listing of CO poisonings occurring across the United States. The last update of the listing compiled […]
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“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…” https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2005-07-09-0507090369-story.html
“NASA has close ties with the high-performance competitive driving circuit. The Agency’s latest contribution to the sport comes in the form of an air catalyst—part of a filter to keep drivers safe from the carbon monoxide lingering over the track.” https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2005/t_5.html
Anaconda Job Corps Center, Anaconda, MT – https://www.newspapers.com/image/468282558/?terms=motel%2Bguests%2Bsickened%2Bby%2Bmonoxide%2Bleak
“I remember the days when after the race they had to pull you out of the car, carry you into the shower and lay you in the shower for a while,’ Ricky Rudd says. “A lot of my early days were spent that way.’ https://www.greensboro.com/nascar-studying-how-to-control-carbon-monoxide-most-drivers-believe/article_c2ee14d9-565a-5ffb-b982-5e672bab5fad.html
“Rick Mast, a stock-car driver who has probably attracted as much national attention in the last two weeks as he did in his 15-year Nascar career…gained fame Jan. 22 for becoming the first driver in the 54-year history of Nascar to say he was retiring because of acute and chronic carbon monoxide poisoning.”
“…NASCAR crew chiefs have reported their drivers being unresponsive to directions…Showing erratic skill and even blacking out at the end of races. Some drivers fail to realize they have finished the course.” https://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/busch-carbon-monoxide-poses-new-risks/109738/
“The largest occurrence of carbon monoxide poisoning in Britain demonstrates the potential for mass accidental poisoning. It emphasises the need for strict public health controls and the importance of good liaison between emergency services to ensure that such events are quickly recognised and that the necessary resources are organised.” Mass carbon monoxide poisoning – PMC […]
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