“Building owners should be especially concerned about brick chimneys…Inspect the chimneys for loose bricks. If the chimney provides ventilation for a fireplace or appliances such as furnaces or water heaters, make sure it still vents…also encourage building owners to ensure they have a working carbon monoxide detector.”
No deaths and no injuries at this sorority house at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln…they had CO alarms, and they evacuated to fresh air and called 911 when they heard them going off. A model of what all CO exposure incidents should look like.
Lees-McRae College – Banner Elk, NC
Missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dead in Mexico City
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/
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
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/
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/02/14/carnegie-mellon-university-carbon-monoxide-alarm-dorm-evacuated/
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
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/
Roanoke College, Salem, VA –
https://www.newspapers.com/image/352188619/?terms=motel%2Bguests%2Bsickened%2Bby%2Bmonoxide%2Bleak
Anaconda Job Corps Center, Anaconda, MT –
https://www.newspapers.com/image/468282558/?terms=motel%2Bguests%2Bsickened%2Bby%2Bmonoxide%2Bleak
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