44 year-old woman dies of CO in home – levels at 850ppm

Posted January 12, 2019

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

1 dead, at least 11 poisoned by hotel CO leak in Niles, MI

Posted April 1, 2017

“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 County officers and two Niles city police officers were also treated for exposure to the poisonous gas.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/1-dead-least-11-poisoned-michigan-hotel-carbon-monoxide-leak-n741586

Off-duty firefighter saves lives when he detects CO at NC restaurant

Posted December 14, 2016

“An off-duty firefighter saved the lives of many dinner party guests when he realized something was amiss during the gathering of friends in North Carolina. When Lonnie Wimmer began to notice guests were nauseous and complaining of headaches at the River Ridge Tap House, he jumped into action…”

https://www.insideedition.com/headlines/20474-off-duty-firefighter-saves-lives-when-he-detects-carbon-monoxide-during-restaurant-dinner-party

As I See It: Why schools need carbon monoxide detectors

Posted October 4, 2016

“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 was on. No one realized that somewhere inside the building a furnace was leaking a deadly gas and everybody inside was in danger.”

https://www.telegram.com/opinion/20161004/as-i-see-it-why-schools-need-carbon-monoxide-detectors

 

One Dead, More Than Two Dozen Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at N.Y. Mall

Posted February 23, 2014

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

Invisible carbon monoxide can kill before you know what’s happening

Posted April 14, 2012
“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 prevent death and injury in many environments, but there are situations such as this one where knowledge and awareness can mean the difference between life and death.
https://www.denverpost.com/2012/04/14/invisible-carbon-monoxide-can-kill-before-you-know-whats-happening-2/?fbclid=IwAR3qs0sXl77l4eN1WI9lxzu4dlSrk9Jhm7HziOT5EvPXl7JzlM83SDa5mDk

Invisible CO can kill you before you know what’s happening

Posted April 14, 2012
“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 prevent death and injury in many environments, but there are situations such as this one where knowledge and awareness are the only ways to prevent harm.

Invisible carbon monoxide can kill before you know what’s happening

Plastic used by workers caused CO to build up at Best Western

Posted January 19, 2008

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 ambulance workers were taken to hospitals.