CO NEWS ARCHIVES

CO News Jan 2006

Carbon Monoxide is Everybody’s Business

Tuesday January 31, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon Monoxide Leak Sends 5 To Hospital
WESH.com - Winter Park,FL,USA
Five people were on their way to University High School aboard a blood-donor bus when they smelled the fumes, WESH 2 News reported.

Carbon monoxide is a stealthy killer
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
A year has passed since carbon monoxide moved silently through a Burlington apartment building, taking the life of Jeffrey Rodliff and making nine other people sick.

Carbon monoxide leak sends 8 to hospitals
Baltimore Sun - United States
Eight Woodlawn residents, including three children, were taken to area hospitals yesterday because of exposure to carbon monoxide gas.


Monday January 30, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon Monoxide Kills 1, Sickens 2
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
WESTCHASE - A car left running in a garage overnight may be to blame for a possible carbon monoxide poisoning that left one person dead and two others injured.

Effects: After Crisis, Carbon Monoxide Still Takes a Toll
New York Times - United States
Carbon monoxide poisoning is the most common kind of accidental poisoning in the United States, playing a role in 40,000 emergency rooms visits a year.


Sunday January 29, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide sends 2 to hospital
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay,WI,USA
GREEN BAY -- Two people were taken to a hospital Saturday after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning when a vehicle was left running in the garage.

Carbon monoxide poisoning: Ginger Aldrich comes back, one step at ...
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
... Carbon monoxide spewed into their bedroom and on up into the rest of the apartment building. Rodliff died.

Carbon monoxide poisoning: Update, one year later
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
... were sickened by the Jan. 30 carbon monoxide leak were not available or could not be reached for comment.

Carbon Monoxide
WIFR - Rockford,IL,USA
... The decreased ventilation increases our risk of being poisoned by carbon monoxide. ... There's no way to see or smell carbon monoxide.


Saturday January 28, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide scares in two homes
WSTM-TV - Syracuse,NY,USA
ROCHESTER, NY Rochester firefighters evacuated six children and five adults from a house yesterday after they found high levels of carbon monoxide indoors.


Friday January 27, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

3 families suffer carbon monoxide scares
WROC - Rochester,NY,USA
Louise Gilmore wasn't taking any chances when her carbon monoxide detector went off this week.

Family of Seven Overcome by Carbon Monoxide Fumes
WIVB - Buffalo,NY,USA
(Medina, NY, January 27, 2006) - - Carbon monoxide fumes from a generator overcame a family of seven from Medina Thursday night.

Teen's odd behavior tips school off to carbon monoxide poisoning
MLive.com - MI,USA
(AP) -- A family apparently ignored the alarms of a carbon monoxide detector but was saved from serious illness by a vigilant high school teacher.


Thursday January 26, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Normal Levels of Carbon Monoxide?
What is considered a normal level of carbon monoxide?

Carbon monoxide levels drive family from home
Greenville Daily News - Greenville,MI,USA
... High levels of carbon monoxide inside her home last week at 6055 Autumn Ridge Drive forced Schmidt, her husband, Troy, and their two daughters, ages 21/2 and ...


Wednesday January 25, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Normal Levels of Carbon Monoxide?
What is considered a normal level of carbon monoxide?

New Study Shows Carbon Monoxide Damages Heart
WJZ - Baltimore,MD,USA
(WJZ) Baltimore, MD A new study shows long term effects of carbon monoxide poisoning could be more serious that thought.

Housing and carbon monoxide concerns
Minnesota Daily - Minneapolis,MN,USA
... When one of my son's friends was diagnosed with chronic carbon monoxide poisoning from the furnace in her rented old house near the Madison campus, my ...

Carbon monoxide victims recovering
Times Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA
Firefighters were called to a Cedar Road home yesterday morning after three people passed out from high levels of carbon monoxide.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Could Permanently Hurt Heart
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Researchers have found what could be a link between carbon monoxide poisoning and death from heart disease.


Tuesday January 24, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Wreaks Havoc On Heart
WDIV - Detroit,MI,USA
Carbon monoxide poisoning is the most common cause of poisoning in the United States, sending about 40,000 people to the emergency room each year.

Carbon Monoxide causes Spokane Valley deaths
KXLY - Spokane,WA,USA
SPOKANE VALLEY-- Spokane Valley Police have confirmed lethal amounts of carbon monoxide killed two people over the weekend.

Carbon Monoxide: Safer One Year Later
Vermont Cynic (subscription) - Burlington,VT,USA
... a privately owned off campus residential complex, where one student, Jeffrey Rodliff died, and many others fell ill as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.

5 FDNY members lauded for saving 4 in carbon monoxide incident
Staten Island Advance - Staten Island,NY,USA
... lieutenant and four firefighters were honored yesterday as Advance Firefighters of the Month for rescuing victims of carbon monoxide poisoning.


Monday January 23, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Building Evacuated After Carbon Monoxide Scare
CBS4Boston - Boston,USA
... of a condo complex on Cypress Road in Brookline were forced to find another place to sleep on Monday after dangerous levels of carbon monoxide were detected.


Saturday January 21, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

A GUNDOG breeder died after being overcome by carbon monoxide ...
Glasgow Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
A post-mortem confirmed Lindsay had died from carbon monoxide poisoning.


Thursday January 19, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Father, son die of carbon monoxide poisoning
Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln,NE,USA
By LORI PILGER / Lincoln Journal Star. A father and son died Thursday morning after apparently succumbing to carbon monoxide poisoning in their home near Wahoo.

Carbon Monoxide Sickens Two In Seminole County
Local6.com - Orlando,FL,USA
Two men were sickened by carbon monoxide inside a home in Seminole County, Fla., Wednesday morning, according to Local 6 News.

Family Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
ABC30.com - Fresno,CA,USA
January 19, 2006 - A Valley family says they'll never use their fireplace again after they were exposed to a dangerous amount of carbon monoxide in their home.

Carbon monoxide poisoning prevention
Danvers Herald - Beverly,MA,USA
KeySpan officials have asked the general public to take some critical steps to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.


Wednesday January 18, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Brush with death from carbon monoxide poison
Boston Globe - United States
When I read about the survivor of the Sago Mine disaster and about the Iditarod musher who almost succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning from a heater inside a ...

Van driver died of carbon-monoxide poisoning
Vail Daily News - Vail,CO,USA
EDWARDS -- Carbon-monoxide poisoning caused the death of 33-year-old Dennis Riben, who was found dead Dec. 7 beside his dog Riley.

Carbon monoxide: Winter's silent killer
Taunton Gazette - Taunton,MA,USA
TAUNTON - James Dwyer, the assistant manager at Manny's Hardware Co., has been watching the carbon monoxide detectors fly off his shelves this season.


Tuesday January 17, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Anina miners died intoxicated with carbon monoxide, says ...
Bucharest Daily News - Bucharest,Romania
... into the Anina mine explosion indicated that the seven miners who lost their lives in the accident died intoxicated with carbon monoxide.


Monday January 16, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Winds led to carbon monoxide in police station, official says
The Morning Journal - Lorain,OH,USA
LORAIN -- Gale-force winds coming off of the lake caused the ventilation ducts to close and forced carbon monoxide gas from a furnace into the police station.


Saturday January 14, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Dispatchers treated after monoxide leak
The Morning Journal - Lorain,OH,USA
LORAIN -- Two police dispatchers were treated yesterday after reporting the symptoms of a carbon monoxide leak in the Lorain police station.


Friday January 13, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Action urged on carbon monoxide safety
Milford Daily News - Milford,MA,USA
With the recent carbon monoxide poisoning that hospitalized a Bellingham father and daughter, local fire officials reiterated the importance of
preventative measures aimed at eliminating such dangers.

Carbon monoxide sickens family of five
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
... ROCHESTER HILLS -- A family of five was recuperating Thursday after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a faulty furnace in their home.

Eight poisoned with carbon monoxide in Atyrau
Gazeta.KZ - Kazakhstan
Eight people living in two neighbourhoods of Atyrau have been poisoned with carbon monoxide, Ministry of Emergencies has advised KZ-today.

Family recuperating from carbon monoxide poisoning
Bellingham CountryGazette - Milford,MA,USA
BELLINGHAM - Extremely high carbon monoxide levels made a father and his young daughter ill and killed the family's cat last week, officials said last Thursday.


Thursday January 12, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Effects of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Vary
WBOY-TV - Clarksburg,WV,USA
... 10 about brain function. McCloy suffered prolonged exposure to carbon monoxide during the 41 hours he was trapped in the Upshur County mine Jan. 2 and 3.

How To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Arcadia Weekly - Arcadia,CA,USA
... You can't see or smell carbon monoxide, but at high levels it can kill a person in minutes.

Keep your family safe from carbon monoxide this year
Gainesville Times - Gainesville,GA,USA
By Diana Dean. With the headlines reporting carbon monoxide poisoning, we need to take a look at steps to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.


Wednesday January 11, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Doctors: Carbon monoxide effects can vary
Miami Herald - FL,USA
"I tried to stand up and I had to hold onto the frame of the tent," she said of her 1994 carbon monoxide poisoning from a propane heater in the unvented tent.


Tuesday January 10, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Concerned mom credited with averting carbon monoxide tragedy
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
... up her son from a friend's house in Endwell on Sunday when she noticed he had symptoms that suggested he could be suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.


Monday January 9, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon Monoxide Killed Miners
W*USA 9 - Washington,DC,USA
West Virginia health officials say that the 12 miners who died last week following a mine explosion were killed by carbon monoxide intoxication.

Carbon monoxide detectors offered
Bristol Herald Courier - Bristol,TN,USA
... Carbon monoxide -- an odorless, invisible and highly toxic gas -- can catch homeowners off guard if they're not careful during the winter heating season.

Few Offices Have Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Kansas City Channel.com - Kansas City,MO,USA
The odorless gas can be a killer, and KMBC's Bev Chapman reported that few businesses are equipped to detect CO before it reaches employees.

Bellingham Carbon Monoxide Victim Speaks Out
CBS4Boston - Boston,USA
Initially, John Piccinin, 34, thought he had the flu, but it was not the flu -- it was carbon monoxide.

Carbon monoxide blamed for death
Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery,AL,USA
PRATTVILLE -- An Autauga County man died Sunday, and a woman was clinging to life, after they apparently received carbon monoxide poisoning.


Sunday January 8, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

NB rink evacuated after carbon monoxide scare
National Post - Canada
SAINT JOHN, NB -- A New Brunswick hockey arena was evacuated Friday, after higher-than-normal levels of carbon monoxide were detected inside during
the game.


Saturday January 7, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks,ND,USA
Homeowners, particularly those who burn wood or fossil fuels to heat their homes, should be aware of the deadly effects of carbon monoxide.


Friday January 6, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide safety to become mandatory
Cape Codder - Orleans,MA,USA
Gasoline powered generators and common household appliances that has spurred local fire officials to educate people about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Carbon monoxide suspected in two SW Phila. deaths
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Two people were found dead inside their Southwest Philadelphia home yesterday afternoon, possibly of carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said.


Thursday January 5, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KOLO - Reno,NV,USA
In McCloy's instance its an effort to help restore vital organs deprived of oxygen in this case because of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Carbon monoxide facts to know
Lincoln Journal - Concord,MA,USA
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that interferes with the delivery of oxygen in the blood to the rest of the body. ...

Preliminary Report Shows Carbon Monoxide May Have Killed Man
WFMY News 2 - Greensboro,NC,USA
Investigators say a man who died in his Burlington home December 19 may have been killed by carbon monoxide fumes.

Carbon monoxide killed Gainesville teenager
Gainesville Times - Gainesville,GA,USA
By DEBBIE GILBERT. The tragic deaths of 12 West Virginia miners this week drew attention to the dangers of carbon monoxide. ... were sickened by carbon monoxide.


Wednesday January 4, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide filters into Orange's Clark Building
Amity Observer - Shelton,CT,USA
The Orange Volunteer Fire Department was deployed and treated one town employee with oxygen for carbon monoxide.

Carbon monoxide leak forces AC residents to evacuate
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
About six people were evacuated from an apartment building on Ohio Avenue on Tuesday because of a carbon monoxide leak.


Tuesday January 3, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide leads to City Hall evacuation in Miles City
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
MILES CITY -- City Hall was evacuated Tuesday after utility workers found "extremely high levels" of carbon monoxide in the building.

Family Mourns Woman Who Died Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Milwaukee Channel.com - Milwaukee,WI,USA
Police said she spent the night at a sports bar in Lake Mills where she met 26-year-old Matthew Wheeler.

Carbon monoxide essential to TB cull armoury
Stackyard - Carlisle,UK
The NBA has told Defra that carbon monoxide gas must be included in a badger culling tool box and urgent government approval for it is essential.


Monday January 2, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Police Identify Victims Of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WISC - Madison,WI,USA
LAKE MILLS, Wis. -- Police have identified a woman who died after an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in Lake Mills.

Carbon monoxide kills woman, injures man in Jefferson County
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA
LAKE MILLS, Wis. - A faulty exhaust system leaked carbon monoxide inside a car, killing a woman and injuring a man.

Firefighters, ventilation experts recommend carbon monoxide ...
LaSalle News Tribune - LaSalle,IL,USA
PRINCETON -- The Princeton Fire Department responded to an increased number of carbon monoxide incidents during November and December 2005.

Carbon Monoxide poisons 3 in Wayne County
WROC - Rochester,NY,USA
An important reminder from firefighters after several seniors in Wayne County were poisoned by carbon monoxide.


Sunday January 1, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide kills woman, sickens husband
Indianapolis Star - United States
Schererville -- A faulty heater for an indoor swimming pool filled a home with carbon monoxide and fumes, killing a woman and sickening her husband.

Five people rushed to hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning
philly.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
LIVINGSTON, NJ - Five people were hospitalized Sunday for carbon monoxide poisoning after a home heater malfunctioned and blew the toxic, odorless gas into their home.