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CO News - January 2007

Carbon Monoxide is Everybody’s Business

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Kills 2, Sickens 4
CBS 3 - Philadelphia, PA, USA
(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA Police said two people were killed and four others sickened in two separate cases of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

Carbon Monoxide Sickens 3 in Kensington
6abc.com - Philadelphia, PA, USA
KENSINGTON - January 31, 2007 - High carbon monoxide levels in a Kensington home put three people in the hospital this morning. The victims: a man, a woman, ...

Carbon Monoxide Dangers
WTMJ-TV - Milwaukee, WI, USA
One home generator can emit a hundred times more carbon monoxide than a car. We wanted to know... how fast does it happen? We were shocked by how quickly a ...

Workers treated for carbon monoxide
2TheAdvocate - Baton Rouge, LA, USA
The West Feliciana Parish Courthouse is expected to reopen today after 10 employees were treated Monday for carbon monoxide poisoning blamed on boiler ...

Keeping warm in frigid temps, snow could prove to be deadly
News Courier - Athens, AL, USA
Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors can’t prevent fires, but they can prevent death by fire or smoke inhalation. “Time and time again we have seen ...

Experts Shed New Light on the Surprising Mode of Action of Nitric ...
Genetic Engineering News (press release) - New Rochelle, NY, USA
The paper elucidates the means by which nitric oxide and carbon monoxide bind to a protein called soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) which is critical in the ...

Beware winter's ‘silent killer’
Amity Observer - Shelton, CT, USA
Carbon monoxide kills because it more readily combines with the hemoglobin in your blood than oxygen - 300 times more readily. And it is a strong bond that ...

Arundel carbon monoxide exposure hospitalizes 5
Baltimore Sun - Baltimore, MD, USA
Five people were hospitalized this morning after being exposed to potentially harmful levels of carbon monoxide in a Ferndale home, an Anne Arundel County ...


Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Family has close call with carbon monoxide
SunJournal.com (subscription) - Lewiston, ME, USA
LEWISTON - A family was lucky not to be home Monday morning as their home at 9 Pauline Ave. filled with deadly levels of carbon monoxide. ...

Carbon monoxide detectors provide measure of security
Southeast Missourian - Cape Girardeau, MO, USA
In July, an 81-year-old Cape Girardeau woman passed out at her kitchen table and died, the victim of carbon monoxide sucked into her home through an air ...

Fixit: Carbon monoxide safety devices vary
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis, MN, USA
Q How effective are carbon monoxide (CO) alarms seen in stores? What should I look for when buying a CO alarm? By Karen Youso, Star Tribune ...

Homes cry out in cold weather
Pawtucket Times - Pawtucket, RI, USA
Pipes have frozen and burst and carbon monoxide detectors have sprung to life, warning people to get out of their homes fast. "Carbon monoxide calls have ...

Cracked heater plate forces evacuation
Today's Sunbeam - Salem, NJ, USA
A cracked heater plate was the cause of elevated carbon monoxide levels that forced the evacuation of more than 90 seniors from their apartments over the ...

Voices: Desperate cry
Joplin Globe - Joplin, MO, USA
The best thing to have in a house is a carbon-monoxide detector. If you do not, you could expose yourself to the deadly fumes of carbon monoxide. ...

Winter Safety Tips
Moberly Monitor Index - Moberly, MO, USA
When using a fuel burning appliance in the bedroom, be sure there is proper ventilation to prevent a buildup of carbon monoxide. ...

The heat is on
Richmond Register - Richmond, KY, USA
However, almost every heating device has the potential to start a fire or omit carbon monoxide, often referred to as “The Silent Killer,” said Corey Lewis, ...


Saturday-Monday, January 27-29, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Encounter drives carbon monoxide alarm warning
WFAA (subscription) - Dallas, TX, USA
After an alarm warned her Wednesday morning that dangerous levels of carbon monoxide were in her home and endangering her family, Hite said she felt she ...

Home fumes danger campaign call
BBC News - UK
A pressure group has called for a higher profile advertising campaign to raise awareness of carbon monoxide fume deaths. ...

Kissimmee Utility Ready for Winter Weather
Kissimmee Utility Authority News - http://www.kua.com/
Make sure any indoor heaters, like wood stoves or kerosene heaters, have adequate ventilation to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. Likewise, make sure the flue of your fireplace is working properly and remains closed when the fireplace ...

A silent killer
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth, TX, USA
Carbon monoxide is the most common cause of death from accidental poisoning in the United States. Each year, about 15000 people (not counting fire victims) ...

Police raid heater company connected with 21 carbon monoxide deaths
Mainichi Daily News - Japan
Hiroyuki Joshima, an 18-year-old university student, was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at his apartment in Tokyo's Minato-ku on the night of Nov ...

Key West Hotel To Reopen After Carbon Monoxide Kills Man
NBC6.net - Miami, FL, USA
It won't happen again -- that's the word from officials in Key West after carbon monoxide killed a man at a popular hotel. The Key West Fire Department and ...

Elderly Fort Pierce woman hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription) - Vero Beach, FL, USA
FORT PIERCE — An elderly woman suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning was flown to an emergency room this morning. Emergency medical personnel were called ...

All's clear at nursing facility
timesunion.com: Capital Region Headlines - http://timesunion.com/local/
Faulty fan caused alarm Friday night after carbon monoxide levels built up.


Friday, January 26, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide may harbour cure for multiple sclerosis
South Asian Women's Forum - New Delhi, India
The researchers also observed that just like the induction of HO-1 expression, administration of carbon monoxide to mice already suffering the symptoms of ...

Beware the silent, winter danger
Bellevue Leader - Bellevue, NE, USA
A chemist could explain to us the complexities behind carbon monoxide's lethal potency, how the gas delays oxygen delivery from the lungs to body tissues ...

What Is Carbon Monoxide?
CBS 11 - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, USA
Carbon monoxide – or CO -- is produced whenever any fuel such as gas, oil, kerosene, wood or charcoal is burned. CO from these sources can build up in ...

Officials: Carbon Monoxide Poisons Family
NBC5i.com - Ft. Worth, TX, USA
DALLAS -- A family of five from Pleasant Grove is being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after the family's father called 911. ...


Thursday, January 25, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide leak forces evacuation
Danbury News Times - Danbury, CT, USA
DANBURY -- Carbon monoxide from a malfunctioning forklift forced the evacuation of a commercial building on Great Pasture Road and sent two people to the ...

Carbon monoxide in house; 4 hospitalized
Sacramento Bee - Sacramento, CA, USA
Four adults were taken to area hospitals Wednesday after apparently suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in their south Sacramento home. ...

Carbon Monoxide Detector Saves Man's Life Twice
WISC - Madison, WI, USA
Like many, Bill Forest said he put off installing carbon monoxide detectors in his home, but he said he is thankful every day that he eventually did. ...

New carbon monoxide detector law more about education
Kankakee Daily Journal - Kankakee, IL, USA
A new law requiring most homes to have carbon monoxide detectors does not mean there will be door-to-door searches, an Illinois fire marshal official said ...

Sun Valley Firefighters have busy week
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide - Ketchum, ID, USA
The Sun Valley Fire Department had a busy week answering calls for three fires and one potentially fatal carbon monoxide leak. ...

Experts Urge Caution With Space Heaters
Fort Smith Times Record - Fort Smith, AR, USA
This precaution, Stratton stated, is necessary to prevent the risk of an oversized heater depleting the home’s oxygen, causing excess carbon monoxide to be ...


Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide: a controlled heart therapy?
DrugResearcher.com - Montpellier, France
24/01/2007 - Several groups of scientists are developing compounds that slowly release carbon monoxide directly into the bloodstream and that could be used ...

Carbon monoxide leak linked to home's furnace
Guelph Mercury (subscription) - Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Three residents of a small apartment building in Fergus were sent to hospital Monday after being exposed to carbon monoxide. ...

Blocked vent to blame in Stony Point carbon monoxide poisoning
The Journal News.com - Westchester, NY, USA
STONY POINT - An accidentally blocked ventilation pipe was to blame in the carbon monoxide poisoning of a family Saturday. ...

Fire chief offers tips on carbon monoxide
The Republican - Springfield, MA, USA
HOLYOKE - Fire Chief David A. LaFond issues the following safety tips about carbon monoxide: Q: How can you protect yourself from carbon monoxide poisoning? ...

Fifth member of family dies of carbon monoxide poisoning
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle, WA, USA
14-15 windstorm cut power to about 1.5 million people in the Puget Sound region and was blamed for more than a dozen deaths, half from carbon monoxide ...

Child treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
A child was taken to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning after a fire broke out in a city beauty parlor this morning, the City of Poughkeepsie Fire ...

Replace alarms, too, not just batteries
Newsday - Long Island, NY, USA
Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, two important household safety devices, have lifespans of five to 10 years, and our alarms were installed by the ...


Tuesday, January 23, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

After carbon monoxide death, chief urges detectors in homes
Elmira Star-Gazette - Elmira, NY, USA
11 buildup of carbon monoxide that killed a Mansfield woman in an apartment house could have become a major tragedy. Mansfield Fire Chief Jim Welch said ...

Carbon Monoxide Poisonings in the Borderland [Good consumer video]
KXTS-TV - El Paso, TX, USA
With bone-chilling temperatures over the weekend, El Paso fire officials were kept busy responding to calls of possible carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

Replace carbon monoxide detectors every five years, extension ...
News-Leader.com - Springfield, MO, USA
Cold temperatures like those during the recent ice storm bring an increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoning as people turn up the heat. ...

Research to spotlight carbon monoxide benefits
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen, VA, USA
Scientists at the University of York have won a grant of £110000 to investigate potential uses of carbon monoxide in treating disease. ...

Carbon monoxide likely culprit in teen's death in Spokane Valley
KXLY - Spokane, WA, USA
They were found Monday morning and when first responders arrived on the scene they detected high levels of carbon monoxide and ordered everyone out of the ...

Officials respond to six carbon monoxide calls (11:33 am)
El Paso Times - El Paso, TX, USA
This weekend the El Paso Fire Department responded to six carbon monoxide calls, two on Saturday and four on Sunday, bringing this year's winter total to 48 ...

Family of 5 Recovering From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
MyFox WGHP - High Point, NC, USA
GREENSBORO, NC (WGHP) -- A family of five in Greensboro is recovering Monday from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Greensboro police. ...


Saturday-Monday, January 20-22, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Safety in spotlight following fatal fire
Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington, WV, USA
HUNTINGTON -- Kimberly Milhoan doesn't need a lecture about the importance of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. The day after fire ravaged the Emmons Jr. ...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Home | CDC APRHB
Environmental Hazards & Health Effects - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ... Reports on various cases of carbon monoxide emissions ...more. Related Issues ...

Local Woman Dies From Carbon Monoxide
WHIOtv.com - Dayton, OH, USA
Russell’s home was filled with carbon monoxide. The levels of carbon monoxide were so high firefighter’s had to wear masks before entering the house.

Carbon monoxide law is a lifesaver for one family
Aurora Beacon News - Aurora, IL, USA
1, carbon monoxide detectors must be installed within 15 feet of every bedroom in nearly every Illinois home and apartment. Naperville Realtor Jim Freier, ...

Using indoor heating? Beware fatal dangers of carbon monoxide fumes
The Hillsdale Daily News - Hillsdale, MI, USA
Carbon monoxide reduces the blood’s ability to carry oxygen; low oxygen levels in the blood could result in the loss of consciousness and death. ...

Arcadia Woman Suffers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
NBC4.TV - Los Angeles, CA, USA
An elderly woman was expected to recover after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at her Arcadia apartment Friday, authorities said. ...

Carbon monoxide poisoning in Stony Point home
White Plains Journal News - White Plains, NY, USA
STONY POINT - A Stony Point family was being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after becoming ill in their home earlier this morning, police said today. ...

Carbon monoxide eyed as cause of poisoning at ferry
Sun. Star - Philippines
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A local health official said there is high probability that carbon monoxide poisoning had caused the death of two people and ...

Woman Recovering After Carbon Monoxide Scare
CBS 2 - Los Angeles, CA, USA
An elderly woman is expected to recover after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at her Arcadia apartment Friday night. A carbon monoxide alarm went ...

Officials warn of carbon monoxide, ‘a silent, deadly killer’
Culpeper Star Exponent - Culpeper, VA, USA
As the temperature starts to drop, area experts remind residents about the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning when it comes to heating their homes this ...

Carbon monoxide levels trigger fine for Suffolk post office
Virginian Pilot - Norfolk, VA, USA
SUFFOLK - The post office downtown must pay a fine for a November incident that exposed 39 employees to high levels of carbon monoxide. ...

Carbon Monoxide Scare Continues
Springdale Morning News - Springdale, AR, USA
BENTONVILLE -- Ventilation is the key to life if you are without power and using a gas fireplace, a propane heater or a carbon monoxide-producing power ...

Family suffers carbon monoxide poisoning
KRIS-TV - Corpus Christi, TX, USA
CORPUS CHRISTI - A Corpus Christi family learned first hand why carbon monoxide is called a silent killer, after an incident on Wednesday that could have ...

Plea Deal Offered In Carbon Monoxide Case
KSBW Channel.com - Salinas, CA, USA
A plea bargain has been offered to a Salinas man accused of poisoning his family with carbon monoxide after allegedly bringing a charcoal grill inside their ...


Friday, January 19, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Family suffers carbon monoxide poisoning
KRIS-TV - Corpus Christi, TX, USA
CORPUS CHRISTI - A Corpus Christi family learned first-hand why carbon monoxide is called a silent killer, after an incident on Wednesday very could have ...

26 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in Juárez (7:18 pm)
El Paso Times - El Paso, TX, USA
A 9-month-old girl was among 26 people treated for carbon monoxide poisoning overnight on Wednesday in Juárez, civil protection officials said. ...

2 Women Sickened By Carbon Monoxide In Bellflower
CBS 2 - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Early Wednesday in Compton, four women and a man were hospitalized after being overcome by carbon monoxide likely emitted by a faulty heater in their home ...

Carbon Monoxide Likely Culprit In Berlin Deaths
WCSH-TV - Portland, ME, USA
It looks like three people found dead in a Berlin, New Hampshire home succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty boiler. Authorities say the three ...

Kirkville, Md., Requires Carbon Monoxide Detectors
SecurityInfoWatch - Arlington Heights, IL, USA
Kirville, Md.'s City Council have voted on a new ordinance that requires carbon monoxide detectors for some homes. The ordinance applies to residences that ...

Two Buffalo residents die from carbon monoxide poisoning, coroner said
News-Leader.com - Springfield, MO, USA
Two Buffalo residents died from carbon monoxide poisoning this week, Dallas County Coroner Bret Viets said. Leah Ann Larney, 49, and John Green, 45, ...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning NOTE MISLEADING STATEMENT ABOUT HEAT EXCHANGERS AND STEAMY WINDOWS
WTOP - Washington, DC, USA
WTOP's Kristi King reports four people had to be evaluated for carbon monoxide poisoning after two reported flu-like symptoms. MOUNT VERNON, Va. ...

Carbon monoxide protects lung cells against oxygen-induced damage
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington, DC, USA
18 -- Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated that low-dose carbon monoxide administered in conjunction with oxygen therapy markedly ...

Seven People Sent To A Tulsa Hospital Following A Carbon Monoxide ...
KOTV - Tulsa, OK, USA
Emergency crews from EMSA and the Tulsa Fire Department were called to a home at 1700 block of North Tacoma around 5 AM Thursday. ...


Thursday, January 18, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Protect family from carbon monoxide
Hudson Star Observer - Hudson, WI, USA
“It is important to have your home heating system, water heater and fireplace inspected regularly and to install carbon monoxide detectors in your home,” ...

Carbon monoxide detectors required
KTVO - Kirksville, MO, USA
In December 2006, seven Kirksville residents in the same home died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Those are the most memorable incidents of carbon monoxide ...

Five Hospitalized After Overcome by Carbon Monoxide
abc7.com - Los Angeles, CA, USA
COMPTON, January 17, 2007 - Four women and a man were hospitalized after being overcome by carbon monoxide likely emitted by a faulty heater early Wednesday ...

Carbon Monoxide Death
KSNF - Joplin, MO, USA
72 year old Ruby Wells of Fairview, Missouri has died as a result of possible carbon monoxide poisoning. Wells was found dead inside her home, ...

Carbon Monoxide Warning
KOKI FOX 23 - Tulsa, OK, USA
January 17 – A 2-year-old from Muskogee has been released from a Tulsa hospital, after she was exposed to dangerous amounts of carbon monoxide. ...

Hotel Victims Seek Carbon Monoxide Monitoring Legislation
Click10.com - Miami, FL, USA
Attorneys representing 24 people who claim to be victims of carbon monoxide poisoning at the Doubletree Grand Key Resort announced their plans Wednesday to ...

Engine 21: Carbon Monoxide Garage Test DANGER! DO NOT LET YOUR AUTOMOBILE WARM UP INSIDE A GARAGE!
CBS 21 - Harrisburg, PA, USA
This week, our Engine 21 Team finds out how quickly toxic levels of carbon monoxide can fill a garage, when a vehicle is left running with the garage door ...

Carbon monoxide victim doing OK
Albany Times Union - Albany, NY, USA
GREENFIELD -- An elderly man poisoned by carbon monoxide Tuesday while trying to heat his home with a propane cook stove is in good condition at the ...

Avoiding Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KOKI FOX 23 - Tulsa, OK, USA
You can't see carbon monoxide gas and you can't smell it, but it causes serious symptoms. A simple blood test can determine the level of exposure. ...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Victims Rescued From Compton Home
NBC4.TV - Los Angeles, CA, USA
LOS ANGELES -- At least three people who were unconscious, suffering from carbon-monoxide poisoning, were rescued from a Compton home early Wednesday. ...

Fire Officials Warn Of Dangers Of Carbon Monoxide
KWTX - Waco, TX, USA
(January 17, 2007)—Temple fire officials are warning residents about the dangers of carbon monoxide during what’ shaping up to be a wintry week in Central ...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Blamed in Two SW Missouri Deaths
Missourinet.com - Jefferson City, MO, USA
Carbon monoxide fumes from a generator running in an attached garage had gotten into the House. A rural Lawrence County woman appears to have died from ...

Resident taken to hospital after carbon monoxide exposure
Leavenworth Times - Leavenworth, KS, USA
One person was taken to the hospital for symptoms related to carbon monoxide exposure after firefighters found the dangerous substance Tuesday in a Lansing ...

Carbon Monoxide can cause death
Staunton News Leader - Staunton, VA, USA
STAUNTON — Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless, tasteless and non-corrosive gas created whenever combustion takes place without sufficient oxygen. ...


Wednesday January 17, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

11 People Hospitalized For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KCCI.com - Des Moines, IA, USA
The carbon monoxide poisoning happened Monday at AF Johnson Millwork on Railroad Avenue in West Des Moines. MidAmerican Energy was called out to test the ...

With Northern Ice Storm, New Englanders Reminded to Avoid Carbon ...
U.S. EPA.gov (press release) - Washington, DC, USA
Using a generator or other fuel-burning device within your home can produce carbon monoxide that can kill you. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas ...

Aurora woman dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
News-Leader.com - Springfield, MO, USA
Anett Weatherly, 45, of rural Aurora was found dead Saturday morning of carbon monoxide poisoning, Lawrence County Coroner Don Lakin said. ...

Generator fumes kill Joplin man
News-Leader.com - Top Stories - http://www.news-leader.com
Joplin Police are reporting that a 64-year-old man died from carbon monoxide poisoning from fumes ... Police advise residents using a portable generator to place them outside to prevent carbon monoxide from building up in the home. ...

AFTER THE STORM: Fairview woman dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
Neosho Daily News – Neosho, MO, USA
While toxicology tests are still pending, Bridges said in a telephone interview late Tuesday afternoon the death was from carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

New law faces difficulty
SIU - Daily Egyptian - Carbondale, IL, USA
1 requires all residential units have a carbon monoxide detector within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping. Certain exemptions to the law, ...

DeKalb code reflects CO concern
MidWeek - DeKalb, IL, USA
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission reported, in a study from 1993-97, the total number of unintentional non-fire carbon monoxide deaths, ...


Tuesday January 16, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Pensioner ‘killed by carbon monoxide’ inquest told
The Argus.co.uk - Brighton, UK
A pensioner, house-sitting for his brother, died from carbon monoxide poisoning after a computer error meant the property's gas boiler was left off a ...

Dad's fight against silent killer
Norwich Evening News - Norwich, England, UK
A father whose son and friend were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning is to feature in a hard-hitting safety campaign being launched today. ...

101 pretty good ideas from Home & Garden Television
Kitsap Sun (Subscription) - Bremerton, WA, USA
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and tasteless gas that is produced when any fuel is incompletely burned. It can leak from a faulty furnace or a ...

Carbon monoxide detector rules on agenda of OCMD council Tuesday
The News Journal - Local News - http://www.delawareonline.com
Legislation mandating carbon monoxide detectors be installed in certain buildings is scheduled to undergo its first public reading at Tuesday night's council meeting. The ordinance is one of four on tomorrow night's agenda and is the ...

Building With High Carbon Monoxide Levels Evacuated
KCCI.com - Des Moines, IA, USA
At 10 pm, NewsChannel 8's Emily Givens will look at the hidden dangers carbon monoxide can pose during the winter months.

Action Line
Tulsa World - Tulsa, OK, USA
Oversize heaters can deplete available oxygen, causing excess carbon monoxide production. Keep a window open 1 inch to ensure proper ventilation, ...


Saturday & Sunday, January 13 & 14, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide a winter killer
Kane County Chronicle - Geneva, IL, USA
Reports indicate that about 100 people were poisoned by carbon monoxide produced by generators and charcoal grills used for warmth and light during power ...

Cold Front Hits Borderland
KFOXtv.com - El Paso, TX, USA
Fire officials are suggesting that you also invest in a carbon monoxide detector because they told KFOX they have already had 39 cases of carbon monoxide ...

Carbon Monoxide Death Leads To Inspection
Today's THV - Little Rock, AR, USA
A Hot Springs city inspection has found more than 100 violations at a motel where a woman died last week of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

Fire department urges winter heating safety
Norman Transcript - Norman, OK, USA
Norman Fire Department officials urge caution during the inclement winter weather, especially with regard to carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

Special Weather Statement - Barry (Missouri)
Missouri - (Barry/MOZ102) - Current... - http://www.weather.gov/alerts/mo.html
DANGERS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND FIRE INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WITH SUCH DEVICES. IN ADDITION...THE COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FROM MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MAY LEAD TO WATER PIPES BREAKING...ESPECIALLY WITH HOMES AND ...

Don't let cold weather turn deadly
McCook Daily Gazette - McCook, NE, USA
That's when power outages can become deadly in the form of carbon monoxide produced by improper or poorly operating heat sources such as charcoal grills, ...

Idling car fills unoccupied home with carbon monoxide
Bridgeton News - Bridgeton, NJ, USA
MILLVILLE -- A large amount of carbon monoxide filled an unoccupied Robin Terrace home early Friday morning. The carbon monoxide resulted from an idling car ...

Detectors could stop toll of the 'silent killer'
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Then, in May, Terrance Kuhn, 57, accidentally left his 2003 Cadillac running in the garage and the Kuhns became victims of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

Boiler problem sends 7 to hospital
Fitchburg Sentinel - Fitchburg, MA, USA
FITCHBURG -- Escalated levels of carbon monoxide at Memorial Middle School sent seven students to the hospital on Thursday and created a tense atmosphere ...

Father fights for mandatory carbon monoxide detectors
ABC12.com - Flint, MI, USA
(WJRT) - (01/12/07)-- An alert now for all travelers about a safety concern in your hotel Should all hotel rooms be equipped with a carbon monoxide detector ...

High amounts of carbon monoxide killed twins
Skieston Standard Democrat - Sikeston, MO, USA
... Bradley Ryan Johnson found the children died due to a large amount of carbon monoxide in their system, Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell reported. ...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Danger [Good video link within this story.]
KFYR-TV - Bismarck, ND, USA
Carbon monoxide is odorless and tasteless, and it can be deadly. Someone who is affected by carbon monoxide could suffer from headaches and grogginess. ...


Friday January 12, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide detected in hobby lobby—
WMDT - Salisbury, MD, USA
Anne Arundel County fire officials say they dodged a bullet this morning when carbon monoxide was detected at a hotel in Linthicum Heights. ...

Carbon monoxide calls surge with detector use
Boston Globe - Boston, MA, USA
A Wayland family returned to their Bayfield Road home in October to an unwelcome surprise: Their newly installed carbon monoxide detector was sounding its ...

Ordinance to require carbon monoxide detectors
News from www.kirksvilledailyexpress... - http://www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com/
KIRKSVILLE, MO - The Kirksville City Council is considering an ordinance requiring carbon monoxide detectors in some residences.

Carbon Monoxide Scare At Fitchburg Middle School
A1 - HOME - Top Stories - http://wbz.com
A carbon monoxide scare in Fitchburg sends seven middle school students to the hospital. Deputy Fire Chief Robert Haley says the ... Haley says the carbon monoxide leaked out as a work crew was repairing a boiler at Memorial Middle School.

Possible Carbon Monoxide Death in N. Tier
WETM-TV - Elmira, NY, USA
They think a piece of the heating system may have shifted and allowed carbon monoxide to leak into the apartment. Police say around 4 am Thursday, ...

Carbon monoxide kills Mansfield woman
Elmira Star-Gazette - Elmira, NY, USA
MANSFIELD -- A partially blocked exhaust pipe on a natural gas-fired heater raised carbon monoxide levels to dangerous levels in a Mansfield apartment house ...

Carbon monoxide detectors a good bet
Coquitlam Tri City News - Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
All new residential construction with a fuel-burning appliance and/or a storage garage are mandated to have an installed carbon monoxide detector under the ...

Carbon monoxide prompts evacuation of Arundel hotel
Baltimore Sun - Baltimore, MD, USA
The Holiday Inn BWI was evacuated briefly this morning and two employees were hospitalized after being exposed to elevated levels of carbon monoxide, ...

Woman Dies From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At Motel
Today's THV - Little Rock, AR, USA
Authorities in Hot Springs say carbon monoxide poisoning killed one guest at a motel and sent another to the hospital. Hot Springs police say 42-year-old ...


Thursday January 11, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Police: Motel Guest Dies Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Today's THV - Little Rock, AR, USA
Investigators found high levels of carbon monoxide in several motel rooms. The poisonous fumes can collect in a living area if a heater or other appliance ...

Detectors installed in cooperative effort
Leavenworth Times - Leavenworth, KS, USA
A recorded voice alerts a homeowner as to whether an alarm on the detector is being sounded because of smoke or carbon monoxide. ...

GM Put On Leave Following Carbon Monoxide Death
CBS 4 - Miami, FL, USA
(CBS4) KEY WEST The general manager of a Key West resort where a 26 year old Michigan tourist died of carbon monoxide poisoning has been put on paid leave. ...

Carbon monoxide detector ordinance in the works
KTVO - Kirksville, MO, USA
The ordinance would require a carbon monoxide detector be installed in any dwelling unit that has any source of heat that produces carbon monoxide, ...

Seized van being sent away for testing
KTVO - Kirksville, MO, USA
The preliminary autopsy report revealed carbon monoxide as the probable cause of death, but Police Chief Jim Hughes told KTVO Wednesday that this is still a ...

DRC distributing carbon monoxide/smoke detector units
WFIE-TV - Evansville, IN, USA
On Thursday at 5 pm, the DRC is distributing carbon monoxide/smoke detector units and "Right Now" bags - containing an AM/FM battery powered radio, ...

CPSC And USFA Sound Carbon Monoxide Alarm
FireFighting News.com - USA
Every year, winter storms leave carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning deaths in their path. As winter's coldest months arrive, with temperatures in some parts of ...

Flu-like symptoms could be something worse
Fremont Tribune - Fremont, NE, USA
But it could be something else, something that kills nearly 500 people in America each year — carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide poisoning results ...


Wednesday January 10, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

NOTE: MANY OF THE ARTICLES PUBLISHED AROUND THE GLOBE SUGGEST HAVING CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS BUT EMPHASIZE NEVER PUTTING THEM NEAR APPLIANCES THAT COULD PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE IF THEY MALFUNCTION. THE CO NEWS AND COSA WONDER WHY WOULDN’T ANYONE WANT TO KNOW IF THIS DEADLY GAS IS ESCAPING THE SYSTEM IT IS GENERATED FROM.

Spate of Blazes Alarms Poulsbo Fire Officials
Kitsap Sun (Subscription) - Bremerton, WA, USA
With the recent deaths due to carbon monoxide poisoning, it's important to have carbon monoxide detectors and never run a generator in an enclosed area." ...

Apartment Evacuated Because Of Carbon Monoxide
NBC 4.com - Washington, DC, USA
Prince George's County firefighters were called to the apartment complex after a hard-wired carbon monoxide detector in one of the 12-unit buildings went ...

Clean the Air Inside Your Home
abc11tv.com - Raleigh-Durham - Fayetteville, NC, USA
Naturally occurring chemicals such as radon and carbon monoxide pose a very real threat to air quality and health as well. Radon in the home is a major ...

County prepares for more winter weather
King County (press release) - Seattle, WA, USA
Carbon monoxide generated from the devices is poisonous. Please visit www.metrokc.gov/prepare for a list of generator safety tips. ...

Gas Leaks: What You Don't Smell Will Harm You
FOX News - USA
It's not easy to detect a natural gas leak because methane, and the carbon monoxide that it releases, is odorless, tasteless and colorless. ...

Call VU to get free CO detectors, smoke alarms installed
Munster Times - Munster, IN, USA
Valparaiso University student, faculty and staff volunteers will be installing free smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in homes of Porter County residents ...

Deadly gases no joke
Aberdeen American News - Aberdeen, SD, USA
With a spell of sub-zero weather marching toward the Aberdeen area this week, it's timely to guard against poisoning from carbon monoxide and sewer gas. ...

Fire chief issues carbon monoxide tips
The Republican - Springfield, MA, USA
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels (such as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil, and methane) burn ...

Snow likely today, cold here to stay
Bellingham Herald - Bellingham, WA, USA
The Bellingham Herald CARBON MONOXIDE WARNING Several Seattle-area deaths during recent storms were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning which resulted from ...


Saturday & Sunday January 6 & 7, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

‘We need to live for them’
The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg, SC, USA
More than 500 people die each year from carbon monoxide poisoning. Seven people, including Anthony, died in the Upstate ice storm in 2005. ...

Carbon monoxide detectors fly off shelves in Coles County
Herald & Review - Decatur, IL, USA
Local discount and hardware store officials said carbon monoxide detectors have practically evaporated off the shelves, likely because of the state law that ...

Carbon monoxide safety tips
The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg, SC, USA
The National Fire Protection Association suggests the following safety tips to avoid the dangers of carbon monoxide. BY T&D STAFF ...

New detector law saves life
Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake, IL, USA
WOODSTOCK – A new state law requiring homes to have carbon monoxide detectors likely saved the life of an elderly Woodstock widow Friday. ...

Recall | Pool heaters pose carbon monoxide risk
The State - Columbia, SC, USA
... because the pool heaters can emit excessive carbon monoxide, which can be poisonous to consumers if the product is installed indoors and a vent leaks. ...

Family clears air on generator danger
OregonLive.com - Portland, OR, USA
Gresham family members who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning last month from the use of a portable generator spoke publicly on Friday about the ordeal for ...


Friday January 5, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

CPSC and USFA Sound Carbon Monoxide Alarm
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
“Tragically people are dying from carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to keep warm. Don't let this invisible killer into your home. ...

Operator saves family from carbon monoxide
KOB-TV - Albuquerque, NM, USA
An Albuquerque family succumbing to the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning managed to survive and seek medical help thanks to an emergency 911 operator ...


Thursday January 4, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

New Danger Label Required on All Portable Generators
http://www.cpsc.gov
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to require manufacturers of portable generators to warn consumers of carbon monoxide (CO) hazards through a new “Danger” label. The label states that, “Using a generator indoors CAN ...

Carbon monoxide kills 2 people
Cedartown Standard - Cedartown, GA, USA
... police said Tuesday that while they were still awaiting autopsy results in the death of two Cedartown residents from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, there ...

Deaths Could Spark Carbon Monoxide Detector Law
WMTW - Auburn, ME, USA
WINDHAM, Maine -- One issue possibly facing lawmakers in Augusta in the new session is whether to make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in Maine houses and ...

SALINAS CHILDREN EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
CBS 5 - San Francisco, CA, USA
According to the Monterey County Health Department, carbon monoxide is a poisonous and odorless gas that can kill a person in minutes. ...

Lawsuits Filed in Federal Courts: Coleman Heaters Blamed for ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
The two men, on a hunting trip, died of carbon monoxide poisoning while sleeping in their camper. The third member of their hunting party, a US soldier, ...

Los Alcázares deaths were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning
Typically Spanish - Malaga, Spain
... reports that the Civil Guard have confirmed that the two Rumanian men who died in Los Alcázares on New Year’s Eve died from carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

Carbon monoxide kills former Bay Stater on Florida vacation
Boston Herald - Boston, MA, USA
He died from carbon monoxide poisoning in the hotel he was staying at. His father, who lives in Michigan, was found unconscious in the same room, ...


Wednesday January 3, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Consumer Watch 7 - Carbon Monoxide Detectors News Print and Video
WDBJ7.com - Roanoke, VA, USA
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. Every year, over 200 people in the United States die from carbon monoxide ...

Carbon monoxide poisoning on the rise
MSNBC - USA
... Charcoal grills and outdoor camping equipment are not intended to be used inside — even if you open a window — because of the carbon monoxide gas, or CO ...

Carbon monoxide detector law in effect in state
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham, MA, USA
... Often called the “invisible killer,” carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas which can build up inside homes that use fossil fuels like oil and natural ...

Carbon monoxide detectors mandated in 2007
Forest Park Review - Oak Park, IL, USA
... Among those of note, residential property owners are now required to install carbon monoxide detectors within 15 feet of every bedroom. ...

Salinas Family Suffers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KSBW Channel.com - Salinas, CA, USA
-- Salinas authorities are investigating another carbon monoxide poisoning incident involving a barbecue grill that was brought indoors for heat. ...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KFYR-TV - Bismarck, ND, USA
... Police say Martin was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes and fell to the ground. He was discovered about half an hour later by a Grand Forks man. ...

Carbon monoxide detectors are in short supply in Illinois
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
Many local hardware stores say they're running low on carbon monoxide alarm detectors because of a new state law that made them mandatory as of Monday. ...

What is carbon monoxide?
CBBC Newsround - London, England, UK
... Most people in the UK make sure their boilers are working properly and get the checks carried out, so carbon monoxide poisoning is quite rare. ...

Firefighter had high monoxide (Reposted from Oct 24, 2006)
Rocky Mountain News - Denver, CO, USA
... Veteran firefighter Sean Wendt had a carbon monoxide level of 13 percent as he struggled inside the Park Hill home. By Hector Gutierrez, Rocky Mountain News. ...


Monday January 1, 2007 Bacharach's Daily Message: Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Student's carbon monoxide death leads to law
Miami Herald - FL, USA
Owners of homes, rental units, motels and hotels are required to install carbon monoxide detectors under a law passed by the City Council and named after a ...

Hotel Evacuation
CKWS Kingston - http://www.ckwstv.com
IT WAS A RUDE AWAKENING THIS MORNING FOR HOTEL STAFF AND GUESTS AT KINGSTON'S HOLIDAY INN. A CARBON MONOXIDE BUILD-UP ...

GASSED AT TOP HOTEL
Sunday Mirror - UK
... had similar symptoms. All five were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in specialist high-pressure chambers. Mr and Mrs Nicholl ...

Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in Keys hotel death
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Fire officials shut down an upscale hotel on Wednesday after a guest died and his father was hospitalized because of possible carbon monoxide poisoning, a ...

Carbon monoxide victim suffered brain damage
The Reporter - Fond du Lac, WI, USA
By Sharon Roznik. A 48-year-old woman who was a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning on Dec. 10 has suffered permanent brain damage, her daughter says. Barb. ...

Carbon Monoxide Detectors Now a Requirement in Illinois
MyFox Saint Louis - Saint Louis, MO, USA
In Illinois , a new law in effect Monday requires all homeowners and landlords to have carbon monoxide detectors installed in their homes and apartments. ...

Man Dies from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WNEP-TV - Scranton, PA, USA
By Josh Brogadir. Carbon monoxide is being blamed for the death of a man near Pine Grove in Schuylkill County this morning. Leonard ...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Target Of New Minn. Law
WCCO - Minneapolis, MN, USA
Ninety people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at Hennepin County Medical Center in 2006, 19 of them in just the past month. ...