CO News - August 2006

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Menands
WXXA - Albany, NY, USA
Several people were overcome with sickness from carbon monoxide poisoning in Menandsb. ... The fire department says it was caused by carbon monoxide. ...

Man Suffers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Westport Now - Westport, CT, USA
Police officers and firefighters rescued a man from his Park Lane home today after he suffered carbon monoxide poisioning. Police ...

Family of 5 Killed From Carbon Monoxide
CBS 4 - Miami, FL, USA
(CBS4 News) MIAMI A family of five was found dead in their home Sunday morning in Miami from what police believe is carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

Carbon-monoxide leak sends 9 people to hospital
Capital News 9 - Albany, NY, USA
A carbon monoxide leak forced a Menands building to be evacuated after nine people became sick from the fumes. Fire officials say ...

Police: 5 Dead in Home, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Likely Cause
First Coast News - Jacksonville, FL, USA
... five people in a home in southwest Miami-Dade. A preliminary investigation shows each victim died from carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

MTI Recommends Replacement of Old Carbon Monoxide Alarms on RVs
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
VOLO, Ill., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbon monoxide (CO) is a silent killer that can be present when we travel, camp or vacation in RVs. ...

After death, college adds carbon monoxide monitors
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond, VA, USA
SALEM -- Several Roanoke College students who have moved into a dormitory where a carbon monoxide leak killed one man and sickened others said they aren't ...

Carbon monoxide kills about 500 people per year
Roanoke Times - Roanoke, VA, USA
On the same July day that carbon monoxide killed one person and sickened dozens at Roanoke College, the deadly gas led to the hospitalization of three children ...

Four die from carbon monoxide poisoning
WTVM - Columbus, GA, USA
The men -- who had been using a gas-powered generator for electricity because power to the home had been cut off -- were found Friday night at their rented home ...

Investigation proves carbon monoxide poisoning aboard boat
WAFF - Huntsville, AL, USA
... Marine Police Officer Larry Adams says large amounts of carbon monoxide filled the inside of the 50-foot 1947 PT boat. "Running ...

Carbon monoxide detector was disabled
The Decatur Daily - Decatur, AL, USA
Authorities said Friday they discovered the cause of a carbon monoxide emission that killed one man and injured several others aboard a cabin cruiser docked at ...

Family suffers carbon monoxide poisoning
KRIS-TV - Corpus Christi, TX, USA
According to police, it appeared a family living on the 4900 block of Cheryl Street may have suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

New details in Roanoke College fatal carbon monoxide incident
WDBJ7.com - Roanoke, VA, USA
There are new details on the fatal carbon monoxide incident at Roanoke College earlier this summer. Authorities confirm that more ...

Couple Overcome By Carbon Monoxide In Massachusetts
WCSH-TV - Portland, ME, USA
A Duxbury, Massachusetts couple are being treated after being overcome by carbon monoxide early Tuesday morning. A 60-year-old woman ...

Couple Hospitalized With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Boston Channel.com - MA, USA
DUXBURY, Mass. -- Dangerous carbon monoxide levels in a Duxbury home sent a couple and five firefighter paramedics to the hospital. ...

Report: Carbon monoxide victim found hours after fire call
Daily Press - Newport News, VA, USA
By the Associated Press. SALEM, Va. -- Rescue workers were on the scene of a carbon monoxide leak at Roanoke College for three hours before finding an elderly ...

Water heater in fatal carbon monoxide leak improperly installed
Centre Daily Times - Centre County, PA, USA
OCEAN CITY, Md. - A water heater whose detached vent pipe leaked carbon monoxide in a hotel room, killing a Pennsylvania man and his daughter, was improperly ...

4 Dead From Carbon Monoxide
WXIA-TV - NE Atlanta, GA, USA
Douglasville authorities say that four people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a home at the Stonecrest subdivision off of Cave Springs Road. ...

Cheshire Couple Found Dead In Home; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ...
Hartford Courant - United States
CHESHIRE - An elderly couple were found dead in their home from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday evening, police said. ...

Students feel safe in dormitory where carbon monoxide leaked
WAVY-TV - Portsmouth, VA, USA
Several Roanoke College students who have moved into a dormitory where a carbon monoxide leak killed a 91-year-old man and sickened more than 100 others this ...

Generating Safety
Washington Post - United States
... hurricane season starts, the government issues a safety alert about portable generators, warning that their misuse could lead to carbon monoxide poisoning and ...

Bluffs Man Killed By Carbon Monoxide
KETV.com - Omaha, NE, USA
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Police in Council Bluffs said a 62-year-old man died after he was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes while working at American Pumping ...

7 Hospitalized In Duxbury Carbon Monoxide Scare
CBS4Boston - Boston, USA
(CBS4) DUXBURY An elderly couple and 5 firefighters were taken to the hospital early Tuesday morning, after a frightening carbon monoxide leak at a home in ...

Eastern Iowa couple dies of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
WHO-TV - Des Moines, IA, USA
EDDYVILLE, Iowa Autopsies into the deaths of an Eddyville couple indicate that they died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Police believe ...

Man dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, IA, USA
A Council Bluffs man died after apparently being overcome by carbon monoxide gas Sunday evening. Council Bluffs Fire and Rescue ...

Man dies at State Fair of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
WOI - West Des Moines, IA, USA
DES MOINES, Iowa Officials say a young man found dead in his camper at the Iowa State Fair apparently died of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

Carbon monoxide: Deadly gas is a silent threat to boaters
Tampa Bay Newspapers - Seminole, FL, USA
... This is just one of the horror stories commonly heard every year on how insidious is carbon monoxide, a gas caused by incomplete combustion. ...

Carbon Monoxide Detector Saves Family of 5
Security Sales & Integration - Torrance, CA, USA
Aug 16, 2006, RALSTON, Neb. -- Five lives were recently saved because of a lone carbon monoxide detector in a Ralston home. According ...

Faulty ventilation in RV kills one, injures three others
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus, GA, USA
WALLSBORO, Ala. - Authorities in Elmore County say faulty ventilation in a recreational vehicle led to the carbon monoxide death of a 54-year-old woman and ...

Hotel evacuated after carbon monoxide leak
CBC.ca - Alberta, Canada
When firefighters arrived, carbon monoxide concentrations were over 1,000 parts per million. Fire department policy calls for an ...

Tuscaloosa Woman Dies of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Elmore ...
WSFA - Montgomery, AL, USA
... yard. Elmore county sheriff's deputies say the woman fell victim to carbon monoxide poisoning. The fumes came from a generator. ...

Early Detection of Carbon Monoxide is Key
KQTV - St. Joseph, MO, USA
... gas inhalation. Some are combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, others even detect propane gas. Fire fighters recommend ...

Carbon monoxide sickens 3 workers
Chicago Tribune - United States
Three workers were hospitalized this afternoon with carbon monoxide poisoning after they were using power-washing machines in an underground downtown garage. ...

Carbon Monoxide Leak Sends Three To Hospital
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago, IL, USA
(STNG) CHICAGO Three people were transported to area hospitals after carbon monoxide began to leak in a South Loop parking garage on Monday afternoon. ...

Report: Carbon Monoxide Killed Elderly Couple
The Ledger - Lakeland, FL, USA
An elderly couple found dead in their home south of Lakeland were apparently the victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the Polk County Sheriff's ...

Carbon monoxide poisoning: Death lurks in homes and boats
Tampa Bay Newspapers - Seminole, FL, USA
... The Pinellas County Medical Examiner's Office said there was one death last year in Pinellas County from carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

OUTDOOR SAFETY | Prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
Kansas City Star - MO, USA
... vehicles. This is especially important at high altitudes, where the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning is increased. Recognize ...

Infants ruled killed by carbon monoxide
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Two infants who died after being found unresponsive within weeks of each other in the same Hill District apartment died of carbon monoxide poisoning, a ...

Carbon monoxide risk forces Bethlehem town offices to move
Boston Globe - United States
BETHLEHEM, NH --A carbon monoxide poisoning threat is forcing the town of Bethlehem (New Hampshire) to move its offices. The state ...

Cops: Carbon monoxide kills elderly couple
Newsday - Long Island, NY, USA
The elderly Jericho couple whose bodies were found Saturday in their home died from carbon monoxide poisoning after the husband accidentally left his car ...

Diver poisoned from air tank
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington, New Zealand
A coroner has found a crayfish diver suffered carbon monoxide poisoning from his air tank, which led to his death in a diving accident in Marlborough two years ...

Venom in traffic veins
Times of India - India
There's a slow killer on the prowl. And if something isn't done immediately, then carbon monoxide poisoning will start taking a huge toll. ...

Deadly carbon monoxide exhaust by boats topic of awareness effort
Arizona Republic - Phoenix, AZ, USA
Last month's carbon monoxide poisoning of two women swimmers near boats on Lake Pleasant highlights the dangers that lurk around power boats. ...

Carbon Monoxide Kills Elderly Couple On LI
WCBS-TV New York - NY, USA
... County Medical Examiner on Monday afternoon confirmed that an elderly couple, found dead in their home Saturday afternoon, died of carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

Carbon Monoxide In Your Home
NewsNet5.com - Cleveland, OH, USA
Carbon Monoxide is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in America, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). ...

Chimney and Fireplace Safety: Facts You Need to Know to Protect ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA
A clear and concise description of carbon monoxide, its effects and dangers. ... Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. ...