Carbon Monoxide Makes 30 Ill At Boston Spa

One can't help but marvel at the irony: 30 people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday at a place in Boston named the Exhale Spa. The ill, who displayed symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, were treated at the scene at the spa in the…

New Washington Law Requires Carbon Monoxide Detectors In All Residences

Washington state has a new law mandating the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in homes that goes into effect Jan. 1, according to the Associated Press and other media reports. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-12-05/wash-dot-carbon-monoxide-alarm-condition-added-jan-dot-1 The…

About 50 Atlanta Students, Staffers Suffer Carbon Monoxide Poisoning At School

In a panic-filled scene after several kids passed out, more than 40 elementary school students and six adults in Atlanta Monday morning were rushed to a local hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning, various press accounts reported. According…

In Hurricane's Wake, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cases Rise In N.Y.C.

With superstorm Sandy still wreaking havoc, the New York City Department of Health has alerted health care providers to be ready for an uptick of carbon monoxide poisoning and hypothermia cases, according to The New York Times. The health department…

Two Wilmington Apt. Dwellers Sickened By Carbon Monoxide

A carbon monoxide leak sickened two people in apartments in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, sending them to the hospital, according to Delaware Online. http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012311260057&gcheck=1&nclick_check=1 Right…

Carbon Monoxide Makes 49 Inmates Ill In Pennsylvania

Carbon monoxide sickened 49 inmates at a jail in York, Pa., with five having to be hospitalized overnight, CNN reported. http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/22/us/pennsylvania-jail-illnesses/index.html Authorities believe that the heating and ventilation…

Hotels Should Do The Right Thing And Install Carbon Monoxide Alarms

If the topic wasn't so serious, the hospitality industry's arguments about why there is no need for it to install carbon monoxide detectors in hotel rooms would be funny. But death isn't a laughing matter. The industry tried to justify its…

Marine Dies Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Idaho

Here's another tragedy that could have been avoided: A young Marine died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his girlfriend's apartment, which had a carbon monoxide detector with no batteries in it. McQuen Forbush, 18, was on leave and staying…

Champion Portable Generators Sold By Costco Recalled

Portable generators are being put to use in New York and New Jersey by those who lost power because of Hurricane Sandy. But I hope no one had bought any of these. On Friday the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary…

Post-Hurricane Sandy, Five Carbon Monoxide Deaths In New Jersey

Hurricane Sandy is continuing to kill people on the East Coast. No, I'm not talking about people hit by falling trees, or any one else drowning. I'm referring to carbon monoxide poisoning deaths. So far in New Jersey alone, at least five people…