Carbon monoxide leak at Atlanta elementary school sends 47 to hospital.
According to a recent Reuters story, a carbon monoxide leak caused by a faulty furnace at Finch Elementary School in Atlanta sent 43 students and six teachers to the hospital. The school did not have carbon monoxide detectors installed, and vapor levels of the deadly gas were “the highest we’ve ever seen,” said Atlanta Fire Department spokeswoman Marian McDaniel. As it turns out, no school in Georgia is required to install carbon monoxide detectors. Neither are schools in 47 other states. Information detailing state statutes on carbon monoxide detectors, noted on the website of the National Conference of State Legislators, says that only Maryland and Connecticut require installation of carbon monoxide detectors in schools. Maryland Code…
Carbon monoxide poisonings and fire-related accidents are more common after a severe storm, according to fire officials.
With 15,842 Howard County residents still without power going into Monday evening, the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services is taking measures to show up in neighborhoods and make sure residents are not putting themselves at risk for fires, carbon monoxide poisoning and other accidents. Sunday evening in Anne Arundel County, a Jessup man was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning after using a generator. Last summer, an Ellicott City man died from carbon monoxide poisoning, which also put two of his family members in critical condition. Howard County Police said a generator had been used after Hurricane Irene took out power in the neighborhood. "Often we see a rise in carbon monoxide poisoning, fires and other …
County Fire Chief looking into legislation mandating all Prince George's homes to have working carbon monoxide detectors, the Gazette reports.
