carbon monoxide

Experts say carbon monoxide from a boat’s engine can build up, creating an invisible cloud of toxic gas.

A 91-year-old woman and her caretaker were found dead inside a home, where firefighters said there were dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

Two women who were killed due to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide at a residence in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, have been identified by local police. Doris Gariepy, 91, who lived at the home and her caretaker, 38-year-old Tonya McKinney, were discovered by first responders to the scene on Mascuppic Trail Saturday around 10:45 p.m. already deceased. Tyngsborough firefighters, equipped with specialized…

There’s a nationwide recall involving the Kidde TruSense Smoke Alarms and combination smoke/carbon monoxide detectors. The company said the smoke alarm and the combination smoke/carbon monoxide (CO) alarm can fail to alert consumers to a fire. The recalled units are Kidde Model Series 2040, 2050, 2060 and 2070 Smoke and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide alarms. Only alarms with the TruSense logo…

Six people were hospitalized, including four children, following a carbon monoxide incident in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning. Plymouth Fire investigators said an on-scene investigation indicated that a malfunctioning furnace in the basement was the source of the carbon monoxide. The furnace was shut off and the home was ventilated for over an hour. Plymouth fire said they received a…

Residents of a Lakeville, Massachusetts, elderly housing facility were temporarily evacuated Saturday morning due to high carbon monoxide levels, the Lakeville Fire Department said. Lakeville firefighters responded to a report of carbon monoxide alarm activation at 42 Lebaron Blvd shortly before 5 a.m. The location is a 56-unit apartment building that houses residents aged 55 and over. Carbon monoxide levels…

Carbon monoxide, a colorless and odorless gas, can be deadly if inhaled.

A carbon monoxide incident at a strip mall in Frankin, Massachusetts, sent 12 people to the hospital Thursday morning.

A carbon monoxide incident at a strip mall in Franklin, Massachusetts, sent twelve people to the hospital Thursday morning.

Classes at a Massachusetts elementary school were canceled Friday after a malfunction in one of the boilers led to the release of carbon monoxide gas. Firefighters were called to Coffin Elementary School in Marblehead at 7:45 a.m. where they determined that because of the high CO readings, the building needed to be evacuated, according to the Marblehead Public Schools’ interim…

A carbon monoxide incident forced officials in Marblehead, Massachusetts, to cancel classes at the Coffin Elementary School.

Five people were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a carbon monoxide incident at a building in Salem, Massachusetts. The incident took place at the sprawling Shetland Park complex on Congress Street. Authorities said one person became unconscious, prompting a call to first responders who evacuated the entire fourth floor. “The fourth floor has been totally evacuated. The rest of…

A carbon monoxide incident at a building in Salem, Massachusetts, sent five people to the hospital Wednesday.

Two western Massachusetts teenagers are recovering after being found unresponsive in a home with high levels of carbon monoxide. Great Barrington fire officials say the teens were found Saturday and brought to a hospital. They are expected to make full recoveries.

High levels of carbon monoxide at a Brockton, Massachusetts home resulted in four people being rushed to a hospital Monday morning. Authorities responded to a home located at 213 Sawtell Avenue sometime before 10 a.m., where carbon monoxide levels were at 900 ppm. One person in the house woke up and called 911.

New Hampshire authorities suspect carbon monoxide poisoning caused the deaths of a man and a woman in a home. State police were requested to respond to the home in Lyman on Tuesday for a welfare check. They found the man and woman dead, along with several cats and dogs.

Fire officials in Vermont say six people have been treated for mild carbon monoxide poisoning after a boiler malfunctioned in an apartment building. The Brattleboro Fire Department responded around midnight to the apartment building where a tenant reported that a carbon monoxide detector in the basement was going off.

High levels of carbon monoxide in two Boston University residence halls left 25 students displaced early Tuesday.

Fire officials in Coventry, Rhode Island say an improperly vented hot water heater was the cause of a carbon monoxide leak that sent six members of a family to hospitals.

An unknown number of residents were evacuated Monday morning after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected at an apartment building in Gardner, Massachusetts.