carbon monoxide

A father and his 10-year-old son in the northwestern Chicago suburb of Inverness died Sunday of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning inside their home, police said Monday. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

A father and his 10-year-old son in the western Chicago suburb of Inverness died Sunday of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning inside their home, the Inverness Police Department said Monday afternoon.

The U.S. agency responsible for protecting consumers announced this week that it intends to recommend new mandatory rules to make portable generators safer, saying manufacturers have not voluntarily done enough to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning deaths.

Seven people have been hospitalized in critical condition Saturday after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Hampton Inn in Ohio.

Three people were taken to the hospital Sunday evening following an incident in which high carbon monoxide levels were detected at a Near North building, authorities said.

A mother and daughter died Thursday following a carbon monoxide leak in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood that also injured four people. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

A mother and daughter died Thursday following a carbon monoxide leak in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood that also injured four people, including three children, officials said.

Two people have died and four were hospitalized, including three children, after a carbon monoxide leak in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on Friday, officials said. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Two people have died and four were hospitalized, including three children, after a carbon monoxide leak in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on Friday, according to authorities.

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

Three young men who likely died from carbon monoxide exposure while camping near a country music festival in Michigan were pals who played high school football together, friends and family said.

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…

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

An off-duty Chicago police officer is dead and a woman is in critical condition after a carbon monoxide leak Tuesday night at a home on the city’s Northwest Side, authorities say.

An off-duty Chicago police officer is dead and a woman is in critical condition after a carbon monoxide leak Tuesday night at a home on the city’s Northwest Side, authorities say. First responders arrived at the home in the 3900 block of West Ainslie Street in the Albany Park neighborhood just before 8 p.m. to find two people unresponsive inside,…

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Chicago rapper and songwriter Luke Gawne and his girlfriend, Erica Fumo, say they know firsthand how dangerous exposure to carbon monoxide can be, after a frightening close call at The Waldorf Astoria Chicago last November. The couple says they fell violently ill hours after checking into the 5-star hotel. “And I remember saying to her ‘my heart feels like...

Four people were taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide incident Monday evening on Chicago’s West Side, fire officials confirmed.

Terminal C at Boston’s Logan International Airport was temporarily evacuated on Sunday night due to high levels of carbon monoxide, believed to be caused by a snow-melting machine, Massachusetts State Police said.

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