Part of Tulsa Jail evacuated after students on field trip get sick Updated: Thu, May 10, 2012 Parts of the Tulsa Jail were evacuated Thursday after multiple students on a field trip fainted from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said. ESMA spokesman Chris Stevens said 32 people had been treated and 23 were taken to hospitals. Their conditions were not immediately available. All showed... Read More

Cold weather increases risks of poisoning Updated: Mon, Nov 24, 2008 Carbon monoxide is such a silent killer that Oklahoma health authorities are worried about the wintertime use of alternative power or fuel sources, especially when electrical power is out. The gas comes from emissions of fireplaces, kerosene heaters, gas stoves, furnaces, water heaters and boilers. Proper... Read More

Using gas logs to heat your home Updated: Wed, Nov 19, 2008 When ice storms strike in Oklahoma, they often leave people without electricity — and more dangerously, without heat. If you have a gas heater in your home, you may think you're safe from losing heat during an electricity outage. But many Oklahomans find out the hard way that their thermostats are controlled by... Read More

Ernesto's Virginia Death Toll Rises to 6 Published: Mon, Sep 4, 2006 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A woman died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a portable generator, bringing Virginia's death toll from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto to six, officials said. The woman hooked up the generator in her Newport News garage after losing electrical power during the storm, state... Read More

Bush signs mine safety overhaul Updated: Fri, Jun 16, 2006 NATION _DASH_DASH_ WASHINGTON - With the sole survivor of the Sago Mine disaster looking on at the White House, President Bush signed into law the first major overhaul of mine safety laws in three decades. "Only one man came out, and he's with us today," Bush said Thursday of Randal McCloy Jr., who is recovering... Read More

Friends remember man, teen Updated: Tue, May 2, 2006 Friends of the victims in a tragic accident are speaking out hoping to save others. As Heather Lewin tells us, a 15-year old girl and her adult chaperone were found dead after a generator filled their horse trailer with carbon monoxide. Read More

Tips for protection against carbon monoxide Updated: Mon, Jan 20, 2003 Install an electronic carbon monoxide monitor with an audible warning signalnear sleeping areas. Make sure it is approved by the UnderwritersLaboratory. Make sure fossil-fuel-burning appliances are properly installed and operating. Have your heating system and chimney inspected and cleaned every year.Dont'... Read More

Furnace safety switch quickly cuts off unit Updated: Sat, Mar 3, 2001 Q We recently read about a man who changed the filter in his furnace and did not replace the cover on the filter compartment. As a result, he reportedly died of carbon monoxide poisoning. This concerned us, because we've had some trouble fastening the filter cover on our furnace and have found it detached on... Read More

Fuel prices not all bad Updated: Thu, Jun 15, 2000 Higher gasoline prices might just have a silver lining to an otherwise smoggy cloud, a spokesman for the Central Oklahoma Clean Air Committee said Wednesday. Zach Taylor said climbing transportation prices in the Oklahoma City metro area provide "another opportunity to encourage carpooling. ... At least you can... Read More

Pollution Clouding Image Of the Great Southwest Updated: Sun, Jul 27, 1986 Editor's Note Respiratory patients have flocked to the desert Southwest since the tuberculosis outbreaks of the 1940s, but today Phoenix may have the worst carbon monoxide pollution in the nation. In New Mexico, a brown cloud from the smoke of wood-burning fireplaces hangs over Albuquerque. Raw sewage is dumped... Read More