BYRON — Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning is the official cause of death of four young people from Massachusetts whose bodies were found along with a dead dog in a remote Oxford County cabin on July 17, according to the state medical examiner’s office. “The cause of death was confirmed to be carbon monoxide toxicity for […]
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Ogunquit resort to install carbon monoxide detectors
OGUNQUIT (AP) — The fire chief in Ogunquit, Maine, says a time-share resort where guests were sickened by carbon monoxide won’t be fined, and it plans to install carbon monoxide detectors in all 77 of its rooms. Fire Chief Mark O’Brien told the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/NtLTkj) that The Falls at Ogunquit won’t face any […]
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Carbon monoxide at Maine resort sends 7 victims to hospital; 14 evaluated on scene
OGUNQUIT (AP) — Maine emergency officials say none of the 21 people affected by carbon monoxide at an Ogunquit resort suffered serious injuries. Nine ambulances were sent to the InnSeason Resorts-The Falls at Ogunquit on Route 1 Sunday and one of the hotel’s buildings was evacuated. York Fire Chief Mark O’Brien said that 14 people […]
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Faulty flue pipe led to carbon monoxide leak at New York mall restaurant
HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. (AP) — A faulty water heater flue pipe caused the carbon monoxide leak that killed a New York restaurant manager and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals, a fire official said Sunday. Huntington Chief Fire Marshal Terence McNally said the fumes were circulated in the basement by the ventilation systems […]
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Whitefield couple hospitalized with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
WHITEFIELD — Carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected after an elderly Whitefield couple was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Christmas morning. A neighbor checking on the couple at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday found the 84-year-old woman and 83-year-old man unconscious in their home on Heath Road, according to Lt. Rand Maker of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. […]
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MDOT garage evacuated after carbon monoxide scare
DIXFIELD — The Maine Department of Transportation facility on Main Street was evacuated Friday morning after a possible carbon monoxide leak was reported. Dixfield fire Chief Scott Dennett said Friday evening that Med-Care and the Dixfield Fire Department responded to a report of people feeling ill at the MDOT garage. “After we realized there were […]