A tragic incident in New Hampshire highlights the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning during winter months. Four family members perished in their lakefront home, suspected to be caused by a faulty propane heater and the absence of a functioning carbon monoxide detector.
A family of four died in a lakefront residence in New Hampshire, believed to be caused by a faulty propane heater. There doesn't have to necessarily be a malfunction with a piece of equipment; it could be as simple as vents are blocked up, said Deputy Chief James Given, with the Rhode Island State Fire Marshal's Office. The home did not have a functioning carbon monoxide detector, a factor often linked to fatalities, officials said.
Most times when we end up with fatalities like this, it's typically that there are no functioning warning devices in the residence, Given said. Carbon monoxide poisoning incidents nearly triple during the winter months when heating appliances are used at full capacity. When your heating appliances are running full capacity, this is the time we see things happen, he said.They warned that not only furnaces and boilers but also wood and pellet stoves release carbon monoxide. The gas is colorless and odorless, often described as a deadly killer with few bodily symptoms indicating unsafe exposure levels. Symptoms that you can have, due to carbon monoxide poisoning, include things like headaches, dizziness, nausea, which unfortunately this time of year can mimic cold and flu symptoms,' Given said. Massachusetts and Rhode Island laws require a carbon monoxide detector on each level of a residential home
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