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3 Family Members Dead Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Nahant ID'd 3 Family Members Dead Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Nahant ID'd
3 Family Members Dead Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Nahant ID'd A 77-year-old man, his sister-in-law, and nephew have been identified as the three people found dead inside a home in Nahant on Monday, Jan. 8.  John Benson, his 74-year-old Youngae Benson, and 45-year-old Andrew Carruth were found by police after someone called authorities to perform a welfare check at a home on Cottage Street, the Essex County District Attorney said on Tuesday.  Firefighters said carbon monoxide levels were tested very high in the home, and residents were asked to stay away from the area Monday night. That advisory has been lifted.  It's unclear what cause…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
Gas Range Recall Expanded Due To Risk Of Injury, Death From Carbon Monoxide Gas Range Recall Expanded Due To Risk Of Injury, Death From Carbon Monoxide
Gas Range Recall Expanded Due To Risk Of Injury, Death From Carbon Monoxide A company has expanded a recall for gas kitchen ranges because its ovens can emit dangerous levels of carbon monoxide while in use, potentially causing serious injury or death, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). ZLINE announced this week that after two earlier recalls within the last year of around 58,000 ovens it received 131 reports that the repair was not completed successfully and that the ranges were still emitting dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. As a result, a new recall of around 30,000 ranges has been issued. Earlier recalls were announced on Thursday,…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Multiple People Taken To Hospital Over Carbon Monoxide Leak In Western Mass Multiple People Taken To Hospital Over Carbon Monoxide Leak In Western Mass
Multiple People Taken To Hospital Over Carbon Monoxide Leak In Western Mass Several people were taken for observation after they were exposed to carbon monoxide at Red Rocks Plaza in Hampshire County on Wednesday, Oct. 25.  Responders were originally told that the people showing symptoms had been exposed to epoxy, but firefighters traced the source of the issue to a propane heater causing carbon monoxide to build up, the Southampton Fire Department said.  Southampton authorities called several other area paramedics and firefighting crews to assist with the multiple casualty incident.  No injuries were reported at the scene, but several people w…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
Recall Expanded For Gas Ranges Due To Serious Risk Of Injury Or Death From Carbon Monoxide Recall Expanded For Gas Ranges Due To Serious Risk Of Injury Or Death From Carbon Monoxide
Recall Expanded For Gas Ranges Due To Serious Risk Of Injury Or Death From Carbon Monoxide A company has expanded a recall for gas kitchen ranges because its ovens can emit dangerous levels of carbon monoxide while in use, potentially causing serious injury or death, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. ZLINE announced on Thursday, Jan. 26 that an earlier recall announced late in December has now been expanded to include a total of 30,000 gas ranges in three sizes: 30-inch, 36-inch, and 48-inch. On Thursday, Dec. 29, ZLINE had initially announced the recall of 28,000 30- and 36-inch RG gas ranges, saying that it has received 44 reports of carbon monoxide emis…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Recall Issued For 28K Kitchen Ranges Due To Carbon Monoxide Danger Recall Issued For 28K Kitchen Ranges Due To Carbon Monoxide Danger
Recall Issued For 28K Kitchen Ranges Due To Carbon Monoxide Danger A company is recalling gas kitchen ranges because the oven can emit dangerous levels of carbon monoxide while in use, potentially causing serious injury or death, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. ZLINE announced the recall of 28,000 30- and 36-inch RG gas ranges on Thursday, Dec. 29, saying that it has received 44 reports of carbon monoxide emission, including three reports of consumers seeking medical attention. It involves gas ranges with model numbers RG30, RGS-30, RGB-30, RG36, RGS-36, and RGB-36.  The ranges were sold in various door colors including blac…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Recall Issued For Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Alarms Recall Issued For Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Recall Issued For Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Alarms Universal Security Instruments is recalling thousands of combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms because they may fail to alert homeowners to the potential presence of a hazardous level of carbon monoxide, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. The recall involves two models and two date codes of the company's "2-in-1 Photoelectric Smoke & Fire + Carbon Monoxide alarms." According to CPSC: "Model MPC322S has 10-year sealed batteries and a manufacturing date code of 2017JUN09; Model MPC122S is a hardwired alarm with a 10-year sealed battery backup and a manufactu…

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by Zak Failla