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To all of you who use natural gas to heat your homes, please make sure your furnace vents are cleared of the accumulating drifts and piles of snow.
A fireman's 7 year old daughter was killed in Plymouth, Ma in 2005 from this very thing. He was out on rescue calls and came home to find his pregnant wife son, and daughter unresponsive. The wife and son pulled through, the unborn child and daughter did not.
Carbon monoxide is a odorless and colorless gas that is produced by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, such as oil, coal and gas and wood. It is produced in home furnaces, boilers, engines, and open fires.
thats sad to hear something like that..thankfully the only natural gass around here comes from some where else. more so if i eat beans.
You are such a trip Ranger!!! roflmao
Mass. now has Nicole's Law which requires all homes, all apartment buildings, condos, etc., to adhere to the carbon monoxide sensor laws they've passed. Cheap way to save your family and/or your own life.
Anyone can pick them up at a big box store or probably any hardware store for a few extra bucks. They're less than $30.
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