Turners Falls family saved from carbon monoxide poisoning by alarm alert
TURNERS FALLS, Mass. (WWLP) – The Turners Falls Fire Department was sent to an alert of high levels of carbon monoxide in one family's home.
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The family was starting their morning as usual on Thursday when their carbon monoxide detector went off, alerting the residents to exit their home. They immediately called for emergency services, and after the Turners Falls Fire Department checked the home with a gas meter, dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide was found. The family's hot water boiler was running during a laundry cycle.
Firefighters used specialized fans and isolated power to the boiler to ventilate the home. An issue with the flue/chimney was identified, and service professionals were contacted to help with repairs.
No injuries were reported, and if you have any smoke or carbon monoxide detectors questions, call 413-863-9023.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that kills without warning, states the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It claims the lives of hundreds of people every year and makes thousands more ill.
Many household items including gas- and oil-burning furnaces, portable generators, and charcoal grills produce this poison gas.
Working CO alarms are the only way to detect this invisible killer since we can not see, smell, or taste carbon monoxide. Check and test your CO alarms at the same time that you test and check your smoke alarms. These alarms are crucial home safety tools and should be installed on every level of your house and should be tested every month. It is important to put in fresh alkaline batteries if your alarms use them, and replace the alarms if they're more than 10 years old. Replace carbon monoxide alarms after five to seven years, depending on the specific model.
WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.
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