Local fire official issues reminder about danger of carbon monoxide
Posted Mar 17, 2014 10:31:43 AM.
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In the wake of the deaths of three members of a Brampton family from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning this morning, a reminder from a local fire safety official to take precautions.
Waterloo Fire’s Public Education Officer, John Percy, tells 570 News one simple measure can make all the difference. “So we want to remind everyone, as it stands today, and with this unfortunate incident that we had in Brampton, it’s really important to remind everyone to make sure they have working carbon monoxide alarms in their home.”
Percy says if a carbon monoxide alarm ever does go off, you need to act quickly. “You have to get you and your family out, get everybody out as quick as you can. As you leave, close all the doors and windows behind you because if there is carbon monoxide in the home, we want to keep it in the home.”
Percy says there are a number of sources of the deadly gas. “The furnace, the fireplace, running our cars in the garage and what we found this winter with the ice storms in Ontario is people are bringing in the barbeques to cook and to heat their house.”
The Brampton victims died after using propane heaters in their home after their furnace broke down.
