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November 1st, 2011, 08:36 AM
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Generator Danger Warning: Using a generator indoors CAN KILL YOU IN MINUTES
Generators & Engine-Driven Tools
Generator Danger Warning- CO from a generator is deadly and can kill you in minutes. One generator produces as much CO as hundreds of cars. It can incapacitate and kill consumers within minutes.
- NEVER use portable generators indoors or in garages, basements, or sheds. They should always be used outside well away from windows, doors, vents, or any other opening.
- Always have a working CO alarm in your house.
- Also, never burn charcoal grills indoors, even with ventilation. Charcoal also quickly produces deadly CO.
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November 2nd, 2011, 03:58 AM
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Re: Generator Danger Warning: Using a generator indoors CAN KILL YOU IN MINUTES
That's a good reminder that I will pass along since I know someone who has a generator set up in a shed for the first time this year. Even entering a detached garage or shed to refuel a generator is dangerous.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/4771906.html
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2 Port Angeles teens die of carbon monoxide poisoning
By Brian Gawley, Peninsula Daily News Published: Nov 28, 2006 at 10:16 PM PDT
PORT ANGELES — Two 16-year-old boys were found dead Tuesday in a rural garage east of Port Angeles where they had gone to refuel an electricity generator, deputies said.....
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