Carbon Monoxide prob. at my school today!

Flyin' Hawaiian · 06-12-2009, 06:39 PM

We were in the last day of school mass and suddenly a boy fainted. then a girl fainted at slamed into a pew severely injuring her head, they were taken to the hospitle. We evacuated the church after we were told there was an unsafe amout of CM in the air. 22 people fainted outside (not including me) 17 children were hospitalized as were 5 adults. We had the HAZMAT and 6 fire trucks police and Ambulances. Heres a link for the event.
Students Sickened By Mysterious Odor At Coronado School - San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.com

gospodin · 06-12-2009, 09:22 PM

You can't smell CO. You can smell something burning, since CO travels with products of combustion most of the time. I assume they're going to check boilers, furnaces and water heaters...generally the only sources of CO outside of an open fire or car exhaust.

Flyin' Hawaiian · 06-13-2009, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by gospodin

You can't smell CO. You can smell something burning, since CO travels with products of combustion most of the time. I assume they're going to check boilers, furnaces and water heaters...generally the only sources of CO outside of an open fire or car exhaust.

I know I couldnt smell it.