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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Claims Lives of Five Persons in Florida
December 28, 2010
Five young men likely died due to carbon monoxide from a car they left running in a garage under their Sound Florida motel room, The Miami Herald reported on December 27, 2010.
Carbon monoxide is a colorless and odorless gas that is produced by burning fuel, such as gasoline, wood, paper, natural gas, or kerosene. When inhaled, carbon monoxide CO quickly enters the blood stream and prevents oxygen from being transported to the body's cells.
A car used by the group was found running in a closed garage underneath the room. Friends told The Miami Herald the car had needed a jump-start earlier and could have been left running to keep the battery charged. A door to a staircase up to the room had been left open, and high levels of carbon monoxide were found inside.
It is estimated that each year carbon monoxide poisoning kills 5,000 persons in the U.S. and injures over 10,000 persons. Many of these deaths are due to faulty or defective products, including lawn mowers, gas stoves, hot water heaters, furnaces, fireplaces or snow blowers. Exposure can occur even in the outdoors. Cases have been reported of children who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning from exposure to boat and jet-ski exhaust fumes.
Persons who have suffered brain damage, or the families of loved ones who have died, have filed lawsuits against the product manufacturers and/or property owners for the injuries they suffered. Lieff Cabraser represents victims of carbon monoxide poisoning.