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Article: Carbon monoxide an invisible killer
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- January 27, 1999
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Becky Stempnik
University Wire
01-27-1999
(The South End) (U-WIRE) DETROIT, Mich. -- It's silent but deadly. And it can kill. The odorless and colorless fumes from carbon monoxide can go undetected until it is too late.
An Ann Arbor man recently died in his sleep after inhaling the odorless gas. In the United States, carbon monoxide poisoning claims 2,100 lives annually. And another 10,000 people suffer injuries.
But it doesn't have to happen, according to Consumers Energy President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Elbert. Carbon monoxide detectors should be just as common as smoke detectors to ensure home safety, he said. "Every home, apartment and business in Michigan should have at ...