A father and his three children boondocking full-time in a 5er suffered carbon monoxide poisoning last night. The father and the youngest child, an 11 year old girl, have died. The other children have been hospitalized, and apparently have been airlifted from the Duluth hospital to the nearest hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
The source of carbon monoxide has not been identified in news reports. While the news does mention that a generator was running near the trailer, winds in the area were over 20 mph last night and an accumulation of carbon monoxide from the generator would seem unlikely. Temperatures were in the single digits.
Authorities identify victims of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning | Duluth News Tribune
I'm sharing this because carbon monoxide is a hazard that is frequently dismissed as far-fetched on these forums. We are unlikely to learn whether the source was, in this case, a catalytic heater, a stovetop burner or oven being used to keep the trailer warm, a furnace with a burned-out heat exchanger, or exhaust from the generator. There have been fatalities from all these sources.
We will probably never find out whether they were in the habit of leaving a window and a vent open an inch or so for fresh air, but didn't because it was so cold and windy. We will probably never find out whether they thought they could get by with two or three 1500w electric heaters.
I wonder what they spent the $700 on that they saved by not buying a new furnace.
The source of carbon monoxide has not been identified in news reports. While the news does mention that a generator was running near the trailer, winds in the area were over 20 mph last night and an accumulation of carbon monoxide from the generator would seem unlikely. Temperatures were in the single digits.
Authorities identify victims of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning | Duluth News Tribune
I'm sharing this because carbon monoxide is a hazard that is frequently dismissed as far-fetched on these forums. We are unlikely to learn whether the source was, in this case, a catalytic heater, a stovetop burner or oven being used to keep the trailer warm, a furnace with a burned-out heat exchanger, or exhaust from the generator. There have been fatalities from all these sources.
We will probably never find out whether they were in the habit of leaving a window and a vent open an inch or so for fresh air, but didn't because it was so cold and windy. We will probably never find out whether they thought they could get by with two or three 1500w electric heaters.
I wonder what they spent the $700 on that they saved by not buying a new furnace.
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