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From: Shoot1st	10/20/2005 2:25:56 PM
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The Associated Press Officials: New carbon monoxide detector law saves five October 19, 2005 KILLINGTON, Vt. --Vermont's new carbon monoxide detector law saved the lives of five people staying in a condominium last week, state officials said. "There is no question that the carbon monoxide poisoning would have been fatal to all five family members if it had not been for the carbon monoxide detector," said Killington Fire Chief Steve Finer. Killington Fire and Rescue responded to a call from the Sunrise Mountain Village last Friday after receiving a report that a carbon monoxide detector was sounding. Investigators found carbon monoxide readings over 400 parts per million, a level that can be fatal within hours of exposure, the state said in a news release. The carbon monoxide detector had just been installed a few weeks ago by the condominium association to meet the new state wide requirements for carbon monoxide detectors. Assistant State Fire Marshal Robert Howe said maintenance had been done on the heating system in the condominium. "The chimney was blocked by debris from working on the chimney," Howe said. "The fumes were forced back into the dwelling." The family was not identified, but Howe said they were from out of state. They arrived in Killington on Friday evening and were probably eager to go to bed. "If they'd have gone to sleep they wouldn't have woken up," Howe said. The family was given alternate housing, he said. New requirements for carbon monoxide detectors in all buildings where people sleep were signed in May by Gov. James Douglas. In January carbon monoxide poisoning at off-campus housing for University of Vermont students in Burlington killed one man and sickened nine. The new law was a direct result of these incidents. Malfunctioning heating systems are the most common source of unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning in Vermont. Unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning sends an estimated 10,000 people to hospital emergency rooms for treatment each year nationwide, and kills more than 200s. During 2001-2004 there were over 800 carbon monoxide incidents reported in Vermont including six unintentional deaths.

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