Airbnb's silent killer: 19 carbon monoxide deaths in 10 years, but detectors still not required
Airbnb's silent killer: 19 carbon monoxide deaths in 10 years, but detectors still not required
NBC News has identified 19 deaths since 2013 that occurred at Airbnb properties and are alleged to have involved carbon monoxide poisoning as the company faces multiple lawsuits.
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What the hell is up with all that CO? I mean... How does one even get CO in those concentrations? Fireplaces? If so, CO detectors aren't the solution, correctly maintained and built chimneys are.
In my friend's case it was just a faulty heater in her apartment. The first cold night of the year she turned on the heat, went to bed, and never woke up. I don't know the details beyond that.
We've had detectors ever since. And I usually think about it this time of year.
Condolences
A gas heater I assume?
I assumed that but can't confirm. We had all just graduated the summer prior. She moved out of state and was living in a small apartment. Her family were all overseas. The police contacted us because they couldn't reach her family, so we only got the barest details.
It felt unreal, but it was enough to understand the potential consequences of living in a shitty rental.
Fuck... Sorry to hear that. My arrogant German ass never thought of gas heating when I blurted out how unnecessary CO detectors were...
It was a long time ago. No worries.
It's gas heating/cooking.
A good time to remind the part of the world using these fuels that this is not a thing if you switch to electric solutions, which are superior for heating/cooling performance and superior for the vast majority cooking use-cases. They also have the potential to have zero emissions, which gas combustion can't really have. Switch today.