THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, December 24, 1994 TAG: 9412270255
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B2 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 29 lines
Norfolk's Fire and Paramedical Services will begin a program to temporarily install carbon monoxide detectors for residents who suspect leakage of the potentially fatal gas in their homes.
The detectors have been donated by Home Quarters Warehouse at no cost to the city or to residents who want to temporarily obtain the equipment. The retailer also donated the detectors to Virginia Beach.
Any residents who suspects a carbon monoxide leak must contact fire and paramedical officials to request thedetector installation. The department will allow donated detectors to remain in homes for a week.
Four members of a Norfolk family were found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning earlier this month in their home in the Park Place section. Investigators said a chimney, designed to vent the odorless gas, was clogged by bricks and soot.
Officials will provide detector instructions to residents who borrow the detector. If the units detect the gas, residents will be required to contact the city. The information will be passed on to Virginia Natural Gas Co.
KEYWORDS: CARBON MONOXIDE by CNB