March 22, 2014Andrew Leibenguth

THREE CARBON MONOXIDE RESPONSES IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS IN TAMAQUA

Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (8)Tamaqua firefighters were called to 3 unrelated carbon monoxide (CO) calls Thursday into Friday. No serious injuries were reported in either incident.
The first call came out around 1:45 PM on Thursday (March 20, 2014) at 21 Market Street after a neighbor spotted dark smoke coming from the back part of the home. Firefighters determined it to be related to a malfunctioning oil burner.
The second call was around 8:15 AM on Friday in the area of 319 West Rowe Street. The cause was also related to a malfunctioning oil burner. Firefighters said the CO levels in one of the affected homes reached over 700. The residents and adjacent neighbors were evacuated, with one being checked by paramedics.
The third call came out around 12:45 PM at the duplex home located at 533 East Broad Street after the resident’s CO detector alarm activated. A woman evacuated from the home with her dog. Firefighters responded and found CO readings of 300 in her home and levels reaching under 800 in the basement of an attached condemned property (535 East Broad Street). The cause was determined to be from contractors using a propane heater inside the basement of the condemned property.
Fire police directed traffic around all three incidents.
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Below is information from NYAD.com showing carbon monoxide danger levels (in parts per million; PPM).
50 PPM: No adverse effects with 8 hours of exposure.
200 PPM: Mild headache after 2-3 hours of exposure.
400 PPM: Headache and nausea after 1-2 hours of exposure.
800 PPM: Headache, nausea, and dizziness after 45 minutes; collapse and loss of consciousness after 1 hour of exposure.
1,000 PPM: Loss of consciousness after 1 hour of exposure.
1,600 PPM: Headache, nausea, and dizziness after 20 minutes of exposure.
3,200 PPM: Headache, nausea, and dizziness after 5-10 minutes; collapse and loss of consciousness after 30 minutes of exposure.
6,400 PPM: Headache and dizziness after 1-2 minutes; loss of consciousness and danger of death after 10-15 minutes of exposure.
12,800 PPM: Immediate physiological effects, loss of consciousness and danger of death after 1-3 minutes of exposure.
Click HERE to view the charts and other information from NYAD.com.
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21 MARKET STREET PHOTOS:
Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (1) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (24) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (23) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (22) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (20) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (19) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (18) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (16) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (15) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (14) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (13) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (12) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (11) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (10) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (9) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (7) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (6) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (5) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (4) Smoke Investigation, Market Street, Tamaqua, 3-20-2014 (3)
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319 WEST ROW STREET PHOTOS:
Odor Investigation, Malfunctioning Oil Burner, W. Rowe Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (1) Odor Investigation, Malfunctioning Oil Burner, W. Rowe Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (7) Odor Investigation, Malfunctioning Oil Burner, W. Rowe Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (6) Odor Investigation, Malfunctioning Oil Burner, W. Rowe Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (5) Odor Investigation, Malfunctioning Oil Burner, W. Rowe Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (4) Odor Investigation, Malfunctioning Oil Burner, W. Rowe Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (2)
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533-535 EAST BROAD STREET PHOTOS:
CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (20) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (18) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (17) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (16) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (15) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (14) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (13) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (12) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (11) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (10) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (9) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (8) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (7) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (6) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (5) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (4) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (3) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (2) CO, Carbon Monoxide Response, East Broad Street, Tamaqua, 3-21-2014 (1)

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