Two people were found dead after they were exposed to carbon monoxide, the police say

Mobile, Ala. (Wala) – tonight, family and friends mourn the loss of loved ones, after the mobile police said that two people died after being exposed to carbon monoxide.

The victims were found on February 26 shortly after 3:00 pm on Anders Drive, just outside Zeigler Boulevard.

According to investigators, the victims aged 32 and 45 were found dead inside the home, after being exposed to the carbon monoxide to save mobile fires, Jeff Haller, described as “silent criminal”.

“You don’t know it’s there you can’t smell it, you can’t taste it, you can’t see it,” Haller said.

Some symptoms of carbon monoxide intoxication include dizziness, headaches, chest pain, shortness of breath, muscle pain and more. Haller said it is important to open the windows and escape as soon as possible before it is too late.

According to the Center for Disease Control, every year, over 400 Americans die due to uninterested carbon monoxide poisoning that are not related to fires, over 100,000 visits the emergency room and more than 14,000 are hospitalized.

Haller said that exposure to carbon monoxide can happen anywhere.

“It doesn’t matter in what kind of home you live. It could be a mansion; It could be a rifle shawl. If you burn any kind of fuel such as natural gas carbon monoxide is a burning by -air product and is released in the air when you burn something, “he said. “So, if you have a gas stove, if you have a hot gas heater or a gas oven, there is a risk of being generated and entering the living space.”

Haller urges anyone who lives in a house that uses natural gas to have a carbon monoxide detector, this way, if found in your home, the crews can be warned.

“We will be shipped to a carbon monoxide alarm, and our shipping plan is an engine and a staircase truck,” he said. “There are two United. Scale trucks carry these gas detectors where they can keep it in the air and see if there is carbon monoxide. “

It is advisable to test detectors every month and change them every 10 years. Haller said that doing this will ensure your safety.