How to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

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2 years ago

January 4, 2024

How to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas. It is produced any time a fossil fuel is burned and it can cause sudden illness and death.

The Centers for Disease Control works with national, state, local, and other partners to raise awareness about CO poisoning and to monitor CO-related illness and death surveillance data in the U.S.

You Can Prevent Carbon Monoxide Exposure

Do have your heating system, water heater and any other gas, oil, or coal burning appliances serviced by a qualified technician every year.
Do install a battery-operated or battery back-up CO detector in your home. Check or replace the battery when you change the time on your clocks each spring and fall. If the detector sounds leave your home immediately and call 911.
Do seek prompt medical help if you suspect CO poisoning and are feeling dizzy, light-headed, or nauseated.
Don’t use a generator, charcoal grill, camp stove, or other gasoline or charcoal-burning device inside your home, basement, or garage or near a window.
Don’t run a car or truck inside a garage attached to your house, even if you leave the door open.
Don’t burn anything in a stove or fireplace that isn’t vented.
Don’t heat your house with a gas oven.
Don’t use a generator, pressure washer, or any gasoline-powered engine less than 20 feet from any window, door, or vent. Use an extension cord that is more than 20 feet long to keep the generator at a safe distance.

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Power outages reported across southeast Denver metro area, Xcel Energy says multiple substations involved

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6 hours ago

February 1, 2026

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Power outages reported across southeast Denver metro area, Xcel Energy says multiple substations involved

Updated on: February 1, 2026 / 8:49 PM MST
/ CBS Colorado

On Sunday afternoon, residents across the southeast Denver metro area began reporting widespread outages.

A resident near the substation on S. Abeline Circle shared a video with CBS Colorado that appears to capture an explosion and a large arc of electricity coming from the substation. He said the video was taken shortly after a larger explosion occurred at the facility.

Footage captured of electric arc at Aurora power substation

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A representative shared the following statement with CBS Colorado:

“I can confirm a large outage in the southeast side of the metro. It started at one of our substations, and crews are on the scene working on repairs and finding the cause of the outage. We appreciate our customers’ patience as our crews work as quickly as possible to safely restore power.”

They later confirmed that several substations are involved, which is why the outage was so widespread.

Denver International Airport said it was affected by Sunday’s power outage, which knocked out power to the trains for a time.

long-train-lines-at-denver-international-airport-jeaneene-wallace.png — Power outage affects trains at Denver International Airport, causing long lines

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Xcel said 148,000 of its customers experienced a power outage this afternoon. As of 8:30 p.m., only 21 Xcel customers in Colorado remain without power.

CORE Electric says 44,350 of its customers lost power across Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas and Elbert counties. By 5:26 p.m., the co-op reported that power had been restored to all of its customers.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reported receiving numerous calls about outages and assured residents that they are aware of the issue. They urged residents to call 911 only in an emergency and to call the non-emergency line at (303) 660-7500 for non-emergency situations.

The Parker Police Department said emergency and non-emergency lines were out of service Sunday afternoon. It reported that service was restored to emergency lines around 4:25 p.m. Aurora 911 was also temporarily affected by the outage, but service has since been restored.

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February 1, 2026

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Some scientists and Colorado residents are raising concern that the state’s messaging and management of beetle-killed forests do not align with the published research on the interaction between dead trees and wildfires. Mountain pine beetle…

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Colorado State Patrol identifies plow truck driver involved in I-70 crash

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1 day ago

January 31, 2026

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Colorado State Patrol identifies plow truck driver involved in I-70 crash

A fatal crash involving a Colorado Department of Transportation plow shut down Interstate 70 eastbound Thursday morning.
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Colorado State Patrol has identified the driver of a CDOT plow truck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 70 on Thursday, Jan. 29. Troopers responded to the fatal crash around 8:53 a.m. on the snow-covered surface of eastbound Interstate 70 at mile point 218 near Herman Gulch and east of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels. The crash involved a snow plow, a sprinter van carrying a hockey team from California and two additional passenger vehicles.

Preliminary information from a Colorado State Patrol investigation shows that the CDOT plow truck was traveling westbound on Interstate 70 when the driver lost control. The plow truck traveled through the median, breaking through the cable rail and into the eastbound lanes. It then collided with a Toyota Tacoma that was traveling in the eastbound lanes.

Following impact, the Toyota went through the median and struck a BMW traveling the westbound lanes. The plow continued eastbound and struck a Ford transit van that was traveling in the eastbound lanes, resulting in the van going down an embankment. The CDOT plow came to rest on the shoulder.

According to a Colorado State Patrol news release, the plow truck’s driver was 29-year-old Littleton resident Colton A. Weidman. The Toyota Tacoma was driven by a Silverthorne resident, while the BMW was driven by a Denver resident. The Toyota Tacoma had a 65 year old female passenger, according to Colorado State patrol.

The driver of the van, which was carrying 10 occupants, was declared dead at the scene, and at least seven passenger, including four juveniles, were transported from the scene, according to Colorado State Patrol. One injured juvenile was transported by helicopter to an area trauma center with critical injuries, and one adult male refused to be transported. No other involved parties were transported from the scene.

The crash remains under investigation by the Colorado State Patrol Vehicular Crimes Unit.

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