21 November 2008
Charcoal and Carbon Monoxide
Posted by admin under: safety .
We tell the boys and girls all the time that no flames are allowed in the tents primarily because we don’t want melted tents or burned children, but also because any kind of combustion device, like a stove or even one of those propane heaters can use up all the oxygen in an enclosed space leaving none for the occupants. That’s what happened to a couple of students in Michigan.
Carbon monoxide poisoning from the grill likely was responsible for the deaths of Brown and Douglas William Ward, 26, of Aiken, S.C., who were students at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, according to the Michigan State Police.
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A charcoal grill was found in the back of the SUV, which had the back seat down. The large circular grill had its top off, police said.
Douglas WardThe bodies were found in the driver and passenger seats. The two may have fallen asleep while charcoal in the grill was still burning, according to police.
It’s a sad story and one that I hope campers won’t have happen to them.
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One Comment so far...
Roy Scribner Says:
23 November 2008 at 9:41 am.
Wow. I get asked all the time (particularly around this time of year) if those propane heaters are safe for tents. They’re not safe enough, for my family – plus, they generate a lot of extra moisture.
