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I hope this is a journalistic error, not a(n) actual direct quote from that linked article.
"Acting Deputy Regional Fire Chief Phil Smith said carbon monoxide was a "flammable and volatile gas. "
I've treated these patients firsthand over the years. It requires a good bit of community education and outreach, believe it or not. The last patient I treated was a pediatric case where the family had a party, and brought in a Weber style kettle into the apartment to keep the family warm late into the night after the party had ended. They had many children sleeping on the floor in the living room where this was placed. Turns out, it's not uncommon for people to use heat methods like this in colder areas of poorer countries, in this case Mexico. The parents meant no ill-will, they just didn't know. American dwellings are for the most part, much more air-tight than many structures in Mexico, and in the very poorest of areas can be partially open sheds, or whatnot, made with whatever material is available.
"Acting Deputy Regional Fire Chief Phil Smith said carbon monoxide was a "flammable and volatile gas. "
I've treated these patients firsthand over the years. It requires a good bit of community education and outreach, believe it or not. The last patient I treated was a pediatric case where the family had a party, and brought in a Weber style kettle into the apartment to keep the family warm late into the night after the party had ended. They had many children sleeping on the floor in the living room where this was placed. Turns out, it's not uncommon for people to use heat methods like this in colder areas of poorer countries, in this case Mexico. The parents meant no ill-will, they just didn't know. American dwellings are for the most part, much more air-tight than many structures in Mexico, and in the very poorest of areas can be partially open sheds, or whatnot, made with whatever material is available.