US Consumer Product Safety CommissionVerified account

Simply cannot say this enough: do not run a portable generator in your home, do not try to heat your home with a charcoal grill, do not try to heat your home with a stove. All of those products can produce deadly levels of carbon monoxide that can kill within minutes.https://twitter.com/CookChildrens/status/1361776942396006400 …

As a power out continues people get desperate. They stop thinking clearly and take risks that can have deadly consequences. We know it seems simple, but a quick reminder about carbon monoxide to a friend or family member who is experiencing the rolling blackouts could save lives.

Also, when a crisis is happening, and it doesn't affect you personally, your reaction should be self-reflection, not shaming. A desire to improve the quality of safety in your own life, not gawk at the lack of safety in someone else's.

Do you have a working fire extinguisher? Are your own smoke/carbon monoxide alarms working? Is your space heater plugged into the wall? If you have kids, is your furniture anchored? Are your window blind cords secured? Are your cleaning products locked up?