2/2 Natural gas has a rotten egg smell (mercaptan) added to it so that it can be detected — carbon monoxide is odorless, which is why you need a CO alarm in your home and business.
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1/2 Clarification: Today’s incident at a Winnipeg hotel was not a “gas leak”. It was a carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. CO is produced by the incomplete combustion/ventilation of gas stoves, heating boilers, furnaces, propane barbecues, gas-powered water heaters & clothes dryers.
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Don’t business have to have CO alarms installed by law?
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