Carbon Monoxide Poisons Many People Each Year

Severe winter weather can bring power outages. Many people rely on alternate power sources to keep their homes warm during these outages. Portable backup generators produce odorless, colorless, poison gas carbon monoxide (CO). CO claims the lives of hundreds of people every year and makes thousands more ill. For more information about CO poisoning prevention, visit https://www.tn.gov/…/healthy-homes/hh/carbon-monoxide.html.