Carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the most serious safety hazards in a home, and one of the easiest to miss. The gas has no smell, color or taste, which means you won’t know it’s there without a detector. That’s why understanding how carbon monoxide detectors work is essential for protecting your household.

The state of New Jersey and the region is preparing for a major winter storm this weekend. With significant amounts of accumulating snow, the state’s poison control center reminds residents about the increased danger of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning during intense winter storms.

Part of making sure your home is prepared ahead of the winter storm forecast to hit this weekend is also ensuring that your emergency alarms are working.

Carbon monoxide is quiet, colorless, and fast, which is why you rely on detectors to speak up before it is too late. Yet a “common sense” habit, putting the alarm right next to the suspected danger or a handy vent,

We know it’s important to have a working smoke alarm in your home, but you also need to have a carbon monoxide detector too. Carbon monoxide dangers surge during the winter months.

Carbon monoxide scare at Florida school sends at least 22 students to hospital, officials say - Everyone at Cypress Junction Montessori in Winter Haven was evacuated after carbon monoxide detectors in

Carbon monoxide cases spike during the winter, and on Thursday night in Nashville, that risk became real for dozens of people.

STORM PREP - When temperatures drop and the power goes out, people look for any way they can to stay warm, but doctors have said some common choices during winter storms can quickly turn deadly.

Officials say Cypress Junction Montessori School was evacuated out of an abundance of caution.

Eleven students were transported by ambulance and 11 by school bus, police said.