Running a gasoline-powered engine in a confined space can have fatal consequences, as an incident at a home construction site clearly shows. Two carpenters entered a basement where a gasoline-powered generator was operating and both were overcome by carbon monoxide. The generator was being used to power tools, since electricity hadn't yet been brought to the site. While the incident wasn't witnessed, it is believed that one carpenter initially entered the basement and was overcome by the lethal gas. The second victim, his brother, was believed to have succumbed while trying to help him. Someone had tried to punch out a window in […]
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