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22 hospitalized from carbon monoxide poisoning at Tainan swimming pool 01/07/2021 09:56 PM Firefighters helping patrons at the YMCA. CNA photo Jan. 7, 2021 Taipei, Jan. 7 (CNA) Eight adults and 14 children were hospitalized on Thursday after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Young Men s Christian Association (YMCA) swimming pool in Tainan, southern Taiwan. The city s Fire Bureau sent officers and ambulances to the pool at about 5 p.m., after receiving reports that many patrons were feeling unwell, light headed or had vomited. A carbon monoxide detector showed that the level of the toxic gas in the basement heated swimming pool was 499 parts per million (ppm), far higher than average indoor levels of 0.5 to 5 ppm. ....
Fire bureau warns against carbon monoxide poisoning By Wu Chun-feng and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer As people seal their windows to keep out the winter cold, the Tainan Fire Bureau on Wednesday cautioned the public against “silent killer” carbon monoxide, which can build up in spaces that lack proper ventilation. From 2015 to last year, 188 people experienced carbon monoxide poisoning, including 31 who died, while 12 people have been reported poisoned so far this year, Ministry of the Interior data showed. Elementary-school students and older people from Sinshih District (新市) staged a play at the bureau’s event to impart the importance of preventing carbon monoxide poisoning, which can cause dizziness, nausea, drowsiness and other physical discomfort. ....