Personal Injury Law

PA Mall Evacuated Due to Carbon Monoxide

By Paul Napoli

February 7, 2010

Firefighters responding to a report of a diesel leak just before noon Sunday at a Delaware County shopping mall, instead found deadly carbon monoxide.

The Lima Fire Company of Middleton Township evacuated the Granite Run Mall in Media, PA after detecting high levels of carbon monoxide they attributed to a fuel leak in the heater room of the JC Penney department store. Fire Chief Bill Cairns told Philadelphia news station 6ABC – WPVI that the ventilation system would not turn off and distributed carbon monoxide throughout the entire mall, prompting the evacuation.

Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and toxic gas that is impossible to see, taste or smell, therefore CO can kill before the victim is aware of its presence. At lower levels of exposure, CO causes mild effects that are often mistaken for the flu. The most common symptoms of CO poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain and confusion, while high levels of inhalation can cause loss of consciousness and death.

If you or a family member has suffered a carbon monoxide injury due to someone else's negligence or a defective appliance or equipment, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Napoli Bern Ripka LLP at 888-529-4669, we have the experience and knowledge needed to help you file a personal injury claim and see it through to its resolution. Our experienced attorneys can answer your questions and ease your concerns so that you can concentrate on healing from your injury.

Full post as published by New York City Personal Injury Lawyer on February 07, 2010 (boomark / email).