While many residents in Spokane County are without electricity, and with temperatures expected to drop, barbecue grills and gas generators may seem like they could double as an indoor furnace, but that can be dangerous, according to the Spokane Regional Health District and Greater Spokane Emergency Management.
The agencies say that neither should be used inside to heat homes as families could get sick and even die from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Carbon monoxide, or CO, is a poisonous gas that can’t be seen or smelled and can kill a person in minutes. It is produced whenever any fuel such as ga...
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