State urges residents to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

A carbon monoxide poisoning detector. MIPDC/WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
A carbon monoxide poisoning detector. MIPDC/WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

LANSING

The Department of Health and Human Services is pushing Michigan residents to install carbon monoxide detectors in their homes to prevent deaths.

Carbon monoxide, otherwise known by its chemical formula CO, is a gas that forms when fuel burns. Its presence can’t be identified by taste, sight or smell, giving it its nickname of “the silent killer.”

According to the department, 452 people were h…