There was a huge spike of CO poisoning up here in the ice storm of '98. Very sad. And given the odd "out of electricity" circumstance, the usual media campaign isn't effective.
Nita, thanks for posting that. It makes me sick every single time I hear of another person dying from CO because that can be prevented. We learned that the hard way.
A newer worry is people burning charcoal in confined spaces or a fireplace; it too releases carbon monoxide.
I know I am hard about CO detector -- regardless of what kind of gas is used -- and at times I am irrational about it; I just don't want what happened to our family to happen to anybody else.