Several of her employees Microsoft who work in a building on the Redmond campus, started feeling unwell suddenly yesterday. According to TV station K5, the event is believed to be due to a carbon monoxide leak.
TV station K5 revealed that firefighters and ambulances arriving at the Redmond campus found 5 people suffering from severe headaches and problems in the stomach. Although the cause of the problem was not initially identified, authorities believe it was from a carbon monoxide leak in local equipment.
Firefighters used CO (carbon monoxide) detectors to scan Microsoft's buildings, and indeed, a leak was detected in defective kitchen equipment.
Fortunately, no one was seriously threatened, but building managers were beginning to control heating facilities, ventilation units, and kitchen equipment to avoid similar situations in the future.
If you are wondering how dangerous carbon monoxide can be, the answer is very simple: it can kill you.
The official by clicking here of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is part of the US Ministry of Health & Human Services, warns that carbon monoxide poisoning can often be mistaken for a typical flu, more or less, because it has the same symptoms, including headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, and chest pain.
"Everyone is at risk of CO poisoning. Infants, the elderly, people with chronic heart disease, anemia, or respiratory problems are more vulnerable to CO. "Every year, more than 400 Americans die from CO poisoning, more than 20.000 visit hospital emergency departments and more than 4.000 are hospitalized," the ministry said.
