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LinkOne wonders what the story is behind this?  
 
  
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The tragic story is, a family of four found dead,  advanced decomposition and no signs of foul play.
  So many condos are not equipped with Carbon Monoxide detectors.  That's my guess. 
 
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A few years ago, a family was poisoned in a villa on St. John. An extermination company had sprayed something toxic a few days before they got there. 
 
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Autopsy revealed toxic gas poisoning. 
 
  
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Tragic.  As in an insecticide??  Or like propane?? 
 
  
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Tragic.  As in an insecticide??  Or like propane??  Like Caron Monoxide Local news 
 
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I don't know much about it, but I thought carbon monoxide was associated with heat?? 
 
  
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We use hot water here.
  It's usually heated with LP water heater.   
  So either LP or CO would be suspect.    
 
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linkSeems to be a little more updated story. Quote( Autopsies revealed they died from gas asphyxiation, but it’s unclear what type of gas killed them, the prosecutor’s office said.)  
 
  
 
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I just returned from Akumal where I have a condo and there was a lot of discussion about this. One theory is that the cause may have been water heater installed in a closet at that particular resort.
  Our condo complex has all the water heaters on the roof.-- As a precaution because of gas stoves, we're all having CO2 detectors installed. 
 
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 we're all having CO2 detectors installed.
  Not to put too fine a point on it but...     Carbon  MONoxide (CO) is different than Carbon  DIoxide (CO2).  Careful shopping.   
 
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 we're all having CO2 detectors installed.
  Not to put too fine a point on it but...     Carbon  MONoxide (CO) is different than Carbon  DIoxide (CO2).  Careful shopping.  I meant to write CO detectors.  
 
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