Carbon dioxide leak at McDonald's to blame for woman's death

[ZeroClub]

VIDEO: Carbon dioxide leak at McDonald's to blame for woman's death


Posted: September 14, 2011 - 1:27pm | Updated: September 14, 2011 - 4:22pm


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Carbon dioxide leaking into the walls of a Pooler McDonald's caused an 80-year-old woman to die, Pooler police and firefighters announced Wednesday afternoon.


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[speedkilz88]

I smell a lawsuit.

[Duane]

I smell a lawsuit.

But I thought carbon dioxide was orderless? :D

[tupperware]

I smell a lawsuit.
That's just the french fries you smell.

Anyway, now this is something I can understand a place being sued over.

Not because some tubby gutted dude can't fit in to a booth.

[casmith07]

But I thought carbon dioxide was orderless? :D

CO2 is like...when you breathe out. Kind of curious how there could be an overabundance of CO2 causing only 1 death and not more than 1.

[hairic]

CO2 is like...when you breathe out. Kind of curious how there could be an overabundance of CO2 causing only 1 death and not more than 1.

Old people shrink and carbon dioxide is heavier than oxygen, so it falls. It could have been like an invisible swimming pool, with only the old lady being underwater. That would be unlikely, but is the first thing I thought of so I posted it.

[Cythim]

CO2 is like...when you breathe out. Kind of curious how there could be an overabundance of CO2 causing only 1 death and not more than 1.

Story changed, it was likely a "toxic mix of chemicals" and other people were sent to the hospital. Old people are more likely to be affected by something like this because they are... old and stuff.