HELENA — As temperatures drop and furnaces kick on, it’s important to make sure your home is safe from carbon monoxide, a potentially deadly gas that you can’t see or smell, but there are simple steps you can take to keep your family safe.

Carbon monoxide is a toxic, colorless, odorless gas produced by burning gas and oil furnaces, water heaters, fireplaces, and wood and gas stoves. In concentrated amounts, carbon monoxide can be deadly.

Evan Charney reports - watch the video here: Dangers of carbon monoxide: what you should know

If left unchecked, you could be putting you and your family at risk for carbon monoxide poisoning. In November 2022, two Cascade County residents died when their RV heater malfunctioned.

“We have a lot of people shut off furnaces for the summer, and furnac

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