Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is offering free in-home gas safety checks to help customers get their appliances ready for colder weather. As part of the visit, PG&E crews will also re-light pilot lights for heaters and other gas appliances that were turned off during the warmer months.

These safety checks ensure that appliances like water heaters, furnaces, and ovens are working properly and efficiently, helping reduce the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) buildup inside the home. CO is especially dangerous because it’s invisible, odorless, and silent. Each year, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning that isn’t related to fires, and tens of thousands end up in emergency rooms or hospitalized. So far this year, PG&E has responded to more than 6,000 suspected CO i

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