Small generator "Don't use indoors" Risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, etc. September 24, 15:45
Regarding appliances such as small generators that are used in the event of a power outage due to a disaster such as a typhoon, NITE = Product Evaluation Technology Infrastructure Organization calls attention to the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning and fire if not used correctly. I am.
According to NITE, three people collapsed in a house in Kagoshima prefecture when a power outage occurred in a wide area this month due to typhoon No. 10, and one of them died, and a generator was used indoors. It means that there is a possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning due to this.
Accidents such as fires and carbon monoxide poisoning caused by these emergency goods during disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes are reported every year.
In NITE, since typhoons are in a series of seasons, small generators emit a lot of carbon monoxide, so never use them indoors, use them in a well-ventilated place, and products such as cassette stoves and kerosene heaters. We are calling for proper use, such as adequate ventilation indoors, rather than using it in closed places such as tents and cars.