Thursday December 4, 2008
 

Investigators returned to the site of a carbon monoxide leak that killed a family of four on Thanksgiving Day.
Carter Lofgren, his wife and two young children were asphyxiated in the home at #10 Popcorn Lane—in the exclusive Aspen Morningstar Subdivision—they won the trip to aspen and the stay in the home through a silent auction—the family lived in Denver.
     Whether a carbon monoxide detector failed at the residence—or if it was placed in an area that missed the leak—–is being determined.
          Engineering experts will check the pipe from the boiler meant to divert the deadly gas outside—-Carbon monoxide is invisible—and odorless—and can be produced by the burning of natural gas, propane, on almost anything in the right quantity……a detector is mandated by the county —-but apparently was not working on Thursday last…..
          In response to the deaths—-the sales of devices that detect carbon monoxide have skyrocketed…….fire chiefs say install one for every floor in your home and have them tested regularly——-do not place one in the garage—-as the emissions from the car will produce a false reading….
 

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    The summit for Life—-the annual fund raiser for organ transplants—sponsored by Olympian Chris Klug—–will be held Saturday night—–hundreds are expected to participate in the race up Aspen Mountain—-3200 feet in elevation gain to a party at the sundeck restaurant—-
          Our own Alina King—who put in a  pretty good time for her race up the mountain last year—-says it’s an incredible experience——-conquering Aspen Mountain—-and at the same time:  helping others.
            TV Aspen News today will feature a brief interview with David Hale—host of a new program that will be launched this weekend on Channel 19—-
It’s called Deconstructing Aspen—-you’ll like it!
TV Aspen is the only locally owned television station with regular news each weekday at noon, two and five thirty p.m.  Check it out!