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Parents of 'Weird Al' Found Dead at Home

by Diana Forum moderator Apr 10, 2004 11:07PM PDT

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Entertainment/ap20040411_82.html

They were 86 and 81. Killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from a fireplace with a closed flue.

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Re: Parents of 'Weird Al' Dead at Home -- how sad (and preventable!)

by Dave Konkel [Moderator] Apr 10, 2004 11:12PM PDT

The moral of the story is that everyone with a fireplace or non-electric heat needs a CO detector.

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