The following is a Facebook post from a friend whose family had a recent scare when the furnace exhaust failed.

"Woke up extremely thankful this morning. Sometimes the things that seem most annoying save our lives. My smoke alarms are so sensitive that if I iron clothes on that side of the room it sets it off. Well this weekend our furnace exhaust failed, complete freak accident but it caused our home to have high levels of carbon monoxide. Let me tell you I have never been so grateful for those alarms. They alerted us and we were able to safely evacuate our home. Because of the early detection fire fighters were able to ventilate the home fairly quickly. We thank the firefighters and emts in our area for their quick response and kindness. Check your fire/co alarms and test them often because When it comes to your family you can never be too safe." - Cyn.

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