OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — State lawmakers launched a study today into the dangers of carbon monoxide and the potentially life-saving benefits of carbon monoxide alarms.

The study — requested by Representative Trebor Worthen of Oklahoma City — focused on the potential health benefits of having the alarms in houses. Worthen says carbon monoxide — a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas — has killed over 300 Oklahomans since 1994.

Census data indicates 60 percent of existing Oklahoma housing uses some form of fossil-fuel based heating. That means thousands of residents are at risk for exposure to this deadly poison.

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