Officials with the Chicago Fire Department took to Twitter to remind people out shoveling to clear out the area around tailpipes. They said if you don't, a car could turn into a "death chamber," WMAQ reported.
Cfd reminder if auto becomes buried in snow clear snow from tail pipe area first before starting car for warm up while you shovel. A blocked tailpipe can make the interior a death chamber!
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) February 9, 2018
That’s because the snow could block the exhaust from escaping, instead making it back up into the car.
During a storm in 2016, several people died from carbon monoxide poisoning, WABC reported.
After less than a minute and a half, a car registered dangerous levels of carbon monoxide inside the vehicle during an unscientific test the New York station conducted.
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