I'm afraid that we are going to have reports of people starting fires with candles, and asphixiations with the (improper) indoor use of propane and kerosene. There has already been one instance of an idiot trying to start a fire in his fireplace with gasoline. He and the dog got out, but the four cats died.

Firefighters in Kent found 33 people from four families suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning Friday night, fire Capt. Kyle Ohashi said. They had taken their barbecues inside to cook or heat their apartments as temperatures dipped into the 30s.

All were expected to survive, Ohashi said.

In Oregon, a family of six was sickened by carbon monoxide from a generator set up in a garage in Gresham, police said. Three children were hospitalized in critical condition late Friday, while one child and both parents were listed in good condition.

On the Oregon coast, an elderly couple died in a fire caused by candles they were using for light.