As we head into winter, we're at an even greater risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and people at a South Hill Restaurant learned that the hard way Wednesday night.
Luna suffered a carbon monoxide scare Wednesday when firefighters responded to reports of a sick person -- then found unhealthy levels of carbon monoxide coming from a furnace. Assistant fire marshal Lance Dahl told 4 News Now the more you use the furnace or heater inside your home or business, the more you open yourself up to the risk of suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.
"If it's gonna fail, it's gonna fail when it starts to be used more," Dahl said. "A lot of people decide that they're feeling great, everything's running great -- there's no need to see a doctor every year. Your home furnace or your home heating system is the same way."