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by bradley13 937 days ago
This looks like someone with a grudge against AirBNB.

Looking in the US alone, there are about 1000 carbon-monoxide deaths per year. The article says that there have been 19 deaths in AirBNB properties in a decade, and I believe they are speaking of worldwide numbers, not just in the US. It's hard to do exact numbers, but it looks like AirBNB properties are actually quite safe.

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Yep, a quick google throws up plenty of CO poisonings and deaths in hotels over the past 10-20 years, including big name chains.
Those numbers are not comparable. You'd have to convert each to a "number of nights per death" or similar.