RHINELANDER - Dozens of people got carbon monoxide poisoning at a Wisconsin ice rink last weekend. The ice rink in Lake Delton was filled with carbon monoxide because of an ice resurfacing machine.
That won't happen at one Northwoods ice rink. That's because Rhinelander Ice Arena has a battery powered ice resurfacer.
"We've been running a battery powered machine since 2003," said Brett Aylesworth, manager of the Rhinelander Ice Arena. "We actually upgraded to a different one about three years ago. It emits no carbon monoxide or other fumes into the air. It's all battery powered, and, you know there's no fumes, nothing to worry about."
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