Then they forget about it. Young kids, especially, don't think about it. None died, but each came close. Lamp oil inflames the lungs, cuts oxygen to the blood and damages the kidneys. The symptoms often mock those of pneumonia, McCullough says.
Victims begin coughing, vomiting, wheezing and getting very tired.
Most importantly, young children are not reasonable. Some of it is just plain lamp oil, and it's not perfumed or colored. But still, children might think it's water. The CDC report says the kids in the Ohio poisonings were lured by the shape of the lamp. The wick is encased in a glass sleeve, which can be used as a 'straw' by children.