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Suspected carbon monoxide sickens more than 20 at Indiana Township group home
Indiana Township, PA - More than 20 people reported feeling ill at a group home in Indiana Township and about a dozen were treated at local hospitals.Initial reports indicated the patients may have been overcome by carbon monoxide.Post-Gazette news partner KDKA-TV...
Nine transported to hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning
Wichita, KS - The Wichita Fire Department responded to a home in the 2900 block of North Meridian just after 8 p.m. Tuesday for a carbon monoxide poisoning.Nine people were transported by EMS to Wesley Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries."Received a...
Officials determine cause of La Grange home explosion
La Grange,NC - A gas leak was determined to have caused a La Grange home to explode in early April.The Lenoir County Sheriffs Office and Lenoir County Emergency Services investigated the explosion that occurred on North Forbes Street in La Grange.The blast left one...
Alleghany County family survives after poisonous gas fills home
Covington, VA - Seven members of a Covington family are continuing to recover after what they describe as a near-death experience. They got carbon monoxide poisoning inside their home.Everyone survived, including their dog, but the high levels Wednesday night could...
2 taken to hospital after trailer home explosion in Mack
Mack, CO - Two people were taken to the hospital with burns after a trailer home explosion in Mack.It happened just before 9 a.m. Sunday on Moro Castle Avenue and Clarkton. The blast may have been caused by propane, and completely destroyed the home.Colorado State...
Neighbors pull man from burning home in St. Paul
St. Paul, MN - The flames were impossible to miss, but Paul Warner first heard the sound."It sounded like a car accident, and I actually turned around and looked, and you could see debris coming off the house," Warner said, "We just stopped what we were doing and we...
Carbon monoxide sickens nearly a dozen people in Yonkers
Yonkers, NY - Two Yonkers families were nearly wiped out Friday morning when they were poisoned by a carbon monoxide leak, authorities said.A total of 11 people six youths and five adults were taken to area hospitals after a resident came home from an overnight...
6-year-old girl among 5 hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning in Bronzeville
Chicago, IL - Five people were taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning in Bronzeville.The Chicago Fire Department responded to the two-story house in the 4800 block of South Evans Avenue.A 6-year-old girl was in serious-to-critical condition and...
Hartford man dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
Hartford, SD - A Hartford man died Monday from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning after using a portable generator, the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.Dustin Patch, 38, was found dead in his detached garage in the 500 block of Crystal Drive just...
Family Survives Home Explosion, Says A $30 Natural Gas Detector Could Have Prevented It All
Minneapolis, MN - Following a devastating explosion that took a River Falls, WI familys house, homeowners Tony and Angie Plourde say a $30 natural gas detector could have prevented it all from happening.The Plourdes miraculously survived the February home explosion,...
Destructive explosion caused by propane gas leak
La Grange, NC - Investigators have determined an explosion that destroyed a home and injured one person was caused by a liquid propane gas leak.The explosion happened around 11:30 a.m. at a home on North Forbes Street in La Grange, according to the Lenoir County...
One killed, seven injured in carbon monoxide poisoning incident
Bakersfield, CA - A man was killed due to carbon monoxide poisoning in northwest Bakersfield on Saturday morning.The Kern County Fire Department said at around 6:44 a.m., it received a report of a structure fire in the 6000 block of Gallery Drive. However, when crews...
Carbon monoxide poisoning killed 2 men on Peavine Mountain
Reno, NV - Washoe County's medical examiner says two men who were found dead last month inside a maintenance shed near the top of Peavine Mountain on the north edge of Reno died of carbon monoxide poisoning.The county sheriff's office said at the time in early March...
Floor evacuated, one person hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure in Norfolk hotel
Norfolk, VA - The first floor of the Quality Inn Suites in the 1500 block of Premium Outlets Boulevard was evacuated after reports of carbon monoxide exposure.The call for the incident came in around 7:25 p.m. The cause of the exposure was said to be a faulty pool...
2 injured in Breckenridge home explosion likely caused by falling ice, ruptured gas line
Breckenridge, CO - Two men were injured when a Breckenridge home exploded early Wednesday morning that is believed to have been caused by a ruptured gas meter when ice and snow fell from the roof, Red, White and Blue Fire Protection District said.Fire crews responded...