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Explosion destroys lakefront house in Harrison; two people injured in adjacent home
Harrison, WI - HARRISON - An explosion destroyed a seasonal lakefront house at W5639 Firelane 12 shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday.Lt. Mark Wiegert of the Calumet County Sheriff's Office said no one was in the home at the time."We're very lucky that nobody was at that...
Patients released from hospital after carbon monoxide leak at Portage facility
Portage, WI - The Portage Fire Department says a carbon monoxide leak at a Portage facility was a very dangerous situation.Lt. Steve Dehn says when the fire department got to Dawn's Fresh Foods, there were very high levels of carbon monoxide detected about 800...
1 injured in natural gas explosion in Henrietta
Henrietta, NY - Firefighters responded to an explosion at a business on Jefferson Road in Henrietta.It happened at the Schlegel Systems, a manufacturing company off Jefferson Road near Winton Road just before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.Fire officials describe the blast as...
Home explosion due to propane leak, officials say; cat perished in blast
Oval, PA - Leaking propane gas was the cause of Thursday night's explosive fire that rocked Middle Road, injuring a man and a woman and destroying the couple's home in a single split-second blast, according to Nippenose Valley Fire Chief Dean Miller.Someone up above...
Warden: Faulty boiler caused carbon monoxide leak at Stone Co. jail
Stone County, MS - It will be sometime next week before inmates evacuated from the Stone County Correctional Facility will be able to return to the jail.Saturday morning, a carbon monoxide leak sent a couple of inmates to the hospital, and several others who weren't...
Explosion levels Lycoming County home, injured two: reports
Lycoming, PA - A home was leveled in a possible gas explosion in Lycoming County.The Red Cross of Greater PA tweeted that volunteers were assisting crews at an explosion in the 300 block of Middle Road in Oval, Lycoming County.ABC WNEP reported the explosion happened...
Oven caused carbon monoxide buildup in West Side home, Madison Fire says
Madison, WI - An oven leaking carbon monoxide gas into a West Side home Tuesday night caused the occupant to get nauseous and firefighters to respond.The incident happened at about 8 p.m. in the 2000 block of Monroe Street, the Madison Fire Department said.Carbon...
Family, firefighters taken to hospital after carbon monoxide situation at Detroit home
Detroit, MI - DETROIT - Family members and three firefighters were taken to a hospital after a carbon monoxide situation on Detroit's west side.An official from DTE Energy reported the carbon monoxide came from an improperly installed water heater.The incident...
Man Dies After Suspected Propane Explosion at Bois Blanc Island Home
Bois Blanc Island, MI - We have an update on a house fire in Mackinac County that left two people hurt.We're now learning one of the victims has died.Deputies and fire crews were called to the house on Bois Blanc Island around 11 Sunday morning.The Mackinac County...
Pelican Point deaths appear to be carbon monoxide poisoning
Craig, MT - The two people found dead at the Pelican Point Fishing Access Site near Craig on Sunday appear to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning.According to the Cascade County Sheriff's Office, the two people have been identified as Randy Rodencal, 66, and Alta...