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Carbon monoxide killed man found in motor home

Jefferson, OH - Carbon monoxide caused the death of an Erie, Pennsylvania man found late last week inside a motor home parked at Raceway 7 in Monroe Township, according to the Ashtabula County coroner's office.Thomas Slayton, 64, was found inside the vehicle late...

Report finds dozens of Texas gas leak explosions since 2006

Dallas, TX- More than two dozen homes in north and central Texas have blown up since 2006 along a network of pipelines operated by one of the largest natural gas companies in the U.S, leading to nine deaths and badly injuring at least 22 other people, a newspaper...

3 injured in Detroit-area home explosion Friday

Detroit, MI - Police say two people were critically injured by a suspected natural gas explosion that leveled a home in suburban Detroit and shook the surrounding neighborhood.The explosion was reported Friday morning in Harper Woods near Interstate 94. Police say...

2 sickened by carbon monoxide in Jasper home

Jasper, IN - Authorities believe two individuals transported for treatment this morning were sickened by carbon monoxide escaping in their home.An ambulance was called just after 6 a.m. today to assist a woman in the 900 block of Hasenour Avenue who reported...

Coroner confirms CO death in Hershey

Hersey, PA - The Dauphin County coroner's office says a woman died in her Hershey home from carbon monoxide inhalation.Authorities identified the woman as 63-year-old Marguerite Gattens. The cause of her death was ruled accidental.Derry Township police said Gattens...

Woman dies in home with carbon monoxide leak

Derry Township, PA - A 63-year-old woman died in a Derry Township home this weekend, which crews discovered when they went to her home to investigate a carbon monoxide leak.Around 10:35 p.m., the Hershey Volunteer Fire Department responded to a home in the first block...

Couple dies from carbon monoxide poisoning in SC

Horry County, SC - Authorities say a couple have died in South Carolina after using a generator inside their home during Florence.Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said 63-year-old Mark Carter King and 61-year-old Debra Collins Rion were killed by...

Lamar County home a total loss after explosion

Lamar County, TX - A family's home was flattened after multiple explosions early Sunday morning.Lamar County Emergency Management Coordinator Quincy Blount said the Faught Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the residence six miles northeast of Paris shortly...