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Two elderly women found dead in Breathitt County home died from carbon monoxide poisoning
Breathitt County, KY — Kentucky State Police say the two women who died in a home died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Police say they received a call at around 10:00 p.m. Wednesday night about two women that were found dead in a home on Mcintosh Road, located in the...
Ohio Fire Marshal: 3 dead after house explodes in Garfield Heights
Garfield Heights, OH - 3 people were killed after a house exploded in Garfield Heights on June 11, Ohio State Fire Marshals confirmed. Investigators found the bodies of two men and a woman among the remains of the decimated home, located in the 4900 block of E. 81st...
Explosion on SR 103 destroys home; two bodies reported
Bluffton, OH - At approximately 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, an explosion shook the Bluffton area. Responders including Bluffton Fire and EMS were on the scene, where photos show the home at 2275 SR 103 was totally destroyed. The Ohio Fire Marshal's office has...
35 exposed to carbon monoxide at local Home Depot distribution center
Halfway, MD — More than 30 people were exposed to carbon monoxide after high levels of the potentially dangerous gas were detected Monday night in a Home Depot distribution center off Hopewell Road, a fire official said. It appears the individuals are OK, the official...
Crews respond to boat fire at Kuttawa Harbor
Lyon County, KY - Crews responded to a boat fire at Kuttawa Harbor on Sunday, May 29. According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, they responded to the scene around 11:55 a.m., along with the Kuttawa Fire Department, Lyon County EMS and Lyon County Search and...
14 injured, 1 critically after boat explodes during refueling on Illinois River, authorities say
LaSalle County, IL - Multiple people are injured after a boat exploded on the Illinois River in the southwest suburbs Saturday, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said. Conservation police, as well as state troopers, responded after reports of a boat fire on...
Pottstown home explodes, leaving 5 dead. Neighbors say the area smelled of gas
Pottstown, PA - Around 8 p.m. on Thursday, near Butler Ave and Hale Street in Pottstown, a house exploded with a family inside. Pottstown Borough Manager Justin Keller said five people were killed and two others hospitalized. Friday morning, neighbors told WHYY News...
128-unit Madison apartment complex evacuated after high carbon monoxide levels detected
Madison, WI - “Dangerous and potentially lethal” levels of carbon monoxide were discovered at a downtown Madison apartment complex Monday, the City of Madison Fire Department stated, which were likely caused by a van left running outside the building. Crews were...
Explosion at Dennis cottage sends woman to hospital with life-threatening burns
Dennis, MA — A woman suffered life-threatening injuries when propane gas exploded after she turned on her kitchen stove in her Mayfair Road home early Saturday morning, authorities said. "She had burns over a good portion of her body," said Fire Chief Robert Brown in...
Chadbourn motel fire ruled accidental; one person badly burned, airlifted
Chadbourn, NC - A person had to be airlifted to the UNC Burn Center in Chapel Hill after being badly burned in a fire at the Budget Inn Motel in Chadbourn at the intersection of N. Brown and 8th streets Wednesday morning. An explosion was heard across the street from...