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3 injured in gas explosion at Caroline County restaurant

Caroline County, VA -- Three people were injured in a gas explosion at a Caroline County restaurant Thursday afternoon. Deputies say the explosion occurred at the Crossroads 30/301 restaurant, located at 31286 Richmond Turnpike in Doswell. Sheriff's investigators say...

Tragic: Carbon monoxide claims Forsyth dad, baby at Waffle House

Forsyth, GA -  A 26-year-old Forsyth man and his 10-month-old son were found dead in their car in the Waffle House parking lot on Ga. Hwy. 36 near I-75 on Nov. 14. It is believed they died of carbon monoxide poisoning while sleeping in the car. According to a report...

Four people injured by carbon monoxide leak in Brooklyn home

Brooklyn, NY - Four people were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes when an unspecified leak caused fumes to spread throughout the home, fire officials said. Two of the four people were taken to Cornell Hospital suffering from exposure to carbon monoxide, officials say,...

Two hospitalized after furnace gas leak at Ionia County home

Ionia County, MI  — Two people were taken to the hospital after being found unresponsive Thursday as a result of a furnace gas leak, according to the Ionia County Sheriff’s Office. At 1 p.m. Nov. 12, Ionia County Sheriff’s deputies, the Saranac Community Fire...

Propane Leak Focus of Nantucket House Explosion

Nantucket, MA - Investigators are focusing on a propane leak as the potential source of Thursday's catastrophic house explosion and fire on the island of Nantucket. On Friday evening, Nantucket Fire Chief Stephen A. Murphy and State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey...

2 in critical condition after carbon-monoxide leak in home

Ionia County, MI – Two people nearly died after they were overcome by carbon monoxide in a home, police said. The victims, an 81-year-old woman and 59-year-old man, were unconscious and had stopped breathing when rescuers pulled them outside. They were revived by...

Natural gas explosion rocks Signal Hill building

Los Angeles, CA - Authorities were at the scene of a natural gas explosion at a Signal Hill structure Thursday evening. The explosion at the two-story home located at 2100 N. Ohio Ave. was first reported at 4:24 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire...

Investigation continues into home explosion

Rimersburg, PA – Investigations into the explosion at a Chestnut Street home in Rimersburg continued this week, as local officials breathed a sigh of relief that the disaster didn’t turn into a true tragedy. Rimersburg Borough Council president Scott Myers, who lives...