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Calcasieu, LA  - Officials are now reporting 10 deaths in Louisiana linked to Hurricane Laura. Half of those deaths are being connected to improper generator use. Officials said on Friday that five members of one household died of carbon monoxide poisoning produced by...

Beaumont, TX — Three people are dead and three others are in a Southeast Texas hospital following carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a generator in Port Arthur. Port Arthur Police responded to the Bida Vinh game room in the 700 block of Ninth Avenue Friday morning,...

Wayne County, MI — Authorities released the name of a woman who was killed in a fire last week. Cynthia Marie Parsell, 66, died in a fire Aug. 20 in a mobile home located at 26133 Fifth, officials said. Parsell was one of 10 children and is survived by seven siblings,...

Oshkosh, WI - The Oshkosh Fire Department is investigating a house explosion near Merrill Middle School. The explosion was reported at 5:30 Monday afternoon at the corner of West Custer Ave. and Kentucky St. Pictures from the scene show the explosion collapsed an...

Garden City, UT  — Fire crews worked into the night after a fire that started with a mobile home spread to four other structures. The blaze began at about 8:55 p.m. in a mobile home at 3199 Nina Loop, in the Sweetwater Trailer Park subdivision in Garden City, says a...

South Kingstown, RI — Chief Steven Pinch reports that the Union Fire District of South Kingstown responded to a carbon monoxide incident at a residence earlier today. On Wednesday, Aug. 19, at approximately 8 a.m., the Union Fire District responded to a 911 call for...

Milton, GA - One woman was found dead and six other people hospitalized after they were exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide inside interconnected townhomes in Milton Thursday morning. A running car was found inside a garage attached to the townhomes, but the...

Genoa Township, OH — A man is dead and his wife seriously ill after carbon monoxide poisoning in Genoa Township Tuesday afternoon. Joe Ponzi, Genoa Twp. fire chief, said family members hadn’t heard from the couple since Saturday night and went over to check on them at...

Lake of the Ozarks, MO — The explosion that injured three people and destroyed a boat happened as the driver was starting the engines, the Missouri State Highway Patrol says. A report released by the Patrol on Sunday evening gave further detail about the incident at a...

Cedar Rapids, IA — The City Rapids Police and Fire Department responded to the 1700 block of 16th Street NW at 10:06 p.m. When emergency crews arrived on scene, they found a 14-year-old female who was unconscious. There were also two 9-year-old girls who were sick. An...

Tulsa, OK  — The Rogers County Sheriff's Office says a mother and her baby are in grave condition after their home exploded Saturday morning. Deputies were initially called to the home near East 580 Road and South 4170 Road in Inola around 11 a.m. The 28-year-old...

Key Biscayne, FL – Four individuals were able to escape after a small explosion went off on their boat near Key Biscayne. City of Miami Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene near the Marathon fueling station on the Rickenbacker Causeway at approximately 8:50 a.m.,...

Marion, IA - A family of eight in Marion was treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at their home on Thursday morning, according to a news release from the city. Medical care was given to the family as a Marion Fire Department crew entered the home to find dangerously...

Alton, IL - A bilge pump is being cited as the possible cause of a boat fire Monday in Alton.Around 5:30 p.m. Monday, the Alton Fire Department responed to a Bayliner boat on fire at the public launch area of the Alton Marina. Alton Fire Chief Jesse Jemison said he...

Baltimore, MD -- A natural gas explosion destroyed three row houses in Baltimore on Monday, killing a woman and trapping other people in the wreckage. At least six people were seriously injured, and firefighters were searching for more survivors. Dozens of...