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Father, daughters suffer carbon monoxide poisoning aboard boat near Seattle
Seattle, WA – A father and his two daughters were taken to Seattle Children’s Hospital Saturday morning after they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning aboard a boat. The U.S. Coast Guard says the family was about 1/2 a nautical mile off shore when the father called for...
Boat catches fire on Lake Austin, 1 taken to the hospital with burns
Austin, TX — A boat caught fire on Lake Austin Friday, sending black smoke into the air just before 4 p.m. about a half-mile from Hula Hut and the Tom Miller Dam. Two people were burned, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. One person was declared a trauma alert and...
Explosion destroys house
Hot Springs, AR - A one-story single-family residence at 346 Tanglewood Road that was being remodeled was destroyed by an explosion Monday evening that was suspected of being caused by natural gas, Lake Hamilton Fire Chief Doug Davey told The Sentinel-Record Tuesday....
Fairfield Apartment Building Evacuated Due To Carbon Monoxide
Fairfield, CT — A five-story Fairfield apartment building was evacuated Monday night due to elevated carbon monoxide levels, according to a fire official. Emergency personnel were notified of the issue about 8 p.m. when an alarm went off at the Trademark apartment...
Fatal house explosion in Holton caused by propane leak
Holton, KS — A propane leak is believed to be the cause of a home explosion that killed a man and seriously injured his wife in rural Holton last week. Jackson Co. Sheriff Tim Morse said Monday a great deal of propane from a nearby tank leaked into the home of Billy...
Cause of fatal house explosion remains undetermined
Owensville, MO - A suspected propane gas explosion at a residence located in the 33000 block of Highway 28 west of Belle took the life of a local homeowner early Friday morning. The Belle Volunteer Fire Department was called out at 10:14 p.m. Thursday night for an...
Amherst, NH home bursts into flames after construction is completed
Amherst, NH — New Hampshire fire investigators are trying to figure out what caused a home in Amherst, New Hampshire to burst into flames right after construction was completed. The owners were just getting ready to do the final walk through to get the certificate of...
Rogers neighbors save woman from house explosion
Rogers, AR — Rogers Fire Chief Tom Jenkins said the victim was airlifted and has significant burns. The call came in just before 9 p.m. on Elzeys Road on Saturday night, where crews say the structure collapsed. “I was just getting done eating and we heard this big...
Boat explosion on Lake Lanier sends three to hospital
Hall County, GA — Authorities are reporting multiple injuries after a boat explosion on Lake Lanier Sunday afternoon. According to Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Mark McKinnon, game wardens responded around 2:45 p.m. to the Margaritaville gas...
Woman killed, 6 injured by possible carbon monoxide poisoning in Scott County
Louisville, KY -- A woman was killed, and six others were injured by what investigators in southern Indiana believe could be carbon monoxide poisoning. Early Wednesday, deputies with the Scott County Sheriff's Office were called to a home on Charlestown Road, near...