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2 seriously burned in Salisbury boat blaze, investigation underway

Salisbury, MA - A man and woman in their 20s were rushed to Portsmouth Regional Hospital Wednesday after suffering serious burns in a boat fire in Salisbury. Fire crews responded to the Bridge Marina around 3:50 p.m. after receiving a report of an explosion and when...

Two taken to hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning in Beaverton

Beaverton, OR - Two individuals — one with life-threatening injuries — were transported from Beaverton to a local hospital Tuesday afternoon, June 9, with what appeared to be carbon monoxide poisoning. Capt. Timothy Nokes, a spokesperson for Tualatin Valley Fire &...

Officials warn of carbon monoxide dangers when boating

Salt Lake City, UT – With the summer season in full swing, Utah State Park officials are reminding Utahns to be aware of a silent killer that can put boaters in danger while out on the water. Carbon monoxide (CO), known as the silent killer, is an odorless and...

Carbon monoxide suspected in deaths of 2 people found in Coventry home

Coventry Township, OH — Authorities are now investigating the deaths of two people found Saturday as carbon monoxide poisoning. The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating the deaths of Dallas Milner, 25, of Coventry Township, and Maliesse Hamilton,...

Birmingham fire chief: Appliance gas leak caused house explosion

Birmingham, MI – The Birmingham fire chief said a natural gas leak from an appliance service line caused a  house to explode May 25 in the 1300 block of Chapin Avenue near Woodward Avenue. The homeowner had been away for several weeks taking care of her father and...

Four injured in Middletown house fire

Middletown, CT -- Crews in Middletown battled a house fire on Friday morning. The fire broke out at a home on Saybrook Road before 7 a.m. Fire crews from multiple towns were called to the scene. “The first five to 10 minutes we are trying to put the fire out and...

Natural gas causes Berlin house explosion, fire; homeowner injured

Berlin, CT - A gas explosion lifted a Berlin house off its foundation Monday and injured the 88-year-old homeowner who was in the basement at the time. What caused gas to begin leaking inside Edison Occhi’s home at 239 Christian Lane is not clear, fire officials said...

Harrisonburg family rescued from lethal levels of carbon monoxide

Harrisburg, VA — A family of six was rescued from carbon monoxide poisoning in a Harrisonburg home on Tuesday morning. According to the Harrisonburg Fire Department, 911 dispatchers got a call around 5:15 a.m. on the morning after Memorial Day from a home in the 1700...

2 adults released from hospital, one critical in carbon monoxide leak

Peoria, IL - Peoria Firefighters and Paramedics responded to what seemed to be a routine medical call around 3:45 Sunday afternoon. When they arrived to the home in the 1300 block of W. Holly Hedges Dr. first responders saw "numerous unconscious or altered conscious...

Two dead due to carbon monoxide poisoning

Lackawanna County, PA — An investigation is underway after two people were found dead inside a home Sunday. Fire crews were called to the place along Main Street in Fell Township around 1 p.m. Sunday. Fire officials tell Newswatch 16 that two women died due to carbon...