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Washington, DC — Fire officials said a woman is dead after being exposed to carbon monoxide on Sunday morning. D.C. Fire and EMS were called just before 9:45 a.m. to the 100 block of Kenilworth Avenue in Northeast for a medical emergency. Once on scene, first...

Travis County, TX  — The explosion of a propane tank on Thursday night resulted in the severe burn injuries of three people near Manor. Austin-Travis County EMS and local fire and police departments responded to the scene in the 11400 block of Austex Acres Lane around...

Edison,NE — An 83-year-old woman was killed by an explosion and fire at her rural residence in south-central Nebraska, authorities said. Firefighters from Edison and Oxford put out the fire Friday at the property northeast of Edison before flames could spread from an...

Detroit, MI - One man is unaccounted for and two others are injured following a house explosion in Detroit early Friday morning, according to Detroit Fire officials. Around 4 a.m., Detroit police, fire and EMS crews responded to the 680 block of Archdale on a report...

Kenosha, WI - Firefighters worked to put out flames at a house fire in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Sunday morning. Electrical wires could be heard popping, and bright lights flashed as crews fought the blaze. A person living near the house said there was an explosion, and...

Mount Shasta, CA - Two people were found dead inside what the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office described as “a structure” in the Shasta Vista area of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning Monday night, March 9. Chengfang Su, 66, and Yangmel Wang, 66, both of Sacramento,...

Chicago, IL - A 70-year-old man was found dead in a Hyde Park apartment unit Tuesday night after the Chicago Fire Department responded to a carbon monoxide alarm, authorities said. An alarm went off about 9:20 p.m. inside an apartment building in the 800 block of East...

Macungie Township, PA - Twelve people were taken to a hospital after becoming ill on Saturday night in a home with high levels of carbon monoxide in Lower Macungie Township, authorities report. Macungie Ambulance was dispatched to the home in the 3600 block of Clauss...

New York, NY – A building in Chinatown had to be evacuated overnight after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected. It happened around 10:30 p.m. Sunday on Mulberry Street near Canal Street. Five people were taken to the hospital – one in critical condition, two...

Carthage, NY - Most residents of a Carthage nursing home returned to the facility Sunday afternoon, after a carbon monoxide leak forced their evacuation Sunday morning. Roughly 80 residents of the Carthage Center For Rehabilitation and Nursing on West Street were...

Bedford County, VA — Fire and rescue units responded to a house in Bedford County on Friday morning after dangerous amounts of carbon monoxide triggered a fire alarm. According to the Forest Volunteer Fire Department, units were dispatched to a fire alarm on Colby...

Virginia Beach, VA — Nikki James Zellner started to panic last Thursday when she pulled onto the street of her children’s day care and saw a host of fire trucks and ambulances. She’d gotten word from Kids Town Learning Center to come pick up her two sons, ages 3 and...

Sioux City, IA - Authorities say a gas-powered power washer is to blame for elevated carbon monoxide readings at a Sioux City apartment late Tuesday night. Shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday Sioux City Fire Rescue was called to 75 W. Clifton Avenue in Sioux City to the...

Star Lake, NY - Two people died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning inside a home in Star Lake, state police said Monday. The bodies of Brian Merkley, 49, and Lisa Leroux, 53, were found late Saturday afternoon inside a one story home at 188 Benson Mines Golf Course...

Grady County, OK  – A man has been transported to a hospital following a house explosion. Fire crews are on scene. Officials say initial reports indicate the blast was caused by a propane leak that settled into the home’s basement. The water heater then ignited the...