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Propane leak inside house in Snow Camp causes explosion
Snow Camp, NC — A propane leak inside a house in Snow Camp Monday afternoon caused an explosion. According to the Snow Camp Volunteer Fire Department, the explosion happened at a one-story house on Quakenbush Road. Firefighters said the homeowner was on the scene...
Officials suspect gas leak caused house fire, explosion in Curwensville
Clearfield County, PA — Officials with the Clearfield Fire Department say investigators suspect that a gas leak is to blame for a Monday afternoon fire and explosion at a home in Curwensville. Fire officials say no injuries were reported in the incident as the...
Gas leak suspected in explosion that injured Weslaco restaurant employee
Weslaco, TX — A possible gas explosion early Monday destroyed a local restaurant and hospitalized a woman. The explosion, which officials suspect was caused by a gas leak, devastated El Rinkon Natural y Más at Railroad Street and Palm Street in Weslaco. “The fire...
Man dies days after Chicago building explosion, collapse; cause still undetermined
Chicago, IL -- The person most seriously injured in a Chicago building explosion and collapse earlier this week has died, Chicago fire officials said Friday. He had been taken to Loyola Medical Center with extensive burns before succumbing to his injuries days later,...
Maries County, Mo. man dies in house explosion
Vienna, MO - The Maries County Sheriff’s Office investigates a deadly house explosion on Tuesday morning. Wayne Boeckman died in the propane explosion. Emergency crews did not know if Boeckman was home at the time of the blast. “We were unsure if Mr. Beckman was home...
Body cam shows Kent Co. deputies, firefighters working together after house explosion
Caledonia, MI — A woman is in critical condition Monday after a house exploded in Caledonia. The fire was called in just after midnight Monday near the corner of 76th Street and Kalamazoo Avenue. Fire crews from the Kent County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene...
Chicago Lawn house badly damaged by gas explosion, Chicago fire officials say
Chicago, IL -- A Chicago Lawn home has been badly damaged by a gas explosion Wednesday afternoon, Chicago fire officials said. The explosion happened shortly before 5 p.m. in the 6600-block of South Claremont Avenue. The Chicago Fire Department said the explosion...
5 hospitalized with carbon monoxide exposure in Tampa home
Tampa, FL — Five people were rushed to an area hospital Monday morning after they were exposed to “significantly high levels of carbon monoxide,” according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. Authorities said a car parked in the garage of a home near the intersection...
5 hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning in Carrollwood, 3 in critical condition
Tampa, FL - A car left running in a garage overnight led to high levels of carbon monoxide in a Carrollwood home Monday, sending five people to the hospital, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials said. Three of the five were in critical condition, according to Rob...
Carbon monoxide hospitalizes 4 and toddler in Trenton
Trenton, NJ — Five people including a toddler were hospitalized after being exposed to a dangerous level of carbon monoxide Thursday night. First responders in Trenton were called to a rental house on North Olden Avenue about several people being sick, according to...