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4 Taken to Hospital After Carbon Monoxide Incident on Chicago’s West Side
Chicago, IL - Four people were taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide incident Monday evening on Chicago's West Side, fire officials confirmed.The incident was reported before 5:45 p.m. in the 2000 block of West Fulton Street. Two people were taken to Stroger...
Evacuations are underway for a gas leak in a Massachusetts city where gas explosions happened a year ago
Lawrence, MA - A natural gas leak has forced the evacuation of homes Friday morning in Lawrence, Massachusetts, one of the communities hit last year by a string of gas explosions that killed at least one person.Power has been cut to 1,900 homes in the city, about 30...
Victims identified in Richmond home explosion
Richmond, NY - The victims of a home explosion Tuesday were identified Thursday as Eric Higham, 80, and his wife, Gail A. Higham, 70. The couple died in the blast that fire investigators determined was the result of a propane leak into the interior of the residence,...
6 hospitalized following second carbon monoxide leak at meat packing plant
Mason, OH - Six people were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak at a Warren County meat packing plant one day after a similar incident."We got called out today for a CO alarm. Some people got sick," said Mason Fire Lt. Chris Heywood. Nausea and vomiting,...
Kids among 5 sickened by carbon monoxide in W. Houston
Houston, TX- 5 men and women, such as two small children, were being rushed to the healthcare facility with carbon monoxide poisoning in west Houston.Firefighters had been called to their rental in the 2500 block of Previous Farm Highway around Westheimer all-around...
Keyless ignition blamed in carbon monoxide poisoning of Green man
Green, OH - Raymond Pulliam couldn't sleep.He tried, but his home's carbon monoxide alarm would always rouse him.He didn't see a problem. He didn't feel sick. There were no obvious signs.His calls to Green firefighters confirmed the mystery."No, that's one thing...
Stove responsible for carbon monoxide leak at Avondale
Avondale, OH - A cook stove was determined to be the cause of a gas leak that sent 10 people to the hospital Sunday night from Avondale Youth Center.Director Gary King said just before 8 p.m., the carbon monoxide detectors alerted staff to a problem inside the...
Oklahoma man, 3-year-old granddaughter recovering after home explosion
Maud, OK - A man and his granddaughter are in a fight for their lives after a possible gas leak caused the home they were inside to explode.Don Osteen and 3-year-old Paetyn were having lunch on Thursday when the explosion happened.Now, family members are taking to...
2 hospitalized from potential carbon monoxide poisoning in east Columbus
Columbus, OH - Two people were hospitalized from potential carbon monoxide poisoning at an east Columbus hotel.The reported poisoning happened at Home2 Suites by Hilton Columbus Airport East Broad around noon, per Columbus Fire.Firefighters said a worker was using a...
‘A war zone’: Propane explosion kills firefighter, injures 6 others, levels building in Maine
Farmington, ME - A firefighter was killed and six people were injured when a powerful propane explosion destroyed a new building Monday in Farmington, Maine.The firefighters were called in and the building evacuated when the smell of gas was detected, Farmington Town...