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Police: Mother, 2 Daughters Treated For Carbon Monoxide Exposure In Rockland County
Airmont, NY - A mother and her two daughters are being treated after apparent carbon monoxide exposure in Airmont Tuesday morning, police said.The mother, 54, and her two daughters, 16 and 15, were found unconscious in the home on Bolger Lane.Authorities say the...
Cat Saves Florida Family From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Volusia County, FL - A Central Florida couple is crediting Bella for saving their lives. Bella is not their daughter or their dog, she is their cat.Paul and Leona Jones say when they got home from eating dinner on Feb. 27, they just wanted to get inside out of the...
Two Men Dead from Gas Leaks at S.C. Public Housing Complex; Now Critics Demand Action from HUD Who Lack Requirements for Detectors
Columbia, SC - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is facing pressure to tighten federal carbon monoxide protections after two residents at a Columbia, S.C., public housing complex died as a result of the deadly gas.On Jan. 17, the bodies of Derrick...
Carbon monoxide leak shuts down Waterloo apartment house
Waterloo, IA - A Waterloo apartment house was shut down over the weekend following a carbon monoxide leak.When crews with Waterloo Fire Rescue arrived at 1021 South St., a house converted into four-apartments, on Sunday afternoon, they found levels around 30 to 40...
Man and woman die in carbon monoxide-related incident in Omaha
Omaha, NE - A man and a woman have died of carbon monoxide poisoning after a vehicle was left running in an attached garage in a house near 56th and Spring Streets, Omaha police and fire officials said Monday.Police said officers responded to 5614 Spring St. at 10:52...
Explosion wipes out house in Alpine
Star Valley, WY - A house was obliterated by an explosion this morning in Alpine, Wyo.Buckrail is working on piecing together more details but at this time emergency units are sifting through the remains of a home on Alpine Circle in the Airpark subdivision of Alpine...
Explosion and fire at a home in Worcester
Worcester, VT - Two people were injured in a house fire in Worcester Sunday.It happened at a home on Eagle Ledge Road around 10:30 a.m. Vermont State Police say they were notified of an explosion and house fire. Three sides of the small wood-framed building were blown...
Nowata County Jail remains closed a day after carbon monoxide leak
Nowata, OK - The Nowata County Jail remains empty tonight hours after a carbon monoxide leak forced their inmates to be evacuated.Several jailers are recovering after becoming sick.It's no secret the Nowata County Jail is in disrepair. Last night's carbon monoxide...
Ohio Prison Inmates, Staff Treated for Carbon Monoxide
Caldwell, OH - Officials say 29 inmates and four staff members have been treated for exposure to carbon monoxide at a medium-security state prison in southeastern Ohio.The Marietta Times reports an assistant warden at Noble Correctional Institution says a malfunction...
At least 28 treated for carbon monoxide exposure at Hendersonville preschool
Hendersonville, TN - A message out of Hendersonville to double check if your kids are safe at school.Fox17 News was contacted by several parents whose kids were exposed to carbon monoxide while at preschool.Dozens of kids had to be hospitalized over the weekend, but...