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Five taken to hospital due to elevated levels of carbon monoxide
Lincoln, NE - Three children and two adults were transported to the hospital due to high levels of carbon monoxide inside a home on Wednesday.Authorities said the five people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The call came into emergency...
Carbon monoxide in Central Lubbock house kills one, UMC said
Lubbock, TX - Lubbock Fire Rescue said one person was taken by EMS to University Medical Center after a home had dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide.UMC later provided an update and said the person died.LFR measured 500 parts per million in a home in the 2300...
1 injured in suspected propane explosion
Casco Township, MI - One woman was hospitalized Sunday after an explosion and fire destroyed a home northeast of South Haven.The blast happened around 12:30 p.m. in the 6000 block of 104th Avenue near 60th Street in Casco Township. South Haven Area Emergency Services...
8 hospitalized after reported carbon monoxide leak in Valley
Valley, AL - First responders with East Alabama Fire Department are on the scene of a reported carbon monoxide poisoning in Valley.They confirm to News 3 eight patients ranging in different stages of sickness have been transported to the hospital. The cause of the...
Pa. Middle School Closed After Carbon Monoxide Sickens 12 People
Fleetwood, PA - A Pennsylvania school has been shuttered after 12 people were sickened there by carbon monoxide.Fleetwood Area Schools Superintendent Greg Miller says a community theater group was practicing for a play in the district's middle school when group...
Carbon monoxide leak in Hartford sends three to the hospital
Hartford, CT - A Hartford home was evacuated and three people sent to the hospital Friday because of a carbon monoxide leak, a fire official said.Firefighters were called to 646 New Britain Ave. shortly after 10:30 a.m., Deputy Chief Alvaro Cucuta said. A furnace...
Carbon monoxide, not natural gas, leads to evacuation of downtown Emporia business
Emporia, KS - One downtown Emporia business was evacuated as Emporia Fire and Kansas Gas investigated a possible gas leak Friday morning.The call to Emporia Pawn, 322 Commercial, was reported around 9:20 am. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Eron Steinlage tells KVOE News...
Georgia man dies in propane explosion at home
Chattahoochee Hills, GA - A Georgia man has died after a propane explosion occurred at his home southwest of Atlanta.News outlets reported the explosion occurred around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in Chattahoochee Hills.State Fire Marshal Jeff Hogan said the explosion was...
4 Rushed To Hospital After Carbon Monoxide Incident At Brockton Home
Brockton, MD - Four people were rushed to the hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday morning after high levels of the odorless gas were detected in a Brockton home.The high CO levels are believed to be caused by a gas heating system that wasn't...
South Atlanta propane explosion kills one
Fulton County, GA - Fire officials have identified the victim in an explosion in Chattahoochee Hills that happened Tuesday night in a home off Cochran Mill Road.Chattahoochee Hills Fire Chief Greg Brett said 83-year-old Charles "Chuck" Miller was killed in the large...