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Carbon monoxide exposure claims life in Detroit-area home
Wayne, MI - Authorities say one person has died and another taken to a hospital because of carbon monoxide exposure in a Detroit-area apartment.Fire officials say crews went to the Hickory Hollow Cooperative apartment complex in Wayne Friday evening after getting a...
Man, 20, killed after explosion levels central Illinois home
Sullivan, IL - A 20-year-old man has died after an explosion leveled a home in central Illinois.The (Decatur) Herald & Review reports the explosion occurred just before 10 p.m. Friday near Sullivan. Fire Chief Mike Piper said the home was fully engulfed in flames when...
5 people taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning from home on Detroit’s west side
Detroit, MI - Five people were taken to the hospital Friday with carbon monoxide poisoning from a house on Detroit's west side, police said.High levels of carbon monoxide were detected at a house in the 7500 block of Forrer Street near Greenfield Road and Tireman...
Three sickened by carbon monoxide in Near West Side apartment
Madison, WI - Three people became ill from carbon monoxide fumes Thursday afternoon in their Near West Side apartment, the fumes apparently coming in through the furnace vent system.The incident happened at about 12:30 p.m. in the Oak Tree Apartments in the 2100 block...
6 Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak In Marquette Park
Chicago, IL- Six people went to the hospital Thursday morning, after firefighters discovered a carbon monoxide leak at a home in the Marquette Park neighborhood.Paramedics responded to a call for a sick person at a home near 64th and Homan around 1:15 a.m. When they...
23-year-old dies after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in his New Brighton garage
New Brighton, MN - Jose Bello is struggling to cope with the tragedy that unfolded in the family's New Brighton garage stall.With the help of police, Bellow ripped down the door last Sunday night to find his 23-year-old son Gerson Bello unconscious on the floor in...
Gas explosion at apartment complex displaces residents
Portsmouth, OH - No one was injured in a natural gas explosion at an apartment complex Thursday afternoon.As of 8:30 Thursday evening, crews from Columbia Gas were still on the scene along Coles Boulevard isolating leaks and doing repairs, Portsmouth Police Chief...
High carbon monoxide levels at Gaylord Rockies Resort send at least 2 to hospital
Aurora, CO - Aurora firefighters responded twice to the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center this week on reports of high levels of carbon monoxide.At least two people were transported to local hospitals, according to Aurora Fire Rescue spokeswoman Scherri-Jo...
Two people and pets die of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in NH
Lyman, NH - The New Hampshire Fire Marshal's Office says two people and several pets died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Lyman, New Hampshire.State Fire Marshal Paul Parisi said crews responded to 29 Wilderness Acres Road around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday for...
Nine people get CO poisoning after charcoal grill used to heat Wheeling home
Wheeling, IL- Nine people, including a 2-month-old baby, were taken to hospitals for carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday afternoon after they used a charcoal grill to heat their Wheeling home, authorities said.Wheeling Fire Department personnel measured carbon...