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Carbon monoxide scare sends 9 to hospitals on West Side

Chicago, IL- Nine people, including four children, were sent to hospitals early Thursday after carbon monoxide was detected in a building in Austin on the West Side.Firefighters responded to the high carbon monoxide reading about 3 a.m. to the 600 block of North...

Carbon monoxide leak hospitalizes five in York City

York City, PA - A carbon monoxide leak in a York City home could have ended differently had one resident not called 911."(It was) very close to a different outcome, a tragic outcome this morning," York City Fire Chief David Michaels said Wednesday, Dec. 5.Michaels...

Carbon monoxide poisoning injures two in east Columbus

Columbus, OH - The Columbus Fire Department says two people are in serious condition following a carbon monoxide poisoning in east Columbus.It happened around 8 p.m. on Monday at a home on Roger Madison Court.Fire officials say the two victims were transported to The...

Carbon monoxide forces Taco Bell closed

Scottsbluff, NE - Taco bell is closed tonight due to unsafe carbon monoxide levels. They will remain closed until a faulty hood vent in the kitchen is repaired and inspected.When Scottsbluff Fire Department arrived at the location which had already begun to air out...

Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in in St. Joseph death

St. Joseph, MO - Authorities suspect carbon monoxide poisoning in the death of a man in a St. Joseph shed.The St. Joseph News-Press reports that police say a generator was being used in the shed, where the man's body was found Sunday.The name of the man wasn't...

‘It was very powerful’ | House explodes in Canton

Canton, GA - A house exploded in Canton after an apparent natural gas leak Friday afternoon, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.It happened at a home on Trenton Lane in Canton.Jim Whitehead, who lives a couple doors down from the home, said the...