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Carbon Monoxide Exposure at a Grocery Store in Plaistow, New Hampshire, Sends 4 Workers to Hospital
Late Monday evening, around 11:41 p.m., emergency responders rushed to a Supermarket in Plaistow, New Hampshire, after multiple 911 calls reported a strong odor and several people inside feeling ill, some needing help to exit the building. Fire crews upon arrival...
2 Hospitalized by ‘Dangerously High’ Carbon Monoxide Levels Near Alexandria
In Garfield, Minnesota, a couple was hospitalized for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning after a 911 call initially reporting heart attack symptoms. The incident occurred late Sunday night when a 47-year-old woman contacted emergency services, and her husband subsequently...
Coroner Confirms Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Death of Father and Son
The Trumbull County Coroner’s Office has ruled that acute carbon monoxide poisoning caused the deaths of a father and his young son in Howland, Ohio. The victims have been identified as 33-year-old Leonard James Roosa and his 8-year-old son Leonard Lee Roosa. Their...
Man Dies and Six Hurt in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
A tragic incident unfolded in Cornwall when a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a home led to a man in his 50s being fatally injured, while six additional people were hospitalized due to exposure to the poisonous gas. The circumstances surrounding the leak remain...
5 Treated for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Washington DC Parking Garage
On the morning of August 12, 2025, emergency crews from the D.C. Fire and EMS Department were dispatched to a parking garage on the 1900 block of E Street NW after reports of dangerously high carbon monoxide levels. Investigators determined the gas buildup stemmed...
1 Dead, Another Hospitalized After High Levels of Carbon Monoxide Detected at Germantown Home
On August 11, 2025, high levels of carbon monoxide were detected at a home on Sherwood Court in Germantown, Wisconsin, prompting an emergency response just before 9:15 a.m. The Germantown Fire Department arrived to find two 74-year-old residents affected: a male who...
Carbon Monoxide Leak at Ocean City, Md. Hotel Sickens Nearly 20 People: News Reports
On August 1, 2025, a carbon monoxide leak at the Ashore Resort and Beach Club in Ocean City, Maryland, prompted an evacuation after a carbon monoxide alarm triggered around 11 a.m. The Ocean City Fire Department identified high levels of the gas due to a boiler...
Girl, 11, Dies After Falling Off Boat, Likely Suffered Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Authorities Say
On July 27, 2025, 11-year-old Maisy Livingston from Merrill, Wisconsin, died after falling off a boat on Lake Alexander, with authorities citing carbon monoxide toxicity as a likely contributing factor. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported that Maisy lost...
Carbon monoxide leak sends 9 to the hospital in Garnett
On the night of July 18, 2025, a carbon monoxide leak at a home in Garnett, Kansas, led to the hospitalization of nine people, including eight first responders and one civilian. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office reported that emergency crews responded to a 911 call...
20 hospitalized after possible carbon monoxide, methane leak at Port Arthur facility
Port Arthur firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide leak at JBS Packing, a shrimp packing facility at 111 Houston Ave near the port, around 2:00 p.m., where 20 workers were hospitalized due to exposure. Some workers required advanced treatment, including...