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Edgewood, MD — A gas explosion in Edgewood leveled a home in the 2500 block of Thornberry Drive on Sunday night. The explosion damaged two nearby homes and sent a resident of the house to a burn center with serious burns. Neighbors tell WMAR-2 News a man they know as...

Alma, NY — New York State Police said Tuesday a natural gas leak may have caused a fatal house explosion Saturday in Allegany County. Troopers and other emergency responders were called to a home at 6326 County Route 18 in the town of Bolivar at 12:15 p.m. Saturday...

Bolivar, NY — State Police have identified the victim who was found inside a home that exploded over the weekend in the Allegany County town of Alma. Troopers say Dan Michael Church, 71, was the resident of the home. Glass, insulation, and other debris still remain at...

Dallas, TX – Dallas Fire-Rescue confirmed four firefighters and four civilians were injured in a natural gas explosion at an apartment complex Wednesday, Sept. 29. Three of the firefighters have been listed as critical and the last one, who was in stable condition,...

Baton Rouge, LA - Several nursing home residents and workers fell ill after a carbon monoxide leak at a Baton Rouge facility Tuesday. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the incident was reported around 10:45 a.m. at the Sterling Place Nursing Home on North...

Marion, OH — The Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office said Thursday there is no evidence of foul play in a blast that leveled a home on Congress Street and severely burned a man. Investigators poured through the rubble of the two-story home that has been in the family for...

Washington, DC - A person in D.C. has been hospitalized Tuesday with carbon monoxide poisoning after an incident involving a power washer. DC Fire and EMS said someone was using a gasoline-run power washer in an unventilated basement. Carbon monoxide built up in the...

Dunwoody, GA -  Four people were injured after an "explosion" at a Dunwoody apartment complex on Sunday afternoon believed to have been caused by some sort of gas line issue, DeKalb County Fire Rescue said. Officials said about 40 to 50 units were destroyed. It...

Chicago, IL — Two people died and four other people were hospitalized, including three children, after a carbon monoxide leak Friday afternoon at a home in the Little Village neighborhood. Chicago Fire Department Acting Deputy District Chief Barry Garr said...

Maynard, MA — Investigators have determined that a gas leak caused the explosion and fire that killed one person and injured three first responders last week in Maynard, Massachusetts. The fire department received a call at 4:10 p.m. on Thursday about a potential gas...

Montgomery County, MD — Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland rescued two people from an explosion Tuesday morning. According to fire officials, crews responded to a report of an explosion just before 8 a.m. Crews arrived to find the building had collapsed after a...

New Orleans, LA - The Louisiana Department of Health says that over the past week there have been 141 emergency room visits in the state for carbon monoxide poisoning. Those include in Regions 1 (Greater New Orleans), 2 (Baton Rouge), 3 (River Parishes) and 9...

New Orleans, LA — Ambulances took 12 people from a New Orleans home in Gert Town to a hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday, a report from New Orleans first responders said. Five of the patients were adults, and seven were children, according to reports...

Marrero, LA — A family has died in Jefferson Parish and officials are saying the cause of death is carbon monoxide poisoning. Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng made the announcement Thursday evening at the beginning of her daily briefing on Hurricane Ida....

Chandler, AZ -- New details released on Tuesday morning show the apparent cause of last week's building explosion in Chandler. According to Chandler police, the ATF determined that a natural gas leak is to blame for the explosion. "The findings by the ATF National...