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Fair Oaks, MD - Seven people were sickened by carbon monoxide fumes at a house in the Fair Oaks area Thursday afternoon.It happened in the 12100 block of Caldicot Lane. A Fairfax County Fire Rescue spokesman says three adults and two children were taken to the...

Huntersville, NC - An employee at a school in Huntersville was taken to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday night.The incident happened before 9 p.m. at the Phoenix Montessori Academy on the 12300 block of Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road. Firefighters...

Wasilla, AK - WASILLA, Alaska (KTUU) - A young boy has died and several others were sent to the hospital after a reported exhaust leak caused carbon monoxide poisoning in the home. The boy was only 10 years old.On Sunday, Alaska State Troopers responded to a 911 call...

Barboursville, WV - A restaurant in Barboursville reopened Monday evening, after a carbon monoxide leak sent seven people to the hospital earlier in the day.Barboursville Fire Chief John Hockenberry said the incident was reported around 10:15 a.m. Monday at the...

Rehoboth, MA - Three people, including one firefighter, were treated for injuries after a propane explosion in the basement of a Rehoboth home Sunday morning.“I believe there were 3 occupants inside the house at the time, we transported two to Rhode Island [hospital]...

Bettendorf, IA - Bruegger's Bagels in Bettendorf is working to fix a piece of kitchen equipment that led to a carbon monoxide leak early Saturday, August 19th.Bettendorf firefighters responded around 8 a.m. after an alarm went off inside the business alerting staff...

Grand Junction, CO - A natural gas leak is the likely cause of a home explosion overnight in Grand Junction.The blast happened at about 2:00 a.m. at the corner of 30 Road and Orchard Ave.No one was home a the time. Neighbors told KKCO that the family of five who lives...

Washington Heights, NY - Hundreds of people were evacuated from a Washington Heights apartment building Friday after firefighteds detected possibly fatal levels of carbon monoxide, an FDNY spokesman said.Firefighters responding to a manhole fire at 320 Wadsworth...

Wescott, WI - The Shawano County Sheriff's Office says 54-year-old Diane Pickett was killed Thursday when an explosion leveled her home.“We were able to determine that there was one female in the residence at the time of the explosion and we found her deceased inside...

Mount Olive, NJ - A neighbor out for a walk with his girlfriend Monday responded to a call for help and encountered a terrifying scene: young children convulsing on the grass outside a New Jersey home and multiple unconscious adults inside.Authorities say the victims...

Lincoln, NE - Lincoln Police have confirmed 43 homes have damage following Monday's home explosion.Of those homes, 19 have structural damage. Damage ranges from cracks to ceilings and walls to completely destroyed. Some houses had windows exploded.Lincoln Fire and...

Silver Spring, MD - Federal investigators found a disconnected vent pipe in an apartment building that exploded last year, killing seven people and injuring dozens.But the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says the cause of the August 2016 explosion...

Turah, MT - TURAH -A man and dog are recovering after the cabin they were staying in at the Turah Store and Campground exploded and went up in flames after a propane leak.Missoula Rural Fire District Assistant Chief Paul Finlay says the fire and explosion happened...

Maui, HI - Maui officials responded a hazmat situation Monday evening that killed a Kihei resident.Maui police and firefighters responded to a home on Konale Place around 6 p.m. When crews arrived, they found a man unresponsive with a generator running inside the...

Lincoln, NE - Amid the rising smoke and exploding ammunition, Kiera Mendez saw the definition of community as she sprinted to help.Moments before an apparent natural gas explosion leveled a southeast Lincoln home on Monday afternoon, the 21-year-old nursing student...