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Camilla house explosion blamed on gas

Camilla, GA - The cause of the fire and subsequent explosion in Camilla Tuesday was determined to be accidental.It happened in a home on Harney Street Tuesday morning.The explosion was caused by a partially opened propane gas valve behind an electric stove.The home...

Officials: 2016 Fitchburg home explosion result of natural gas leak

Fitchburg, WI - FITCHBURG, Wis. - In an update to neighbors Wednesday night, city officials said an August 2016 home explosion in Fitchburg was caused by a natural gas leak, but questions still surround the events leading up to it.An executive summary put out by the...

Five hospitalized with minor carbon monoxide poisoning

Portland, ME - Five people are recovering from minor carbon monoxide poisoning after leak in Portland early Saturday morning.Firefighters said a compressor in the building at 44 Quarry Road was responsible.They responded to the scene around 12:30 a.m. and evacuated...

Woman injured in gas line explosion at Hawley fourplex

Hawley, MN - What originally came in as a call of a residential fire at a fourplex here Tuesday, Aug. 8, turned out to be a corroded gas line explosion injuring one woman.Hawley Fire Department Assistant Chief Tim Sanvik said crews responded to 507 6th St. around 5:45...

Mayfield Twp. man, 73, dies of carbon monoxide poisoning

Mayfield Township, MI - Rosenbo Cedillo, 73, of Mayfield Township, died early Friday morning as the result of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.Lapeer County Sheriff's Dept. Andy Engster said Cedillo's brother found him deceased on the kitchen floor after he failed...

Gas leak prompts evacuation in W-B

Wilkes-Barre, PA - A natural gas leak in the city's Heights section Tuesday afternoon led to the evacuation of a dozen homes and forced crews to turn off power to a large swath of the city to avoid a possible explosion, Fire Chief Jay Delaney said.The leak was first...

No Serious Injuries in Lake County House Explosion

Winfred, SD - The Madison fire chief says a family of four was “very fortunate” to make it out of a house explosion practically unharmed Thursday night.Fire Chief Randy Minnaert says around 7:45 p.m., crews were called to the 600 block of Main Street in the small...

Residence Inn evacuated guests after carbon monoxide leak

Chico, CA - Guests staying at the Residence Inn by Marriott had to evacuate Thursday afternoon due to high levels of carbon monoxide.CAL FIRE was dispatched to a medical call on Thursday at noon at the Residence Inn. Two guests were said to have been experiencing...

8 children, 2 adults sent to hospital after carbon monoxide leak

Coweta County, GA - They were scary moments at a kids birthday party in Coweta County when nine children and two adults start feeling faint, and complaining of headaches.According to firefighters, they were all exposed to carbon monoxide poisoning from the gaming...

Campers Evacuated after Minor Explosion In Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen, NY - Campers were evacuated after an explosion at the Hidden Valley 4-H Camp Assembly Hall in Watkins Glen, according to fire officials.The Watkins Glen Fire Department reported on their Facebook page they were dispatched to the camp Monday for a...

3 poisoned by carbon monoxide while trapped in Delaware building

Greenville, DE - Three people are believed to be suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning after they were trapped in a building in Delaware, Saturday, officials said.Around 8:45 a.m., Cranston Heights Fire Company responded to a call from a Greenville building for a...

1 dead, 2 injured by carbon monoxide in Jefferson City

Jefferson City, MO - A man died and two females were critically injured in an apparently accidental carbon monoxide poisoning at a Jefferson City home.Jefferson City police say emergency responders were called to the home early Saturday for a medical...