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1 year after horrific Silver Spring explosion, victims still in shock, rebuilding lives
Silver Spring, MD - One year after a fatal explosion rocked a neighborhood in Silver Spring, people who lived through the horrific incident are still experiencing severe trauma as they work to move forward and rebuild their lives.I have never seen or experienced...
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...
Preliminary report on home explosion shows leak found, natural gas detected in sewer line
Millersville, PA - An entire home was leveled in Manor Township by a natural gas explosion killing a natural gas worker and leaving three others injured July 2.Millersville, PA An entire home was leveled in Manor Township by a natural gas explosion killing a natural...
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...
Police officer, 3 firefighters among 7 taken to hospital in southwest Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade County, FL - A police officer and three firefighters were among seven people hospitalized Thursday morning after feeling the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning in southwest Miami-Dade County, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said.The incident was reported shortly...
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...