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Ansonia fire responds to carbon monoxide emergency
Ansonia, CT - Four people were taken to Yale New Haven Hospital for possible carbon monoxide inhalation Tuesday morning after a fast-thinking friend called 9-1-1.Ansonia assistant fire chief Michael Eheman said firefighters came to an Adanti Drive residence 11:28 a.m....
Middle School Students Treated After Sand Springs Carbon Monoxide Leak
Tulsa, OK - Sand Springs Public Schools has called off classes again at Clyde Boyd Middle School and the 6th-grade center after a carbon monoxide leak made dozens of kids sick Monday. At least two had to spend the night in hospitals.There was much more to this than we...
2 men taken to hospital after explosion at Cobb home
Cobb County, GA - Investigators told Channel 2 Action News faulty equipment may be to blame for an explosion at a Cobb County home.According to officials, the explosion was so powerful, it blew the home off of its foundation in the 800 block of Powers Ferry Road.I...
Five Star Bank and other businesses evacuated for carbon monoxide leak
Elmira, NY - The Five Star Bank and offices at 150 Lake Rd. in Elmira were evacuated Monday morning after a carbon monoxide leak.First responders arrived around 9:00 a.m. and found CO levels as high as 850 parts per million. Levels of 1200 parts per million are...
Explosion and fire at El Rio house caused by gas leak; crews in area
El Rio, CA - A gas leak caused an explosion and fire at an El Rio home Saturday that injured three people, the Ventura County Fire Department said Monday.Also Monday, crews and equipment from the Southern California Gas Co. were working around the house to remove...
Gas explosion blows out windows of Upper West Side gym; building was already evacuated
New York, NY - An electrical fire and gas leak led to a blast that shattered the windows of an Upper West Side gym Sunday night, FDNY officials said.Firefighters had already cleared out the Equinox gym building on Broadway near W. 92nd St. when an explosion blew out...
Man dead, woman hospitalized after possible carbon monoxide poisoning
Roxbury Township, NJ - Authorities in Roxbury Township are currently investigating the death of a man after finding elevated levels of carbon monoxide in his home.Roxbury Police were called to a home on Pleasant Hill Road shortly after 4 p.m. for a report of an...
St. Paul house explosion brings onlookers
St. Paul, MN - The one block on Payne Avenue in St. Paul where the house explosion took place was quiet Saturday morning, as residents from the block have been displaced from their condemned homes.However, that did not stop several onlookers from coming by to see what...
3 hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure
Omaha, NE - Three people were taken in serious condition to a hospital after a reported carbon monoxide exposure Friday near I Street and 121st Plaza.Officers were called around 1 p.m. to the scene at a Ford Storage building.The three victims were taken to Nebraska...
Eight overcome by carbon monoxide after barbeque used for heat
Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas authorities say eight people were overcome by carbon monoxide and taken to a hospital Friday after a barbeque was used inside an apartment for heat.Las Vegas Fire & Rescue said in a Twitter post that the victims include adults and children...