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Angelina County, TX - A report from the State Fire Marshal's Office showed that an explosion at a home in Zavalla that claimed the life of an 82-year-old man and seriously injured his wife was caused by a propane leak that was likely ignited by electrical components...

Wichita, KS - Last summer, a 16-year-old girl was riding on the back of a boat in North Carolina as it was moving at a slow speed. She fell into the water and was found dead hours later.It was assumed she drowned, but a toxicology report showed she actually died of...

Glidewell, MO - Investigators say a propane leak caused the explosion that rocked a neighborhood and destroyed a home.People living along Farm Road 76, near Missouri 13, reported a loud explosion around 5 p.m. The blast shook their houses, rattled windows, and left...

Austin, TX - For the second time in two months, an Austin police officer was possibly exposed to carbon monoxide while driving his patrol car.Police told KVUE that the officer in last week's incident was not harmed thanks to a CO detector sounding off.Due to the...

Springdale, AR - Authorities say no foul play is suspected in the deaths of a father and his son found dead in a northwest Arkansas auto shop last week.Springdale police say emergency responders found the bodies of 35-year-old Travis Walls and his adolescent son...

Kansas City, MO - It was roughly 10:30 a.m. when Kansas City, Missouri emergency crews were called to this Buca di Beppo on the Country Club Plaza, with reports of people feeling dizzy and ill.With their detectors reading off-the-chart numbers, firefighters knew right...

New Shoreham, RI - A propane leak at a house off West Side Road on Block Island was the culprit for an explosion that blew apart a large portion of the building early Tuesday morning.The owners of the summer rental property were out of town and asked a neighbor to...

Summit, NJ - Two Summit residents and three first responders were hospitalized early Thursday morning due to carbon monoxide, Summit Volunteer EMS reported.A Summit resident called 9-1-1 just before 3 a.m. on May 18 reporting heart palpitations. However, not long...

Springfield, MO - Investigators say a natural gas leak caused an explosion and fire inside an apartment on Monday morning.The fire happened at a building with both businesses on bottom and apartments on top near Boonville Avenue at Scott Street, across from the Greene...

Union, NJ - Five residents from a Julian Terrace home were transported to Newark Beth Israel Hospital Sunday night due to carbon monoxide exposure.The identity of the residents is not available.According to Union fire officials, initial reports indicated that a female...

Kingsport, TN - The Kingsport Fire Department says a barking dog may have saved the lives of family members after a person died from carbon monoxide poisoning.Barry Brickey, public information officer for the KFD, says first responders were called to a home Friday...

Hazelton, PA - Three adults and two infants went to a hospital after firefighters detected high levels of carbon monoxide in a double home in Hazleton on Tuesday morning.Firefighters were summoned to 770-772 Seybert St. at 11:18 a.m. after a resident at 770 Seybert...

Wake County, NC - Five people were hospitalized early Wednesday morning after being exposed to carbon monoxide at a Wake County home.Authorities were called around 4 a.m. to the family's house in the 3000 block of Fox Run Farm Lane, near Sun Kiss Court.When emergency...

Henderson, LA - Carbon monoxide is believed to have caused a police officer's crash and could mean bigger problems for one of America's largest carmakers.A Henderson police officer is recovering after a crash investigators say is the result of carbon monoxide...

Louisville, KY - A Louisville teen is lucky to be alive after a powerful explosion destroyed his grandmother's garage.16-year-old Nick Thrasher was just trying to do laundry.Investigators say that when he tried to start the dryer a natural gas leak must have created a...