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Possible Explosion Sends Person to the Hospital
Clifton, CO - A possible explosion in Clifton Monday night leads to one person being transported to the hospital.Authorities say that person had significant burns, but the injuries are not expected to be life threatening.At 6:10 p.m. Monday, crews got the call of a...
2 men critically injured from carbon monoxide poisoning at Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth, TX - Two men were in critical condition from carbon monoxide after they were found in a bus on the infield at Texas Motor Speedway, authorities said.One person was taken by helicopter ambulance to a Plano hospital while the other man was taken to a local...
Officials: 7 hospitalized, including toddlers, after carbon monoxide leak in Lawrence
Lawrence, MA - Seven people, including two toddlers, were taken to the hospital Friday following a carbon monoxide leak at a home in Lawrence, officials said.Emergency crews responding to 22 Canton St. found multiple people, including a toddler, suffering from...
Florence victims hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure at Jacksonville hotel
Jacksonville, NC - Sixteen people were taken to the hospital early Friday morning after they were exposed to carbon monoxide at a Jacksonville hotel.Among those affected were Hurricane Florence victims and federal employees in town to help the victims...
A gas leak every mile: Google Street View cars find problems that utilities don’t
New York, NY - In older American cities like New York and Boston, there can be as many gas leaks as there are miles of road.How do we know? Because Google drove those city streets and mapped every leak.In some communities, those funny-looking Google Street View cars...
House destroyed, family injured by natural gas explosion
Clarksville, PA - Officials say a natural gas explosion in western Pennsylvania destroyed a home and sent a family to a hospital burn unit for treatment.The home of the White family building burst into flames when Cody White went to turn on the stove around 11 a.m....
Longmont motel guest treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Longmont, CO - A Super 8 Motel in Longmont was cleared out after a guest was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning in the early hours Monday.The Longmont Fire Department initially responded to the motel on North Main Street around 2 a.m....
Carbon monoxide leak forces evacuation of senior center in Plymouth
Plymouth, PA - Elevated levels of carbon monoxide forced the evacuation and closing of the town's senior center Wednesday.Firefighters discovered the elevated carbon monoxide levels after responding to a complaint about an odor of gas at the Center for Active Living...
Family of five taken to hospital for possible carbon monoxide poisoning
DuBois, PA - A DuBois family of five was taken by DuBois EMS Ambulance Tuesday morning to the Penn Highlands DuBois Emergency Room for possible carbon monoxide, according to DuBois Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ben Blakley.Firefighters from DuBois' Fourth Ward and...
1 Dead, 2 Injured in House Explosion in Kentucky
McDaniels, KY - Police say an explosion at a Kentucky home has killed one person and injured two others.State Trooper Scotty Sharp says in a news release the explosion occurred Saturday in McDaniels.The statement says a preliminary investigation found the explosion...