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Easton, PA - An elderly Northampton Borough couple became sick and were taken to an area hospital in what was suspected exposure to carbon monoxide, police said.Police Chief Ronald Morey said officers and firefighters at 6:30 p.m. Saturday were dispatched to the 2300...

Valley Stream, NY - Five people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning inside a Valley Stream home Saturday night, authorities said.Nassau County police officers went to the Elmont Road home, where they found three people — a 59-year-old man, a 27-year-old woman and a...

Montgomery County, MD - An apartment in Montgomery County was evacuated Saturday due to areas with a "high concentration" of carbon monoxide in the building, according to fire officials.The Montgomery County Fire Department says they were called to the 11500 block of...

Austin, TX - An Austin police sergeant nearly passed out early Saturday while driving a Ford Explorer that officials think might have released carbon monoxide gas into the passenger compartment, officials said.The officer was taken by ambulance to a hospital and was...

Cass County, ND - A fire in Harwood left one home destroyed after an explosion spread flames rapidly throughout the house.The call for help came in just before 2:30 p.m. as fire crews from West Fargo and Harwood were dispatched to a home in the 6900th block of 48th...

Minquadale, DE - With Morehouse Drive knocked off the grid in frigid temperatures, three adults and one child tried desperately to keep warm in Minquadale, Delaware."They called me earlier saying they weren't feeling good, they were trying to stay warm because the...

Chicago, IL- A hazardous materials situation has prompted the evacuation of a Near North Side office building early Thursday afternoon.The Chicago Fire Department responded to a Level One HazMat situation at 770 N. LaSalle, Fire Media Affairs tweeted at 12:14 p.m.The...

Bourbonnais, IL- Fire officials say a ventilation issue in a boiler room is what sent 48 students and staff to the hospital after they were overcome by carbon monoxide on Thursday afternoon at Noel LeVasseur Elementary School in Bourbonnais."We believe the breeze...

Rochester, NY - Snowbanks around houses pose the hidden danger of carbon monoxide poisoning.High-efficiency furnaces vent out the side of homes instead of the roof. Gas clothes dryers and some water heaters do the same. The vents could be blocked by the snowfall...

Luzerne County, PA - When you think of carbon monoxide risks, a faulty furnace or a blocked chimney may come to mind. But another danger may be lurking buried in the snow.A firefighter on Wednesday afternoon dug out a carbon monoxide threat buried by the blizzard....

Portland, MI - A mother and her young child are alive today because their carbon monoxide alarm sounded and woke them around 8 a.m. Wednesday.The pair were groggy and disoriented, so the woman called 911 and got them out of the house, said Portland Area Fire Chief...

Reedsburg, WI - When their hot water heater malfunctioned and sent a lethal level of carbon monoxide into their home, a Reedsburg couple was saved by their cat, Gracie.“All of a sudden Gracie, she starts pounding, knocking, knocking, knocking at the door,” Kevin...

Jay, ME - Four people showed signs of carbon monoxide poisoning Friday night and were taken to a hospital, Fire Rescue Chief Mike Booker said Monday.A furnace technician was called to work on a furnace malfunction at the residence and when he finished he noticed signs...

Leoni Township, MI - Authorities believe a man and woman died Friday of carbon monoxide poisoning because they were running a generator in an enclosed garage in Leoni Township.Lonnie Sibbett, 75, and Leona Sibbett, 70, were found about 6 p.m. March 10. They were...

Huntertown, IN - A man called 911 to report a fall, but when firefighters arrived they ended up saving four lives. The Ram family is recovering after deadly levels of carbon monoxide filled their Huntertown home. Three of them have been released from the hospital,...