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Carbon monoxide poisoning at hotel; 7 in critical condition
Marysville, OH — Seven people were hospitalized in critical condition Saturday after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Hampton Inn in Ohio, officials said. A total of nine people were taken to local hospitals, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Marysville...
Carbon monoxide poisoning believed to have caused deaths near Weir
Weir, MS - Carbon monoxide poisoning is believed to have caused the deaths of two people in Choctaw County. According to Choctaw County Deputy Sheriff Dillon Cates, a family member discovered the two inside a home in the Weir area before 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18. The...
Fiery Bronx gas explosion building collapse kills resident, injures 7: ‘The pieces just went everywhere’
Bronx, NY - A 77-year-old woman was killed and two other senior citizens injured in a fiery Bronx gas explosion that destroyed a three-story home Tuesday morning, police said. The blast and subsequent raging blaze decimated the building on Fox St. near Intervale Ave....
Woman killed in Roslyn home explosion; people urged to check gas lines
Roslyn, NY - A woman was killed in a home explosion and fire on Thursday morning in Roslyn, officials said. Multiple agencies responded to the explosion and fire in the 200 block of West Montana Avenue in Roslyn at approximately 7:30 a.m. Thursday, according to a news...
Carbon monoxide leak reported for second time this week at Atlanta apartment complex
Atlanta, GA -- It was a late-night knock on the door that was all too familiar for residents at the 3200 Apartments in Buckhead. “And now this morning at 4 a.m. we had to evacuate," said resident Julio Chavez" who for the second time this week woke up to the Atlanta...
1 seriously injured in Queens carbon monoxide incident: FDNY
New York, NY – One person was hospitalized following a carbon monoxide incident at a Queens building early Tuesday, authorities said. Emergency responders were called to a building in the vicinity of 92nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue just before 1:30 a.m., FDNY...
One person dead, one hospitalized after carbon monoxide incident in eastside Elgin home
One person was killed and another sickened after a carbon monoxide incident Sunday (Jan. 9, 2022) in Elgin. According to an Elgin Fire Department news release, firefighters reported just after 9 a.m. Sunday to the 200 block of South Channing Street for a report of two...
Boat explosion in Englewood injures one man
Englewood, FL - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that a man was seriously burned after an explosion and fire aboard a boat as it was leaving dock at Indian Mound Park in Englewood Saturday. The 44-year-old man operating the boat, who...
NFD: 1 adult, 5 children hospitalized for high carbon monoxide exposure
Nashville, TN — The Nashville Fire Department evacuated six people from their homes after becoming sick from high carbon monoxide levels on Saturday morning. NFD crews responded to a gas leak call at 1348 14th Avenue South. They found one adult and five children...
Carbon Monoxide leak sparks evacuation in northeast Atlanta
Atlanta, GA -- Fire crews are working to control a carbon monoxide leak in northeast Atlanta Sunday night. At approximately 5 p.m., firefighters were dispatched near the 3000 block of Lenox Road NE responding to high levels of carbon monoxide. Firefighters on the...
Portable stove blamed for carbon monoxide poisoning of 2 Glendale kids, woman
Glendale, AZ — Two children and a woman were taken to the hospital on Friday afternoon because of carbon monoxide poisoning at a Glendale mobile home. First responders were called out to a mobile home park near 59th and Glendale avenues. Firefighters said that's...
2 brothers die in carbon monoxide incident, family says
Brandywine, MD — Two brothers were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning when they attempted to use a generator placed inside their house to heat and power it during an extended outage in Brandywine, according to family members. Prince George’s County Fire & EMS...
Two die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Adams County
Abbottstown, PA - Two people are dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in Adams County, according to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Megan Ammerman. Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Woods Road in Abbottstown on Jan. 2 and found four victims, all unconscious. A...
Person rescued from carbon monoxide filled Fayetteville home
Fayetteville, NC - A person was rescued from a carbon monoxide-filled Fayetteville home Saturday after a vehicle was left running in an enclosed garage. Firefighters were called to the 5500 block of Glenrock Drive by a neighbor who heard a carbon monoxide detector...
‘Fatal in hours:’ Initial reading at Leland apartment complex showed significant level of carbon monoxide
Wilmington, NC - Leland’s Harrington Square Apartments were awash in red lights Thursday. The fire department responded to a call for what was initially thought to be a gas leak. However, firefighters quickly learned the building contained significant levels of carbon...