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Portland, OR — 17 people were sickened by a possible carbon monoxide leak in Carlton on Monday. McMinnville Fire officials said 7 different agencies responded to the plant at 10600 Westside Road after reports of a boiler malfunction. 11 people were taken to a...

Oconto, NE -- Two people are in serious condition after a carbon monoxide exposure at a central Nebraska home. Rescue personnel from Oconto and Callaway responded to a rural Oconto home last Thursday for an illness call. Oconto fire officials say a high level of...

Montgomery County, MD - Six people are hospitalized, including several children, following a suspected carbon monoxide leak at an apartment building in Montgomery County, Maryland. It happened on the 14200 block of Weeping Willow Drive off Bel Pre Road in Aspen Hill....

Methuen, MA - A longtime Methuen police officer and his wife are the victims of a carbon monoxide leak in the couple's home, according to the Methuen Police Department. The Essex District Attorney's Office says an 86-year-old man and 85-year-old woman were victims of...

North Potomac, MD - One person died after being found unconscious on Thursday in a North Potomac home with high concentrations of carbon monoxide. Around 5 p.m., residents returned to a house on Amberlea Farm Drive and found a person unconscious and in cardiac arrest,...

Death Valley, CA — No serious injuries were reported after an early morning explosion jolted a Death Valley National Park resort. The incident happened Monday at Stovepipe Wells around 4:30 a.m. The National Park Service (NPS) says a propane leak appears to have...

Ryegate, MT - Officials in central Montana say a propane leak apparently led to an explosion that destroyed a mobile home in the town of Ryegate, killing two people who owned a local bar. Golden Valley County Undersheriff Mark Olson says the explosion happened Friday...

Toler, KY - A natural gas explosion in the basement of a house at Toler in which five people were occupying resulted in two of those occupants being transported to the hospital for burns and cuts. Firefighters said the explosion and resulting fire happened around 2 a....

Clinton Township, OH — Three people were hospitalized Tuesday night with carbon monoxide poisoning in Clinton Township. According to Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin, the three victims were taken to Ohio State University Main Hospital. Their conditions are...

Chicago, IL  — Four people were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a faulty furnace apparently caused elevated carbon monoxide levels in a high-rise apartment building in Uptown. The Chicago Fire Department said crews responded to 4541 N. Sheridan Rd. and...

Houston, TX -- Families are still recovering from last week's winter storm, and the power outages that led to people searching for ways to stay warm led to hundreds of calls regarding carbon monoxide poisoning. Fire departments in Harris County alone responded to 475...

Prince George's County, MD  — Nearly 30 Prince George's County churchgoers fell ill after officials say they experienced carbon monoxide poisoning during Sunday service. According to the Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department, fire crews joined Montgomery...

Omaha, AR  - Boone County, Ark. investigators say a man and a child died and two women suffered critical injuries from carbon monoxide poisoning after using an alternative heating source. Deputies responded to the home Monday after a call for unresponsive individuals...

Cameron, TX — A 55-year-old woman has died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Milam County Sunday after using her stove for heat. According to Cameron PD Lt. Maskunas, police were dispatched around 9AM Sunday to 12th Street. The woman was using her stove for heat and...

Garland, TX - Two Garland men found dead inside an apartment Friday likely died from carbon monoxide poisoning, police said. Garland police responded around 10 a.m. to an apartment in the 200 block of South Barnes Drive after someone called and said two men inside...