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Medina, OH - The explosion rocked Matthew Hodar from his sleep."I saw the fire downstairs so I ran upstairs to get my two cats," he said. "I could only get one. When I went back up there my spare bedroom collapsed."Hodar lost everything, but escaped unharmed.The Feb....

Mansfield, TX - Investigation is underway after a house exploded and burned to the ground in Mansfield Thursday afternoon.Fire and police units were called to the 1200 block of South Main after reports of a house explosion.The family that lived in the home wasn't...

Croton On Hudson, NY - Firefighters evacuated a home in Croton-on-Hudson overnight on Tuesday after a carbon monoxide leak.At 12:07 a.m., firefighters responded to a home on Ridge Road where they found elevated CO levels throughout the two and a half-story home.The...

Medina, OH - Crews are going building to building and apartment to apartment at the Medina Village Apartments Wednesday checking for gas leaks after a deadly fire last week.Medina Fire Chief Robert Painter told FOX 8 News, at around 10 a.m. someone called the fire...

Wichita Falls, TX - Wichita Falls fire officials say a natural gas leak from a space heater caused a fire and later a fireball blast at NRG Transportation yesterday.Fire Chief Jon Reese says yesterday afternoon a space heater leaking natural gas sparked a fire at the...

Smithfield, RI - Three children and two adults were taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide incident at a home in Smithfield, Rhode Island Wednesday night.Investigators say the victims were all in a home on Pleasant View Avenue where there was a problem with the...

Madison, WI - Officials with Meriter Hospital in Madison say three of their employees were treated for elevated carbon monoxide levels Tuesday night.Meriter's Senior Communications Strategist Leah Huibregtse said the employees were working in the lobby area of the...

Elko, NV - Assemblyman John Ellison was hospitalized Sunday after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.Ellison's home is one of many that flooded from the Humboldt River this weekend. He and his wife, Cindy, had generators running to power pumps and heaters in the...

Hutchinson, KS- About 20 people were sent to the hospital Monday after being exposed to carbon monoxide at a Reno County manufacturing plant on Wasp Road.SYT USA CEO Alex Birkenfeldt said that about noon a few employees knew something was wrong when they started...

Aurora, CO - After going to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning, one homeowner wants answers as to why inspectors aren't regulated by the state.After Kimberly Klepper moved into her home, she couldn't figure out why she constantly felt sick."I was getting...

Troy, OH - A couple who was found dead in their Ohio home has been identified, and investigators believe that carbon monoxide is to blame.Lillian Graef, 94, and Richard Graef, 91, were found dead Feb. 8 in their Troy, Ohio, home.A call for help came in around midday...

Hampshire, IL - The Hampshire Fire Department responded to high levels of carbon monoxide at RPS Products Inc., at 8:30 a.m. on Monday.About 60 people were evacuated from the building, 281 Keyes Avenue in Hampshire, and two people were treated at the scene, according...

Huntsville, AL - Ford is addressing growing safety concerns about recent Explorer models. Hundreds of customers believe the SUVs may be making them sick.Dash cam video shows the moment Newport Beach police officer Brian McDowell's life changed. He was responding to a...

Bedford, MA - BEDFORD -- Carbon monoxide detectors in a Bedford apartment building may have averted a tragedy Sunday, when they alerted residents to high levels of the dangerous gas that sent two people to the hospital as their building was evacuated.Fire Chief David...

Philadelphia, PA - Four people were hospitalized after a possible carbon monoxide leak in North Philadelphia.The incident was reported around 2:30 p.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of Williams Street."I kept waking up saying my head is hurting, every 20 minutes, every...