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Massena, NY - An official with St. Lawrence Gas says village government and residents should be aware of underground gas lines and take safety precautions whenever digging.Tom Carroll, who works for the company, stopped in Massena on Tuesday as part of an effort to...

Hyannis, MA - Two people were taken to the hospital late Thursday for carbon monoxide poisoning after they ran a generator in an unventilated garage, according to a Hyannis fire official. The injuries were considered non-life-threatening.During Thursday's snowstorm,...

Steubenville, OH - An autopsy showed a couple found dead in their home at 1220 Lincoln Ave. on Sunday evening died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, the Jefferson County Coroner's Office reported.The bodies were sent for an autopsy on Tuesday after blood tests...

Minneapolis, MN - The dangers posed by carbon monoxide poisoning made the news recently when relatives of Jared Johnson talked about his death publicly for the first time. Johnson was ice fishing on Leech Lake when his death occurred. The cause of death was determined...

Akron, OH - Fire officials think natural gas may have caused a house explosion that shook a neighborhood in Akron Tuesday night.The explosion happened around 7:30 p.m. at the house on the corner of South Hawkins and Courtland Avenue.The house was completely flattened...

Marmora, NJ - A home's working carbon monoxide detector and the owner's quick decision to evacuate may have saved a local family's life, firefighters said this week.The Marmora Volunteer Fire Company and Upper Township Division of EMS responded to a residence on the...

Lancaster County, PA - Crews have leveled a Lancaster County home after a 200-pound propane tank exploded on Tuesday afternoon.Officials say the landlord recently switched to propane and one of the tanks leaked into the basement.A woman, 69, and her son, 47, are...

Princess Anne, MD - Officials say a propane gas leak led to an explosion and fire in a Somerset County mobile home that left a woman dead.The State Fire Marshal's Office said in a news release Tuesday that 66-year-old Peggy Jean Merritt died of injuries, including...

Farmington, ME - A 71-year-old man was injured and his home destroyed after a gas explosion blew him out of the doorway of his home on Monday evening. The two-story structure at 113 Porcupine Trail was demolished by explosion and the subsequent fire.State Fire...

Ellendale, MN - The pilot of a small plane was able to crawl away from a crash landing in a field Thursday night in southern Minnesota.At about 8:15 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration reported a plane missing to the Rice-Steele Dispatch Center, according to a...

Woodinville, WA - A man working in a detached shop was overcome by carbon monoxide Monday afternoon and was rushed to a local hospital.The Woodinville Fire Department said crews were dispatched at 12:57 p.m. to the 16000 block of Northeast 165th Street. He was found...

Los Angeles, CA - Five people, including a pregnant woman, were recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday caused by work to remove a sewage clog in a “poorly” ventilated business in downtown Los Angeles.Firefighters were called to the scene at 9:27 p.m....

Salem, NH - The Boys and Girls Club was evacuated for 45 minutes Friday morning after a boiler malfunctioned, releasing carbon monoxide.The carbon monoxide was confined to the mechanical room, where the reading was "very low" at 50 parts per million, according to...

White County, GA - Authorities believe a gas leak was likely the cause of a house explosion that killed one man in White County on Friday.Authorities were called to the house on Rhododendron Lane after nearby residents reported hearing a loud boom. Responders found...

Stephenville, TX - Erath County authorities are investigating the death of a college student from Llano who might have died from carbon monoxide poisoning.Jacey Smathers, 22, who was a Tarleton State University student, was found unresponsive on a bed at about 12:30...