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Pickaway County couple, dog die of carbon-monoxide poisoning aboard boat
Pickaway County, OH- A Pickaway County couple and their dog all died of suspected carbon-monoxide poisoning while on their 40-foot cabin-cruiser-style boat along the Lake Erie shore over the weekend.John D. Seyfang II, Joellynn Jodi Johnston-Seyfang and their dog,...
About a dozen people hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at Southwest Side business
Chicago, IL- About a dozen employees of a meatpacking business north of Bridgeport were hospitalized Monday morning after firefighters responded to a report of a leak of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, according to the Chicago Fire Department.Firefighters were...
Gas Leak Likely Cause Of St. Paul Home Explosion
Minneapolis, MN - A St. Paul home exploded Friday night, and a natural gas leak is believed to be the culprit.St. Paul firefighters were called to a home on the 700 block of Stewart Avenue just before 5 p.m. on a report of an explosion. They found windows blown out...
One dead, one injured after Oneida home explosion
Oneida, WI - One person died and another was seriously injured after a home exploded Saturday morning on Ray Road in Oneida, authorities said.The blast, which could be felt miles away, occurred around 7:30 a.m.Police believe a propane tank leak may have caused the...
Jackson police rescue elderly woman from carbon monoxide poisoning
Jackson, NJ - An elderly woman was rescued from the potentially deadly effects of carbon monoxide poisoning Thursday night after township police responded to a welfare check, police said.Officers were sent to a home on Wild Dunes Way at about 7:30 p.m. to check on the...
Houston home explodes after apparent natural gas leak
Houston, TX- An explosion was reported at a Houston home Friday. The residents were not at home at the time.Firefighters responded to reports of a house fire near Bryan and Canal Streets around 9:30 a.m. NBC affiliate KPRC reports they heard an explosion when they...
Carbon monoxide leak near Rhinelander sends two people to the hospital
Town of Pelican, WI - One woman collapsed at a home south of Rhinelander on Thursday morning. She and another family member were rushed to a hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning.Sammy Spencer said his family started feeling sick and had headaches Wednesday at their...
Carbon monoxide leak sends 6 to area hospitals
Coventry, RI - Six family members narrowly avoided tragedy, according to firefighters, after carbon monoxide leaked into a Coventry home overnight.Western Coventry Fire District Captain Robert Mann says four adults and two children were hospitalized with carbon...
2 people, 1 dog recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning on Norris Lake
Union County, TN - Two people and a dog are recovering after being poisoned by carbon monoxide Saturday afternoon.Witnesses who spoke with TWRA officers say they found a 56-year-old woman, a 57-year-old man and their dog unconscious in the cabin of a boat. The...
See first responders rescue two from house explosion
Columbus, OH - An explosion leveled a duplex on the Near East Side and left two people hospitalized Friday morning.The blast was reported before 8:30 a.m. at 466 N. 20th Street between Fabron Avenue and Atcheson Street.The explosion remains under investigation, but...