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2 dead in presumed carbon monoxide poisoning in Pontotoc Co.
Byng, OK - Two men are dead in a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in the Pontotoc County town of Byng Thursday.Deputies tell us they responded to a home in the 500 block of South Main Street Thursday morning after a neighbor found a 69-year-old man dead inside.A...
Workers sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning at JoJo restaurant on Upper East Side
New York, NY - Five workers at an Upper East Side restaurant were sickened by a carbon monoxide leak that forced the evacuation of the building.An oil burner malfunctioned in the basement of Jojo restaurant on E 64th Street just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, about 30...
High carbon monoxide levels force evacuation in Peterborough
Peterborough, NH - A gas-powered generator running too close to a home on Sand Hill Road resulted in dangerous carbon monoxide levels that forced the evacuation of four occupants, officials said.According to Peterborough Fire Chief Edmund W. Walker, residents at 581...
24 people transported to hospital after carbon monoxide incident in SE Houston
Houston, TX- Two dozen warehouse workers in southeast Houston were treated at the hospital for an invisible danger.According to Houston Fire Department, at least 24 people were sickened by a carbon monoxide leak, with the possibility of more being treated. Twenty-one...
Faulty boiler to blame for carbon monoxide leak downtown
Reno, NV - There were brief voluntary evacuations at the Riverboat Hotel apartment complex on N. Sierra St. and W. 2nd St. in Reno, following a carbon monoxide leak early Tuesday.According to the Reno Fire Department, a carbon monoxide alarm alerted them of the leak...
Carbon monoxide buildup at Central Lubbock residential facility sends 2 to hospital
Lubbock, TX - A medical call for an unresponsive person lead to the evacuation of a residential facility in Central Lubbock Tuesday morning.The incident was reported around 8:30 a.m. in the 1600 block of 16th Street at Kingdom Towers.Lubbock Fire Rescue said when...
‘We never smelled gas’: Why do some house explosions come with no warning?
Caldwell, TX - Gene Barber remembers flicking the light switch in his bathroom.The 92-year-old Caldwell resident saw a flash. He heard what sounded like a clap of thunder.The force of the exploding natural gas knocked the retired sheriff to the ground. He was trapped...
Carbon monoxide kills man and cat on boat in Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville, IN - A man and a cat were found dead last Friday in the cabin of a boat in Jeffersonville. A bystander found the two at Admiral's Anchor Marina and immediately called 911.Fire officials said carbon monoxide was the cause of death for both. The...
Alert Hospital Staff Saves 5 People From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Modesto, CA - It was a close call for residents of one Modesto home after almost losing their lives due to carbon monoxide poisoning.It's very apparent that if that process hadn't taken place, it could've ended up in a very tragic situation, said Fire Chief Tim...
Propane gas leak causes explosion at Tipp City home
West Milton, OH - A propane gas leak caused an explosion in the basement of a home in West Milton Sunday morning.Larry Jinkins said he was asleep when the explosion happened in his home around 8:20 a.m. in the 400 block of Iddings Road.Jinkins, his wife, five kids,...