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Springfield, MO - A rather unusual accident sent a man to the hospital.Paramedics were dispatched to Village Ridge in Springfield just after noon today when a woman at the home found her husband unconscious and their vehicle running in the garage.Authorities say the...

Clemmons, NC - About a dozen people were taken to the hospital after showing signs of carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday night at a restaurant in Clemmons.An off-duty firefighter was at the River Ridge Taphouse at 1480 River Ridge Drive when he noticed signs of carbon...

Washington, DC - Three people were taken to the hospital after being exposed to carbon monoxide in a D.C. home Sunday morning.D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services were on the scene at 5008 5th Street NW around 10:00 a.m. where they say there were high carbon mOne...

Wallkill, NY - An early-morning gas explosion completely leveled a home in Orange County.Neighbors said they woke up to the sound of a huge explosion in Wallkill around 6 a.m. Monday.“I heard a huge boom,” neighbor Melissa Smith told CBS2's Scott Rapoport. “It felt...

Wallace Township, PA - A local fire chief pulled two Wallace residents suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning from their home early Monday morning.Glen Moore Fire Chief Mike King was at his home about half a mile away when a call came in at about 2:30 a.m. for...

Anchorage, AK - Five people were hospitalized Monday morning after carbon monoxide filled the inside of a downtown dry cleaning business, causing some employees to collapse.Anchorage Fire Department crews were called just after 10 a.m. to Alaska Cleaners at 300 E....

Matteson Township, MI - Fire caused by a propane tank explosion destroyed a home at 535 Babcock Road Thursday night.The call - at 9.m. - found that the 20 mph winds with snow had pushed the fire from the living room, where it started, throughout the structure by the...

Poulsbo, WA - Emergency crews have responded to Poulsbo Middle School after receiving reports that some students have become ill with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.Jody Matson of the Poulsbo Fire Department said a nurse called for the emergency response after...

Huntsville, AL - Seven people have been taken to the hospital for observation after a carbon monoxide leak was discovered this morning at Redstone Arsenal's Fox Army Health Center in Huntsville.Redstone firefighters confirmed elevated levels of carbon monoxide at the...

Albuquerque, NM - The state is reporting a significant increase in carbon monoxide poisonings this month.The Poison Center says it's identified 28 cases since December 1. Carbon monoxide poisoning is most often the result of home heating sources like fireplaces, water...

Novato, CA - A six-unit apartment building was evacuated and a family of five was treated at an area hospital late Thursday after a faulty wall heater emitted dangerous levels of carbon monoxide, a Novato fire official said.Firefighters responded around 8 p.m. to the...

Tampa, FL - Residents in a building at the Cordoba & Beach Park Condos in Tampa were evacuated from their homes early Thursday morning due to a carbon monoxide alarm sounding.Crews say one neighbor's quick action helped save another's life.Christina Huff says she woke...

Acushnet, MA - An Acushnet man and his 9-year-old son were found dead Wednesday morning from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning.Joseph Lopes, 41, and his son, Collin, were discovered in their 3 Buttonwood Lane home around 10:30 a.m. by police responding to a welfare...

Parkland, FL - A parked vehicle left running in a household's garage sent two people to the hospital with possible carbon monoxide poisoning, early Wednesday morning.According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, a vehicle was left running by an elderly resident,...

Albertville, AL - Albertville police are awaiting test results but believe two men found dead in a vehicle Tuesday succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Albertville Police Chief Doug Pollard.Assistant Chief Jamie Smith said the two men, Colby Lang, 23,...