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Prepare For Summer Boating By Installing A Marine Carbon Monoxide Detector
Madison, WI - As we head into boating season, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services wants to remind boaters to take action to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.Many people don't realize they can be poisoned from carbon monoxide while spending time on a boat,...
State Urges Boat Carbon Monoxide Detectors
St. Joseph, MI - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is reminding boaters of a danger on the water that many might forget. Spokesperson Lynn Sutfin tells WSJM News boat generators often create carbon monoxide. She says every boat should have a carbon...
Officials urge water safety over Memorial Day weekend
Hamilton County, TN - For Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond, water safety is a very personal matter. In 1947, his father drowned in an accident when Hammond was just 4 years old.During a news conference on water safety Thursday at Chester Frost Park, Hammond...
Carbon monoxide leaks concern Richmond families
Richmond, VA - A carbon monoxide leak prompted some Richmond families to evacuate their South Richmond apartments overnight, evacuees at the Village South Townhomes said. The families were allowed back into their apartments by 3:10 a.m.Richmond Fire and EMS crews were...
Carbon monoxide leak at Aloft Hotel sent 18 people to hospital
Denver, CO - Eighteen people were given emergency treatment Tuesday after a carbon monoxide leak at the Aloft Hotel near Denver International Airport.Aurora Fire Rescue evacuated the hotel at 6470 East 40th Circle at about 9:30 a.m. when it received reports of...
Phoenix church fire likely caused by natural gas explosion, firefighters say
Phoenix, AZ - Firefighters have responded to a church fire and natural gas explosion in the area of 14th Avenue and Buckeye Road Wednesday evening.After a search, crews determined nobody was inside the structure at the time of the explosion. The pastor of the church...
1 person injured in propane explosion at a Parma business
Parma, OH - One person was injured in a propane explosion Tuesday morning at a Parma business, according to fire officials.The victim was transported to MetroHealth Medical Center for treatment, authorities said.The victim was burned on the face and arms, according to...
Carbon Monoxide Leak at Animal Hospital in Dunmore
Dunmore, PA - One person was taken to the hospital because of a carbon monoxide leak in Lackawanna County.The leak was discovered Tuesday morning at Dunmore Animal Hospital on East Drinker Street.The fire chief says a crew working on a heating element on the roof...
4 taken to hospital for carbon monoxide exposure at East Knox County business
Mascot, TN - Four people are being taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon for possible carbon monoxide exposure at an East Knox County business.Crews were called to Holston Valley Engineering on Commission Drive around 5 p.m. Rural/Metro says seven people initially...
Man recovering after small explosion at Glenville fish and game club
Glenville, NY - A man was taken to Albany Medical Center after a brief explosion in Glenville.It happened Tuesday morning at the Guan Ho Ha Fish and Game Club on Rector Road.Members tell NewsChannel 13 a pilot light went out on a propane stove, near a deep fryer. They...