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Explosion levels York business
York, NE - An early morning explosion has leveled a York business.York fire chief Mike Lloyd said the explosion happened around 2 a.m. Saturday morning at Cancrete Cattle Water located at 522 W 26th Street.The explosion knocked out power to the surrounding businesses...
‘Near Tragic’ Incident Detailed By Police In Fairfield County
Fairfield County, CT - As Fairfield County continues recovery efforts following Tuesday storm, what authorities described as a near-tragic incident involving carbon monoxide poisoning occurred when a family ran a generator inside a Brookfield home.Four people were...
Firefighters discover lethal CO levels in Traverse City home
Grand Traverse County, MI - The Traverse City Fire Department is warning residents about the importance of having working carbon monoxide alarms, after one quite possibly saved lives Wednesday.Fire crews were called to an east side home for a possible CO emergency....
Safe-T-Alert Issues A Safe Boating Week Reminder
Volo, IL - FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJeanne or David BuddinghBuddingh & Associates, Inc.(630) 961.4504(Volo, IL May 16, 2018) MTI Industries, makers of the Safe-T-Alert brand of boating safety products, are issuing a Safe Boating Week reminder to...
Tolleson man suffers accidental carbon-monoxide poisoning
Tolleson, AZ - A man suffered accidental carbon-monoxide poisoning in his Tolleson home after a car was left running in the garage, Phoenix fire officials said.The man was found unconscious in a home near 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road after a family member called...
4 sickened by suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, officials say
Green Township, OH - Four people were sickened by suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Green Township, Hamilton County dispatchers confirm.It happened early Tuesday in the 1800 block of Forest View Lane on Cincinnati's west side.Officials said four people were taken...
4 firefighters, 2 others hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at Canton home
Canton, MI - Six people, including firefighters, are hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak at a home in Canton Tuesday afternoon.Dispatch got a 911 call around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday from someone calling about a person in the basement of a home in the 46000 block of...
Deadly Convenience: Keyless Cars and Their Carbon Monoxide Toll
New York, NY - It seems like a common convenience in a digital age: a car that can be powered on and off with the push of a button, rather than the mechanical turning of a key. But it is a convenience that can have a deadly effect.On a summer morning last year, Fred...
2 people evaluated at the scene of carbon monoxide response in Brown Deer
Brown Deer, WI - Two people were evaluated at the scene of a carbon monoxide response in Brown Deer Sunday, May 13.Crews were called out to a home near Green Bay and Cherrywood, and found carbon monoxide levels at 40 parts-per-million in one unit, and as high as 100...
One person found dead, apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning, in Rockville, Md.
Rockville, MD - One person was found dead of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning Friday night at a house in Rockville, authorities said.A second person, whose condition did not appear to be life-threatening, was taken from the house to a hospital, said Pete Piringer, a...