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Hermon house a total loss after propane tank explosion and fire
Hermon, ME - A Hermon house is a total loss after a propane tank exploded and the home caught on fire. The fire at 876 Blackstream Road was first called in at 6:16 p.m., Hermon Fire Capt. Chandler Corriveau said. The fire began with heavy flames in the backside of the...
Saturday’s house explosion cause inconclusive, but propane could be responsible per fire officials
Polk County, GA - Residents around the site of a home that exploded then caught fire near the county line on Winkle Road are still recovering with the help of the American Red Cross, and officials have listed the cause thus far as inconclusive but believe that propane...
Snowplow displaces eight after fire and explosion at Waupaca apartments
Waupaca, WI - Eight people escaped an apartment building fire this morning in Waupaca, without injury. Crews responded to a report of a gas leak at the Countryside Estates apartments on 517 Wisconsin St at 9:02 a.m. The apartment building is for the elderly and people...
Family safe after explosion triggers house fire near Wilber
Wilber, NE — A southeast Nebraska family is safe after an explosion at their home set off a large fire. Wilber Fire and Rescue responded to reports of a fire about 13 miles west of Wilber on County Road 1200 shortly after 4:30 Wednesday afternoon. Fire Chief Scott...
Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in Bucks woman’s death; two men taken to hospital
East Rockhill Township, PA - Carbon monoxide poisoning is the suspected cause of a woman’s death Wednesday afternoon in her East Rockhill Township home, authorities said. Susan Hess, 51, was pronounced dead by the Bucks County coroner’s office in the home in the 2000...
Undetected carbon monoxide leak nearly kills family of 7
Summit County, CO — A Summit County family is lucky to be alive, fire officials say, after they flipped on a faulty furnace that poured toxic fumes into their home. According to Summit Fire & EMS spokesman Steve Lipsher, a Summit County Sheriff’s deputy pulled...
High levels of carbon monoxide found inside Agawam apartment building
Agawam, MA - Seven apartments evacuated after carbon monoxide detector alerts resident Friday morning. According to a news release sent to 22News from Agawam Fire Chief Alan Sirois, at around 1 a.m. crews were called to a report of high levels of carbon monoxide at...
Local couple die from carbon monoxide poisoning
Point Roberts, WA - Gail Amundsen and Murray Church, longtime residents of Point Roberts, were discovered dead in their home on Calder Drive on Thanksgiving Day evening. The presumptive cause of death was declared by Whatcom County Medical Examiner Gary Goldfogel, MD,...
Family exposed to deadly carbon monoxide levels, blames landlord for not making repairs
St. Louis, MO - A North County mother's nightmare began when her and her four children were exposed to carbon monoxide last month. The gas is deadly and can go undetected without proper at-home testing devices. The woman is blaming her landlord for putting the family...
House explodes in Brooklyn injuring at least 6, displacing dozens
Brooklyn, NY - More than 130 firefighters responded to the blaze that spread to adjoining buildings and around to Jamaica Avenue. Several buildings in the area were evacuated. Video of the powerful explosion shows a massive ball of fire shoot from the building into...
DC carbon monoxide poisoning hospitalizes, displaces several people and pets
Washington, DC - D.C. officials confirmed that two adults and a child were hospitalized after exposure to high carbon monoxide levels in their homes. D.C. Fire and EMS were initially sent to the 1200 block of Raum Street in Northeast for a alleged gas leak on Sunday...
2 dead after home explosion in Flint, including 4-year-old girl
FLINT, Mich. - UPDATE as of Tuesday afternoon: According to city of Flint officials, two people have been killed in a home explosion that occurred on Monday night. The Flint Fire Department says a 4-year-old girl, who was previously reported missing, has been found...
College student’s personal carbon monoxide detector alerts of CO in residence hall
Oxford, OH — Jacob Maten is a college student who is happy to show off a new gift from his father, a carbon monoxide detector for his dorm room. "I stopped at Home Depot on my way down here," said Jacob's father, Mike Maten. Mike Maten made the four-hour trip from...
Rexburg family warns others after carbon monoxide leak sends kids to hospital
Rexburg, ID — As temperatures are starting to drop, many are turning up the thermostat. When Ashlyn Hansen turned up the one in her Rexburg home, she didn't think anything of it. "I had actually turned on the heat quite a few times at this point already,"...
2 people hurt in explosion in Henderson County, deputies say
Henderson County, NC - Deputies and firefighters responded Wednesday to a house explosion that sent two people to the hospital, according to deputies. Maj. Frank Stout, with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, said calls reporting an explosion on Kyles Creek Road...