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Bethesda family rushed to hospital after carbon monoxide exposure
Bethesda, MD - A Bethesda family was rushed to the hospital Wednesday morning after exposure to carbon monoxide.Around 10:30 a.m., Montgomery County firefighters said a woman came home to find two older family members believed to be her parents in need of help....
3 in hospital after high carbon monoxide levels in Montgomery Co. house
Washington, DC - Three people are in the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak in Montgomery County.Montgomery County Fire and Rescue called to a house on Parkwood Drive and Parkwood Terrace, in Bethesda, detected high levels of carbon monoxide and removed three...
Carbon monoxide leak forces 180 people out of their homes
Eugene, OR - Hundreds of people evacuated their homes on Sunday afternoon after fire crews found high levels of carbon monoxide in an apartment complex.This happened at The Patterson apartment complex on the 1300 block of Patterson Street and 13th Avenue. And it...
Person Dies From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In North Fairmount, Fire Chief Says
Cincinnati, OH - Cincinnati fire crews were called to the 1600 block of Sutter Avenue for possible carbon monoxide poisoning at 9:18 p.m. Friday, the fire chief confirmed. There, first responders found one person unconscious and not breathing, as well as another...
Students, staff sent to hospital after carbon monoxide leak at elementary school
Philadelphia, PA - An elementary school in Philadelphia had to be evacuated after carbon monoxide fumes from roofing work wafted into the building, sending 26 kids and four staffers to the hospital.School district spokesman Lee Whack says the ordeal happened just...
Peoria family exposed to carbon monoxide after car left running in garage overnight
Peoria, AZ - A family of four were transported to the hospital after they were exposed to carbon monoxide Thursday morning, according to the Peoria Fire-Medical Department.Firefighters responded to the carbon monoxide call at around 10:30 a.m. near the area of 75th...
Police: 2 found dead at Michigan home after mail piles up
Port Huron, MI - Authorities say no outward signs of trauma were found on the bodies of an elderly woman and her adult son that were found at a Michigan home after neighbors noticed mail piling up on the porch.Port Huron police Sgt. Dave Seghi tells the Times Herald...
WNY dog saves owners from carbon monoxide poisoning
Lakeview, NY - A couple from the Buffalo area is crediting their pit-bull for saving their lives.Attentive, and well trained, ruby the pit-bull doesn't bark very often.Ronene Ando says, Typically she only barks for one reason, and that's if someone is at the door.So...
3 Children, 2 Adults Taken to Hospital for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in El Cajon
El Cajon, CA - Five people (three children and two adults) were taken to the hospital for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday night after they became dizzy inside their home in the 1000 block of Madison Avenue in El Cajon.The family was using a Hibachi...
Explosion in Brooklyn Apartment Injures 4: FDNY
Brooklyn, NY - An explosion at a Brooklyn apartment Saturday morning blew a hole in a building and injured four people, fire officials said.Police said a gas leak may have caused the explosion a little after 8 a.m. on Bay Street in Gravesend. Firefighters said a fire...