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Peoria, IL- Saturday January 20th, Peoria firefighters and paramedics were called to Jim's Steakhouse, at 110 SW Jefferson St, for a gas explosion.Crews found an injured worker who had been there to clean the kitchen hood system.While preparing to clean the kitchen...

Alvin, TX - For Natalie Smith and her 4-year-old son Cameron, a few days of headaches suddenly took a more dangerous turn."I started feeling really dizzy and couldn't really read my phone anymore hardly," Smith said.After confusion and lightheadedness started Tuesday...

Chicago, IL- Seventeen people were taken to hospitals after a carbon monoxide leak at a meatpacking facility in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.A malfunctioning fan caused carbon monoxide to back up shortly before 9 a.m. in a room at the...

Perrysburg, OH - A Perrysburg family is lucky to be alive after carbon monoxide levels skyrocketed in their home while they slept.It's called the silent killer. Carbon Monoxide is a toxic gas that can be produced by gas appliances like your stove, furnace and fire...

Chester, MA - The Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department responded to 1000 block Dominion Road Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, for reports of a motor home explosion.Fire Chief Buddy Thomas said the explosion was caused by a gas leak. He described the motor home as a “pull...

South Hero, VT - A construction worker on a crew at Camp Ta-Kum-Ta was overcome by carbon monoxide Tuesday morning and taken to the hospital to get checked out.It happened at the South Hero camp for kids with cancer at about 10 a.m. Construction crews are there...

Lake Park, IA - Two lake park residents are hospitalized early this morning due to carbon monoxide poisoning.Lake Park fire chief Brandon Ehret tells KUOO radio that crews were called to the residence of Wanda and Allan Garloff where they detected high levels of the...

Racine, OH- A Meigs County woman was found dead in her home on Sunday, possibly from carbon monoxide poisoning.Meigs County Sheriff Keith Woods says on Sunday, at 4:34 P.M., deputies responded to a request to do a welfare check on a person at a home on Main Street in...

Boston, MA - One man died and two women were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak was discovered Saturday morning in a Roslindale condo that fire officials said had detectors without batteries.Boston firefighters, police, and EMS responded to a 911 call at 9:47...

Le Mars, IA - A malfunctioning furnace sent two Le Mars individuals to the hospital and a dog to the vet with carbon monoxide poisoning.Dave Schipper, fire chief with Le Mars Fire Rescue, said the call came from Armel Acres, a trailer court on the west side of Le...