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Peoria, IL- Two young children were hospitalized Thursday evening after an alarm alerted a family to high levels of carbon monoxide in their home, according to the Peoria Fire-Medical Department.Peoria Fire-Medical was dispatched to a two-story house near 87th Avenue...

Queensbury, NY - Hundreds of guests at Great Escape Lodge were evacuated late Thursday after a carbon monoxide detector was triggered by a problem with a boiler.Guests were kept out of the hotel for nearly 2 hours between 11:15 p.m. Thursday and early Friday as...

Hackensack, NJ - A broken tailpipe and faulty catalytic converter are believed to have caused the carbon-monoxide deaths of two friends found inside a parked Chevy Tracker on March 25, authorities said Friday."The tailpipe was rotted, separated from the car and...

Mt. Morris, MI - Police found a woman dead and a man unresponsive, but alive, in a Mt. Morris home Thursday, afternoon, April 21, from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.Officers went to the home near the intersection of Roosevelt and Oakland avenues around 3:30 p.m....

Holland, MI - Investigators have determined a natural gas leak was the cause of an explosion that seriously injured a woman and her granddaughter at an apartment complex in Holland in November.Capt. Mark Bennett with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, which...

Meriden, CT - A family on Camp Street may have succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning Monday if not for the actions of a local school teacher, according to Fire Marshal Steve Trella.Just before noon Monday, emergency crews responded to 181 Camp St. for reports of...

Scranton, PA - SCRANTON — A malfunctioning water heater in a University of Scranton freshman dormitory caused a build up of carbon monoxide in the building early Monday morning, leading to an evacuation of the hall's students, two of whom were briefly hospitalized, a...

Scottsdale, AZ - A person and a pet were taken to the hospital for treatment for carbon monoxide exposure in a home Monday night.Firefighters said a 27-year-old woman and a dog were unconscious when they arrived at the home near Jackrabbit and Hayden roads.A man...

Forest Hills, PA - A natural gas explosion and fire destroyed half of a duplex and shook a Forest Hills neighborhood like an earthquake Sunday afternoon.Forest Hills Fire Chief Jim Theilacker said no one was at home on either side of the duplex at 322/​324...

Lawrence County, KY - Emergency management officials are trying to figure out what caused a home explosion in Lawrence County.Crews say it happened Tuesday night in Louisa.Firefighters say one person had to be flown to the hospital following the blast. Their condition...

Delaware County, PA - At least 10 people were hospitalized Wednesday in Delaware County following reports of an unusual odor in an office building, reports said.The incident happened around 12:10 p.m. on Wednesday at 2 Scott Way in , 6ABC reported. The entire building...

El Reno, OK - Emergency crews are headed to the scene of a possible natural gas explosion at a home in El Reno, Wednesday afternoon.According to El Reno Police, one victim was taken to an Oklahoma City Hospital with injuries sustained in the blast at a home in the...

Delray Beach, FL - Neighbors say paramedics took two people to the hospital Tuesday morning in suburban Delray Beach.They say firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide in their duplex.Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to the residence on Whippet Way just...

Marble Hill, MO - The blasted-out husk that had been Isaac Wittenborn's basement just a day before still was smoldering.Near it, from a splintered pile of timber and bricks, his sister-in-law plucked a still-sealed tub of Crisco and held it aloft.“Stuff like that...

Sioux City, IA - A Sioux City woman was hospitalized Friday night after exposure to carbon monoxide coming from a generator in her home.Assistant Chief Dave Ahlers with Sioux City Fire Rescue said a crew was dispatched to the 2700 block of First Street around 10:30...