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Richland Township, MI - A house explosion in Saginaw County sent six people to the hospital on Friday -- five of which were children.The incident happened yesterday afternoon in Richland Township. Investigators suspect a propane leak caused the explosion.The explosion...

Antis Township, PA - One man is recovering after a propane tank exploded inside his home Friday.It happened at a duplex at 1821 W. Ninth Street around 2 p.m. Friday.Fire department officials are now using this accident as a lesson for others.David McCloskey, Excelsior...

Columbus, OH - The force of a home explosion in South Columbus was so strong it sent debris from the house sailing across the street.Pieces of glass littered nearby sidewalks, a screen from a window in one yard and bricks strewn across another leave little doubt of...

Jericho, VT - Vermont State Police are investigating a home in the town of Jericho, where a husband and wife were found dead Wednesday morning."Underhill Jericho, Essex Fire Rescue were dispatched to the residences for a strong smell of gas in the residence," Jericho...

St. Paul, MN - Minnesota lawmakers moved quickly on Tuesday to require carbon monoxide detectors on boats with enclosed spaces.That's after a 7-year-old girl died last year from carbon monoxide poisoning during a family outing on Lake Minnetonka.Pat Kessler was at the...

Port Charlotte, FL - A Kitchener businessman and his wife are dead after they succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning at their Florida winter home last week.Dale and Rosemary McGillivray of Kitchener spent the winter months at their home in Port Charlotte on the Gulf...

New Orleans, LA - Carbon monoxide poisoning sends 20,000 Americans to the emergency room each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Dubbed "the silent killer," the odorless, colorless gas can cause dizziness, nausea, blurred vision, headaches,...

Miami Beach, FL - Crews gave the all-clear at a Miami Beach building, hours after, officials said, residents may have been exposed to carbon monoxide.Miami Beach Fire Rescue units responded to the scene at Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Federation Towers on West Avenue...

Blairstown, IA - Lightning struck twice for one man in the Corridor, but it came in the form of poisonous gas.Eric Medd's life was hanging in the balance on Saturday morning when he and his wife woke up to an unexpected surprise."I knew something was wrong," Eric...

Chicago, IL- Six people, including two children, were taken to area hospitals after becoming sick from carbon monoxide poisoning and called 911 after a CO detector went off at their Gage Park home, a Fire Department spokesman said.Fire crews were called to a home in...

Everett, WA - he explosion that damaged 36 businesses and injured nine firefighters in north Seattle last week had something in common with a 2013 blast at an Everett home.Both occurred after natural gas leaks.Pipeline safety engineers from the Washington Utilities...

Austintown, OH - Emergency crews evacuated an Austintown hotel Friday night after several people became ill due to high levels of carbon monoxide..Eighteen people staying at the Sleep Inn were taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning.There are no carbon...

Weston, CT - The Weston Volunteer Fire Department (WVFD) responded to a call with “very high” levels of carbon monoxide at a home on Godfrey Road West early on Wednesday, March 2.The homeowners called at around 3:30 a.m. saying their carbon monoxide detector went off,...

Wise County, TX - A home near Bridgeport was destroyed Friday morning in an explosion possibly caused by a faulty propane tank.No injuries were reported.Denis Shope, who owns the lakefront home, says a guest house next to the main house was destroyed and a propane...

Elgin, IL- Three floors of a residential high-rise in downtown Elgin were evacuated Thursday evening after construction machinery caused high levels of carbon monoxide, fire officials said.The Elgin Fire Department responded to the six-story building on the 100 block...