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Carbon monoxide scare in Harwich

Harwichport, MA - Around 10:30 Wednesday morning a carbon monoxide scare closed down the Dunkin Donuts and True Value Hardware in Post Office Square.Harwich firefighters were called to the scene after some employees of Dunkin Donuts felt ill.Firefighters found high...

5 People Overcome By Carbon Monoxide In Queens Home

New York, NY - Five people have been taken to a hospital because of high levels of carbon monoxide at a house in Queens.Emergency crews responded to the Bayside home around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, a fire department spokesman said.One person was listed in serious condition...

Family speaks after expired CO monitors create near-fatal consequences

Manti, UT - A Manti family is sharing their story after they were almost slowly poisoned to death right inside their home, and they didn't know something was wrong until it was almost too late.“It really is a reality of how scary that is and how it happens,” KariLyn...

Child taken to hospital after carbon monoxide leak

New Bedford, MA - A child was transported to the hospital Saturday night after a carbon monoxide leak at a New Bedford home.Firefighters tell Eyewitness News they went to a home on Fairfield Street just before 6:30 p.m. to check out a reported carbon monoxide...

4 firefighters injured in Littlestown house explosion

Littlestown, PA - Two out of the four firefighters injured were flown to a hospital Friday morning after a house exploded from an apparent natural gas leak.Littlestown police Chief Charles Kellar said Columbia Gas workers were called to the home in the 300 block of...

5 treated in Waterloo for carbon monoxide poisoning

Waterloo, IA - Authorities say four adults and a toddler have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in Waterloo.Firefighters found a woman unconscious in a doorway at the residence Wednesday night, March 2, 2016 and the rest of the occupants were out of the house...

Nitro Elementary closed due to carbon monoxide leak

Nitro, WV - Classes were canceled at Nitro Elementary Wednesday due to an issue with a heating unit.Terry Hollingsworth, director of maintenance, tells WSAZ they discovered a crack in the school's heating exchange releasing carbon monoxide in the building.The gas was...

Moore Township family hospitalized for CO poisoning

Moore Township, PA - Six people were hospitalized after a buildup of carbon monoxide in their home Monday morning, fire officials said.The residents at 505 Helen Circle were awoken by their carbon monoxide alarm, Moore Township Assistant Fire Chief Bill Knitter Jr....

Three hospitalized for carbon monoxide exposure in Oakland

Oakland, ME - Three adults were taken to the hospital Monday night for suspected carbon monoxide exposure after firefighters went to their home for a malfunctioning furnace.Oakland Fire Chief Dave Coughlin said Tuesday that at 10:27 p.m. firefighters were called to...

Building evacuated after Carbon Monoxide leak in East Mount Airy

East Mount Airy, PA -Officials say a carbon monoxide leak gave several families quite a scare East Mount Airy early Saturday morning.The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. on the 100 block of East Sharpnack Street.Fire officials evacuated a three story home that's...