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Mother, 3 children sickened by carbon monoxide in Germantown

Philadelphia, PA - A carbon monoxide leak sent a mother and her three young children to the hospital in the city's Germantown section.Fire officials tell Action News a carbon monoxide alarm awakened the family at 3:45 a.m. Saturday at their home in the 100 block of...

New Carbon Monoxide Alarms Help Danville Family

Danville, VA - The Danville Fire Department says new carbon monoxide alarms may have helped save lives Friday.As soon as the Fire Department and the Danville Lifesaving Crew got into a home Friday morning, the carbon monoxide alarms on their medical bags went off....

Macoupin County man dies from carbon monoxide poisoning

Scottsville, KY - A 79-year-old man died Thursday of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning during a fire that started in his machine shed after fuel fumes ignited when reaching a water heater.Macoupin County Coroner Brad Targhetta pronounced victim Charles Camerer, of...

2 dead, 1 in hospital from carbon monoxide poisoning in Richmond

Richmond, TX - Two people died and another was rushed to the hospital Thursday morning after apparent carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in Richmond.The victims were found about 7:30 a.m. at the residence in the 700 block of North 4th Street, according to the...

Buckland Hills Mall Evacuated Due to Gas Leak at Maggie McFly’s

Manchester, CT - Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester has been evacuated due to a carbon monoxide leak in the building, WTNH News 8 reports.The 94 Buckland Hills Drive mall is currently evacuated and News 8 reports that the odor began in the Barnes & Noble book store but...

Cops: Nine people treated for carbon monoxide poisoning

Riverhead, NY - Nine people were taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center for treatment of possible carbon monoxide poisoning from a home on Sweezy Avenue in Riverhead last Wednesday night, Riverhead Town police said.The Riverhead Fire Department initially responded to a...

Port Orchard explosion leaves 2 people dead

Port Orchard, WA - PORT ORCHARD — Two people are dead following an early morning explosion that leveled a Port Orchard home Tuesday morning.Kitsap County sheriff's investigators said two sets of human remains were found in the rubble of the home's bedroom, but their...

Family of 6 Found Dead in Michigan; Carbon Monoxide Suspected

Fenton Township, MI - Six members of a family have died of what police say might have been carbon monoxide poisoning at a Michigan home.The victims were found Sunday in Fenton Township, near Flint, The Flint Journal reported.Sheriff Robert Pickell told reporters the...

Carbon Monoxide leak detected inside Prince George’s County church

Prince George's County, MD - Carbon monoxide was detected inside the Refreshing Spring Church of God on 6200 Riverdale Rd. in Prince George's County, Md. late Sunday morning.According to Mark Brady, a public information officer with the Prince George's County Fire...

Bill Gray’s Iceplex closed after possible carbon monoxide leak

Henrietta, NY - It was business as usual in Henrietta Sunday one day after a carbon monoxide leak forced an evacuation at the Bill Gray's Iceplex.Firefighters responding to a medical emergency there Saturday night say the CO meters on their equipment went off.We...

Explosion Destroys Home In Hebron, Indiana

Hebron, IN - A huge explosion leveled a home in Hebron, Indiana and caused massive damage to other homes nearby.CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports investigators suspect natural gas may be the cause.Dick East's cherished log house, the home he built after retirement, took...