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New Orleans, LA - An apartment building in the Saulet Apartments, 1420 Annunciation St., was evacuated Friday night because of high levels of carbon monoxide, residents said.After one resident went to a hospital and was diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning,...

Omaha, NE - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man was found dead and his sister was hospitalized after Omaha firefighters responded to a report of carbon monoxide poisoning.The Douglas County Sheriff's Department says 74-year-old Terry Hart was found dead in an Omaha home...

Guntersville, AL - Fire officials say an apparent carbon monoxide leak in the main lodge at Lake Guntersville State Park resulted in six people being taken to a hospital.Al.com reports the problem occurred Thursday afternoon.Capt. Brian Walls of Guntersville Fire and...

Orlando, FL - Residents in an Orlando condo building escaped a silent killer Thursday morning when a generator locked inside an under-construction unit leaked dangerous levels of carbon monoxide into their homes.The odorless, colorless gas claims on average more than...

Ionia, MI - A family of seven is in the hospital after carbon monoxide filled their house overnight Thursday.The Ionia Department of Public Safety was called to the home on Hall St. just before 1 a.m.The family called 911 when all of them felt sick.Officers arrived...

Beaumont, TX - Authorities say more than 60 students and staff at a Southeast Texas school have gotten sick after an apparent carbon monoxide leak.Emergency personnel in Beaumont say the children and adults from Marshall Middle School were treated Thursday for...

Bear, DE - Four people were treated Thursday morning for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in Bear, according to New Castle County Paramedics.Paramedics were called a home on the unit block of the Treeline Terrace Community in Bear around midnight...

Newcomerstown, OH - Columbia Gas of Ohio officials believe natural gas was involved in a fatal explosion that destroyed a home at 540 Beaver St. Tuesday night.Tuscarawas County Coroner Dr. James Hubert confirmed that a body was removed from the scene, but no identity...

Hanover, PA - Police are investigating a Hanover man's death after he was found dead in his home Monday, according to the York County coroner's office.After testing at York Hospital Tuesday morning, the coroner's office ruled that Lewis Bowers Jr. died from accidental...

Allentown, PA - A 55-year-old Allentown man is the latest victim of carbon monoxide poisoning from this weekend's snow storm.Michael May was sitting in his car along the 1200 block of East Woodlawn Street on Sunday when he was overcome by fumes.Authorities explain,...

Douglas County, CO - Two people were taken to a hospital after carbon monoxide was found in their Douglas County apartment building, officials said Wednesday.South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the Lincoln Pointe Lofts at 9783 Pyramid Court on elevated carbon...

Brooklyn, NY - Winter Storm Jonas has highlighted a lesser known snow hazard that can prove deadly. A third person has died from carbon monoxide poisoning related to snow from Winter Storm Jonas covering a car tailpipe. A Brooklyn father went missing after he left his...

Marion, NC - Emergency personnel responded to a Marion home Tuesday afternoon after a resident called for help when his carbon monoxide (CO) detector started going off.And, two firefighters were also treated for possible CO inhalation.Fire Investigator Kevin Owenby...

Tuscaloosa, AL - On Tuesday, Tuscaloosa firefighters explained how carbon monoxide poisoning killed two people earlier this month.Firefighters responded to a home on 4th Street East in Tuscaloosa's Alberta City community on Jan. 15. There was no power in the house and...

Herndon, VA - A Herndon apartment complex was evacuated after high levels of carbon monoxide were found in the building, according to officials.Crews were dispatched to the 1200 block of Elden Street around 8:30 Sunday night for reports of several residents not...