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Carbon monoxide suspected in death of Fairbanks man at home

Fairbanks, AK - Authorities in Fairbanks are investigating the suspected carbon monoxide poisoning of a man in his home.Fairbanks police shortly after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday received a report that 49-year-old Christopher Alexander was not breathing at his home off Chena...

Stanley alderwoman burned in home explosion has died

Shreveport, LA - A 92-year-old DeSoto Parish woman who received extensive burns on Sept. 18 when her home exploded from a natural gas leak has died.Dwena Henry had been in the intensive care unit at University Health in Shreveport since the explosion. She died Monday...

Explosion levels home on Detroit’s west side

Detroit, MI - A home in northwest Detroit was destroyed early Thursday in an explosion that fire officials believe was caused by a gas leak.The Detroit Fire Department was alerted to the explosion, on the 20000 block of Monica — south of Eight Mile and west of...

Malfunction causes carbon monoxide leak at Manchester Taco Bell

Manchester, NH - A carbon monoxide leak at a Taco Bell on South Willow Street sent one worker to the hospital Thursday morning.A couple of workers weren't feeling well around 7 a.m. and one was sent by ambulance for evaluation, said District Fire Chief Michael...

Home lost in Sunday fire

Alamosa, CO - A rural Alamosa County man lost his home in a fire on Sunday morning.Alamosa Fire Chief Don Chapman said Ron Hughes lost his log home and a vehicle to a fire on County Road 116 in the southeast corner of the county bordering Costilla County late morning...

4 Taken to Hospital for Possible Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Phoenix, AZ - The Phoenix Fire Department says four people were transported to a hospital for treatment or evaluation for possible carbon monoxide poisoning from a barbeque grill being used to warm an apartment.The department says responding firefighters found a man...

Early morning explosion under investigation

Bern, KS - The Kansas State Fire Marshal is investigating an early Monday morning explosion outside a Nemaha Co. home.According to the Nemaha Co. Sheriff's Office, the explosion happened around 5:30 a.m. in the porch area of the home in the 300 block of Main Street,...

2 Hospitalized After High Levels Of Carbon Monoxide Found In Home

Denver, CO - Firefighters in Denver rushed two people to the hospital after they found high levels of carbon monoxide inside a home.Crews rushed to the home near 20th and Ogden on Monday morning. Once inside, they found the high levels of carbon monoxide.Denver Fire...

Clinton Mobile Home Destroyed In Propane Explosion; Two Injured

Clinton, CT - A powerful explosion overnight leveled a mobile home, critically injuring two people and smashing windows in nearby trailers.Leo Hinkley, 64, and his wife, 61-year-old Candace Hinkley, were pulled from the burning wreckage of the mobile home and...