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Meriden, CT - A local homeless shelter had to be evacuated Sunday night after a carbon monoxide alarm went off.Shelter Now is located at 43 St. Casimer Drive. The shelter's office manager Maria Wagner said at 7:16 p.m. the building's carbon monoxide alarm went off and...

Auburn, MA - About 150 employees and customers were forced to evacuate a strip mall after fire officials found high levels of carbon monoxide due to a malfunctioning heating system.Firefighters responded to the Heritage Plaza around 10 a.m. Saturday.Fire officials...

Sandy, UT - A popular restaurant in Sandy was destroyed by fire following an explosion last month, and now investigators said they believe natural gas was a factor.Johanna's Kitchen was destroyed December 14, and the owners reported smelling gas in the building, an...

Cleveland, OH- Two-year-old Dalmatian-Pit bull mix, Dulce, is a sweet girl. But she's also a lifesaver."Yesterday morning before our alarms went off, she was making a lot of racket," said Ashley Shuckerow, her foster mom.Shuckerow says that's unusual for Dulce, who's...

Cloquet, MN- Five family members, including four young children, were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after being found in a home with high CO levels on Friday morning.The Cloquet Area Fire District reported that crews responded to the home in the 600 block of...

Allentown, PA - Seven people were hospitalized, including two who were carried out of a row home on the 1400 block of Linden Street in Allentown on Thursday morning after paramedics discovered high levels of carbon monoxide in the building.Fire Department Capt. John...

Nashua, NH - State police released the name of a Nashua man who died from apparent carbon monoxide exposure.Emergency crews were called to a home on Hawthorne Valley Road and detected high levels of carbon monoxide inside.Michael Vanderkieft, 42, was taken to St....

Charlotte, NC - Eight people had to be taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak in east Charlotte late Wednesday night.The CO leak forced nine people out of their Kavanaugh Drive home around 10 p.m.Officials told Channel 9 it was an isolated incident and may...

Princess Anne, MD - A home in Princess Anne was blown off its foundation due to a propane explosion.Investigators determined a leak occurred in a gas line inside a crawl space.A Peninsula Oil technician was at the residence servicing the propane tank.The homeowner,...

Oklahoma City, OK- Oklahoma Natural Gas Company (ONG) released its investigation results in a house explosion that occurred on Saturday near NW 122nd and Rockwell.According to ONG, preliminary results indicate that a leak began at a weld seam in a section of the gas...

Orlando, FL - A gas company technician suffered burns to half his body Wednesday morning after an explosion at a southeast Orlando home, according to Orange County Fire Rescue officials.The AmeriGas worker, who officials are not identifying, was working on the stove...

Billings, MT - A father and his son were hospitalized on Thursday after a propane furnace exploded in a truck bed camper on the South Side, said Billings Police Department Detective Steve Hallam.The father, in his 50s, and his 18-year-old son were taken to St. Vincent...

Alexandria, VA - A group of people trying to get the new year off to a healthy start ended up in the middle of a health scare after an incident involving carbon monoxide at a fitness center in Alexandria, Virginia, on Saturday.At least a dozen people who were working...

Waltham, MA - The Henry Whittemore Elementary School in Waltham, Massachusetts, has been evacuated due to high levels of carbon monoxide.All of the students are safe. Some parents have opted to take their children home, but most remain at the school.At last check, CO...

Topeka, KS - Funeral services will be held Tuesday for an Emporia teen found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning.Alex Bedolla died last Wednesday in his family's garage.Authorities say Bedolla had bought a new car and was installing a stereo.His sister-in-law found...