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Explosion partially destroys home in West Hills, leaves massive debris field
Canoga Park, CA - An explosion at a home in West Hills on Wednesday significantly damaged the structure and scattered debris across a residential block, prompting a response from firefighters and police.Two people were inside the single-story house, in the 7500 block...
Converted fireplace sparked the explosion, fire at a Tamarack cabin that killed 4 people
Tamarack, ID - An explosion in a fireplace that had been converted from propane to wood-burning fuel caused the fire that consumed a house and killed four people at Tamarack Resort in June, Idaho State Fire Marshal Knute Sandahl said Thursday.Sandahl said that the...
Explosion damages multiple Los Angeles homes
Los Angeles, CA - The back of a house in western Los Angeles exploded Wednesday, blowing debris across multiple backyards and significantly damaging the home and surrounding area.Two people were inside the West Hills home at the time of the incident, but according to...
Roanoke apartments evacuated due to elevated levels of carbon monoxide
Roanoke, Va - Crews are at the scene of the Ridge and Colonial Yorktown apartments in Roanoke where elevated levels of carbon monoxide have been reported.Officials say the levels were elevated in every unit, and they had to get people out of the building because they...
Painter dies in propane tank explosion at New Boston home
New Boston, NH - A Nashua house painter died Tuesday morning after an explosion and fire at a newly constructed home where he was working.Antonio De Souza, 46, of Nashua, was alone at the house on Foxberry Drive, according to Danielle Cole, a district chief for the...
Pomona man escapes injury in gas explosion
Pomona, KS - A 47-year-old man and his dog escaped injury when a gas explosion rocked a Pomona house they were occupying late Monday morning.Alan Radcliffe, Franklin County Emergency Management director, said it appears a natural gas explosion about 11:45 a.m. Monday...
3 hurt in explosion, fire at alderwoman’s house in Stanley
Desoto Parish, LA - Three people were hurt in a suspected natural gas explosion Monday morning in DeSoto Parish.Those injured are Stanley Mayor Sharon H. Fletcher, her mother, Alderwoman Dwena M. Henry, and friend William Roe.It happened at Henry's home in the 600...
Carbon monoxide poisoning in Old Greenwich
Greenwich, CT - Police and firefighters rescued a man poisoned by carbon monoxide from his residence in Old Greenwich Saturday afternoon.Emergency crews were dispatched to 51 Old Kings Highway on a report of an alarm and an unconscious male around 1 p.m. The fumes...
Denver Deaths Could Be Linked to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Denver, CO - Investigators say the deaths of two people inside a Denver home might be linked to carbon monoxide poisoning.John White, a spokesman for the Denver Police Department, says officers were called to the home in the southwestern part of the city Monday...
2 found dead on boat; carbon monoxide poisoning suspected
Portage, IN - Two people were found dead Friday in a boat docked at Marina Shores in Portage in what officials are investigating as a possible case of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the Porter County Coroner's office.Coroner Chuck Harris said the initial 911...