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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...

Philadelphia, PA - Dozens of residents were forced from their homes early Tuesday morning after a carbon monoxide scare in Hunting Park.At least 30 people in the 3400 block of North 5th Street were evacuated around 3:30 a.m. after a report of suspicious...

Union City, NJ - Four residents of a Palisade Avenue home were hospitalized Tuesday night after they were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes, police confirmed.A resident of the home in the 2600 block arrived around 8:30 p.m. and discovered two other residents...

Chicago, IL- A Chicago woman became mysteriously ill after moving into a South Side apartment building last fall, and the solution left her without any heat as she headed into the winter.Now, the city is now going after her landlord.“Yah, they tried to fix it, two...

Middle River, MD- MIDDLE RIVER, Md. —One person was taken to a hospital Tuesday afternoon after a suspected carbon monoxide leak in Baltimore County.County fire officials said crews were called just before 2 p.m. to the 9700 block of Bird River Road in Middle...

Chicago, IL- A woman was taken to a hospital for an evaluation after she was sickened by carbon monoxide fumes Sunday afternoon in the Uptown neighborhood.Firefighters responded to a HazMat situation in the 4900 block of North Winthrop about 12:30 p.m., according to...

St. Cloud, MN - Madison Elementary in St. Cloud was evacuated Monday afternoon following a carbon monoxide leak.Staff at the school discovered a natural gas odor and called the St. Cloud Fire Department. Personnel from the department were on site as of 4:30 p.m.St....

Imperial, NE - Beeping carbon monoxide detectors forced an Imperial, Nebraska, family from their home early Christmas morning.The Imperial Republican reports that a heating/air conditioning technician determined that a back draft in the fireplace chimney set off the...

Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoma Natural Gas workers had been called early Saturday to investigate the source of a gas leak in the Walnut Creek addition of northwest Oklahoma City when an explosion blew one man out of his bed.A man was found about 3:15 a.m. outside a home...

Tampa Bay, FL - Melissa Hoskins believed that her grandmother, Pauline Mathews, 90 died of natural causes Dec. 18.But the family learned on New Year's Eve the family matriarch died in a tragic accident.Hoskins said she never believed investigators that it was health...

Milwaukee, WI - A Milwaukee family ended up in the hospital on New Year's Day after their apartment filled with carbon monoxide. The Milwaukee Fire Department rushed to the scene after they received the call saying the whole family was feeling sick and dizzy.A man...