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1 dead, 3 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL - A woman was killed and three others were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning in Daytona Beach after a generator was used inside their house in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, authorities said.The Daytona Beach Fire Department said it was...
Post-Hurricane Irma carbon-monoxide poisoning sends residents to hospital
Titusville, FL - A Titusville family and their two dogs were treated for carbon-monoxide poisoning after leaving their generator on inside a closed garage after Hurricane Irma knocked out their power, and two other carbon-monoxide poisonings were reported in Polk...
Sumter Man Dies While Using Generator in Home
Sumter, SC - Sumter authorities say a man died from carbon monoxide poisoning while running his generator when he didn't have power.Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker confirmed Tuesday that 54-year-old Williams McBride died at his home.According to Baker, McBride had...
Starbucks Reopens After Carbon Monoxide Leak
Royal Oak, MI - It's business as usual for a downtown Royal Oak Starbucks after a carbon monoxide leak forced its evacuation and closure for several hours on Monday. The leak is believed to have been caused by a construction crew working in the basement of the...
3 dead, 4 hospitalized with carbon-monoxide poisoning from generator after Hurricane Irma
Orange County, FL - Three people died of carbon-monoxide poisoning on Tuesday from a generator that was running inside their Orange County home after Hurricane Irma, the Sheriff's Office said.Four other members of the multigenerational family were taken to Florida...
Undetected propane leak blamed for leveling New Albany home in explosion
New Albany, IN - A failure in a propane supply line is being blamed for causing an explosion which leveled a home Monday morning, WHAS11 learned the State Fire Marshal's Office would determine.Fire crews were dispatched just before 10:30 a.m. to what was a one-story...
Propane leak the cause of Butler County house explosion
Rose Hill, KS - Authorities in Butler County said a propane leak caused a Butler County home to explode Monday afternoon.The explosion happened around 3:30 p.m. in the 13000 block of Southwest 155th Street, northeast of Rose Hill.When EMS arrived, they found a...
39 hospitalized by carbon monoxide
Plover, WI - A gas leak at a Plover business sent 39 people to the hospital.Monogram Appetizers says their facility on Moore Road was evacuated around 9:30pm Tuesday night.Employees of the company began feeling ill that evening. First responders reported elevated...
Carbon monoxide sends 14 evacuees in Bastrop to Austin hospitals
Bastrop, TX - Exposure to carbon monoxide sent 14 people in Bastrop to Austin-area hospitals Saturday night, said Bastrop ESD No. 2 Assistant Chief Andreas Rosales.The 6 children and 8 adults are all members of a family that had evacuated from Houston due to flooding...
Two taken to hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning in Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti, MI - Two people were taken to the hospital Saturday, Sept. 2 after carbon monoxide poisoning in an Ypsilanti apartment. At about 4 p.m., Ypsilanti Fire responded to River Drive Apartments on Huron River Drive for a report of carbon monoxide poisoning.Capt....