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Imperial, NE - It wasn't Santa Claus who woke the Logan Pribbeno family very early on Christmas morning.Two carbon monoxide detectors went off 15 minutes apart, prompting Pribbeno to call the Chase County dispatcher for assistance.At 3:49 a.m., the dispatcher called...

Providence, RI - After responding to two reports of carbon monoxide leaks in houses Wednesday night, the Fire Department encouraged residents to check their gas detectors and heating systems.“It's a very dangerous thing, especially in the winter,” Battalion Chief...

Danvers, IL- Autopsy results show that a Danvers couple found dead in their garage died from carbon monoxide poisoning.The McLean County coroner says the victims were 71-year-old Deloris A. Meiss and 70-year-old Robert L. Fauber. They died Tuesday afternoon in the...

Edgewater, MD - Three construction workers were treated at Shock Trauma Tuesday morning after being exposed to potentially lethal levels of carbon monoxide at a work site in Edgewater, authorities say.Just after 10:05 a.m. Anne Arundel County firefighters responded to...

Douglas, MA - A 10-year-old Douglas boy is being hailed for saving his brother.On Wednesday morning, Brayden Wilcox woke up to the sound of beeping.“I thought it was the smoke detector,” Wilcox said.Wilcox's older brother, who was also in bed, heard the beeping and...

Jasper County, IN - A Rensselaer man died Monday night and Jasper County Sheriff's deputies said flooding and power outages may have been factors.Jasper County witnessed many power outages after Monday's storm and most of them since have been repaired.Emergency...

Phoenix, AZ - Two people were transported to ahospital Monday night after Phoenix firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide inside their home after a barbecue grill was used to heat it, authorities said Tuesday.Fire crews responded to a call about 11 p.m. near...

Long Island, NY - Three teenagers and three adults were taken to a hospital after a carbon monoxide leak was discovered in a Long Island home Tuesday, authorities said.The Garden City homeowner, Martin Arellano, told NBC 4 New York he had just turned on his heat for...

Paterson, NJ - Four people working in a city dry cleaners were taken to a hospital in the Bronx Monday evening for carbon monoxide poisoning, a fire official said.Eight employees reported feeling nausea, headaches and lightheadedness around 5:30 p.m. at a dry cleaners...

Los Angeles, CA - A 13-year-old teenager may have been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning two days after Christmas.Kim Holt, who lost her daughter, now wants to make sure no one else loses a loved one."Yesterday evening I got a call from the coroner saying that they...

Mattapoisett, MA - Two Mattapoisett police officers are being called heroes after saving a family from a dangerous carbon monoxide leak.Those officers were in the neighborhood Christmas night for a different reason.A neighbor had called police for a severed sprinkler...

Dayton, OH- Three people were taken to the hospital, with one in critical condition, according to Captain Andy Wiley with the Dayton Fire Department.The occupants of the home were running a generator in the basement.Two of the occupants were outside when medics...

Milford, MA - Authorities have identified the two people found dead Friday inside their home off Prospect Street in Milford.Adair Vieira Desales, 47 and Maria Aprecida Dasilva, 42, lived inside the home at 24 Prospect Heights.Carbon monoxide poisoning was...

Cedar Rapids, IA - Furnace issues and a simple mistake with a carbon monoxide detector nearly cost a Cedar Rapids couple their lives this month.Now, the couple is stressing the importance of having a properly installed carbon monoxide detector in the home.“I just feel...

Nampa, ID - NAMPA - Nampa police are investigating after two people were found dead of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in a home Christmas Eve.Police said a married couple - a 90-year-old man and a 89-year-old woman - were found dead Thursday in a home in the 500...