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Mingo County, WV – A Marrowbone Creek woman and her four children were found unresponsive in their mobile home Wednesday afternoon at around 4 p.m. The Mingo Messenger tells us,  the family was found by a neighbor, who after being unable to get a response from anyone,...

Stella, MO — A rural Stella man was killed Monday night in an explosion and fire at his home. John Schofield, 40, 18865 Skylark Drive, died in what investigators say may have been an explosion caused by a propane leak, according to Kevin Johnson, chief of the Midway...

Paris, IL — The Edgar County coroner, Scott Barrett, ruled the death of 70-year-old Marcella A. Bright, of Paris, as carbon monoxide toxicity. Authorities found Bright in her home Saturday afternoon following a welfare check. A friend of Bright’s told authorities they...

El Cajon, CA -- Five people were taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after reportedly falling ill at an El Cajon animal hospital. The incident was reported at around 1:40 p.m. at the Care & Comfort Veterinary Hospital on 522 E Chase Ave. According to Heartland...

Newton County, MO — A Newton County family is mourning the loss of a husband and father. A home North of Stella exploded last night, killing 40 year old Johnny Schofield. His wife and three daughters were not yet home, so he was the only one there at the time. The...

Orange, TX — A 48-year-old Orange man died after being found unresponsive by family in his home in Orange early Tuesday morning. A generator was located in the garage of the home in the 500 block of Bluebonnet according to and Orange Police Department spokesperson....

Weatherford, TX – At least three people, including a 2-year-old child, were taken to a hospital Saturday afternoon after a boat caught fire at Lake Weatherford, officials said. Police said they responded to a call about a boat on fire near the Lake Weatherford marina...

Lake Charles, LA  — Two more deaths were confirmed as a result of Hurricane Laura Saturday, bringing the total to 16 killed by the storm. With the addition of the two victims reported by Gov. John Bel Edwards via Twitter Saturday morning, Louisiana lost 12 residents...

Beaumont, TX — A man has died after being found in a Beaumont apartment with a running generator on Friday. Police were called to a garage apartment in the 700 block of Seventh Street in Beaumont on Friday afternoon due to an unresponsive man according to Jefferson...

Calcasieu, LA  - Officials are now reporting 10 deaths in Louisiana linked to Hurricane Laura. Half of those deaths are being connected to improper generator use. Officials said on Friday that five members of one household died of carbon monoxide poisoning produced by...

Beaumont, TX — Three people are dead and three others are in a Southeast Texas hospital following carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a generator in Port Arthur. Port Arthur Police responded to the Bida Vinh game room in the 700 block of Ninth Avenue Friday morning,...

Wayne County, MI — Authorities released the name of a woman who was killed in a fire last week. Cynthia Marie Parsell, 66, died in a fire Aug. 20 in a mobile home located at 26133 Fifth, officials said. Parsell was one of 10 children and is survived by seven siblings,...

Oshkosh, WI - The Oshkosh Fire Department is investigating a house explosion near Merrill Middle School. The explosion was reported at 5:30 Monday afternoon at the corner of West Custer Ave. and Kentucky St. Pictures from the scene show the explosion collapsed an...

Garden City, UT  — Fire crews worked into the night after a fire that started with a mobile home spread to four other structures. The blaze began at about 8:55 p.m. in a mobile home at 3199 Nina Loop, in the Sweetwater Trailer Park subdivision in Garden City, says a...

South Kingstown, RI — Chief Steven Pinch reports that the Union Fire District of South Kingstown responded to a carbon monoxide incident at a residence earlier today. On Wednesday, Aug. 19, at approximately 8 a.m., the Union Fire District responded to a 911 call for...