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5 people trying to keep warm fighting for their lives after carbon monoxide poisoning in Dodge City
Dodge City, KS — Five people are fighting for their lives after being poisoned by carbon monoxide while trying to stay warm, according to the Dodge City Police Department. Police officers were dispatched shortly after 4 a.m. Monday to the 100 block of 16th Ave. The...
6 women hospitalized after boat explodes at Dania Beach marina
Dania Beach, FL - Six women suffered serious injuries after a boat exploded at a marina in Dania Beach, officials said. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to the Harbour Towne Marina, at around 11:30 a.m., Saturday. Crews arrived to find the victims suffering...
5 People Injured In House Explosion In Cambridge
Minneapolis, MN — The Isanti County Sheriff’s Office says five people are hurt after a house explosion that happened around 5:30 a.m. The house is on the 33000 block of Hilary Circle Northeast, near the Cambridge airport. Authorities say everyone did get out of the...
Leaking furnace blamed for carbon monoxide poisoning of Jackson County man, police say
Jackson County, MI -- A Jackson County man has been hospitalized due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, police said. At about 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, Michigan State Police troopers responded to a report of carbon monoxide poisoning in the 10200 block of...
2 adults, 3 kids rushed to hospital in Brooklyn carbon monoxide incident
Brooklyn, NY -- Two adults and three children were rushed to the hospital in an apparent carbon monoxide incident in Brooklyn Tuesday. Authorities say several of them were unconscious when first responders arrived at the home on Nichols Avenue in Cypress Hills just...
Edgewood home explosion leaves one person critically injured
Edgewood, MD — A gas explosion in Edgewood leveled a home in the 2500 block of Thornberry Drive on Sunday night. The explosion damaged two nearby homes and sent a resident of the house to a burn center with serious burns. Neighbors tell WMAR-2 News a man they know as...
State police: Natural gas may have caused Allegany County explosion, fatality
Alma, NY — New York State Police said Tuesday a natural gas leak may have caused a fatal house explosion Saturday in Allegany County. Troopers and other emergency responders were called to a home at 6326 County Route 18 in the town of Bolivar at 12:15 p.m. Saturday...
Victim identified in fatal house explosion in Allegany County
Bolivar, NY — State Police have identified the victim who was found inside a home that exploded over the weekend in the Allegany County town of Alma. Troopers say Dan Michael Church, 71, was the resident of the home. Glass, insulation, and other debris still remain at...
4 Firefighters, 4 Civilians Injured In Natural Gas Explosion At Dallas Apartment Complex
Dallas, TX – Dallas Fire-Rescue confirmed four firefighters and four civilians were injured in a natural gas explosion at an apartment complex Wednesday, Sept. 29. Three of the firefighters have been listed as critical and the last one, who was in stable condition,...
Carbon monoxide leak at nursing home sends 5 to hospital; building partially evacuated
Baton Rouge, LA - Several nursing home residents and workers fell ill after a carbon monoxide leak at a Baton Rouge facility Tuesday. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the incident was reported around 10:45 a.m. at the Sterling Place Nursing Home on North...
Neighbors hear Marion house explosion for blocks
Marion, OH — The Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office said Thursday there is no evidence of foul play in a blast that leveled a home on Congress Street and severely burned a man. Investigators poured through the rubble of the two-story home that has been in the family for...
1 hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning in DC
Washington, DC - A person in D.C. has been hospitalized Tuesday with carbon monoxide poisoning after an incident involving a power washer. DC Fire and EMS said someone was using a gasoline-run power washer in an unventilated basement. Carbon monoxide built up in the...
All accounted for, four injured after ‘explosion’ at Dunwoody apartments, firefighters say
Dunwoody, GA - Four people were injured after an "explosion" at a Dunwoody apartment complex on Sunday afternoon believed to have been caused by some sort of gas line issue, DeKalb County Fire Rescue said. Officials said about 40 to 50 units were destroyed. It...
Two Dead, Four Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak In Little Village
Chicago, IL — Two people died and four other people were hospitalized, including three children, after a carbon monoxide leak Friday afternoon at a home in the Little Village neighborhood. Chicago Fire Department Acting Deputy District Chief Barry Garr said...
Gas leak identified as cause of fatal explosion, fire in Maynard
Maynard, MA — Investigators have determined that a gas leak caused the explosion and fire that killed one person and injured three first responders last week in Maynard, Massachusetts. The fire department received a call at 4:10 p.m. on Thursday about a potential gas...