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Carbon monoxide detectors Chicago, IL - Many homeowners easily see the value of installing a burglar alarm or a smoke detector. A burglar could steal thousands of dollars in personal property, and a fire could destroy the entire structure. However, there is another...

Sunrise Beach, MO — Five people from Nebraska were seriously injured when a boat exploded Tuesday at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the explosion happened near Sunrise Beach. The boat was docked when a mechanical failure...

New York, NY — One EMS member was hurt while evacuating a hotel by John F. Kennedy International Airport amid a carbon monoxide leak, according to the FDNY. At around 9:53 a.m. fire officials said that everyone in the 9-story Crown Plaza Hotel, located at 138-10 135th...

Berne, NY  — A couple who were well-known and beloved in this rural community were killed following a massive explosion that leveled their home Friday night. Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple confirmed late Saturday morning that Victor and Lois Porlier, ages 83 and...

Newark, NJ - A carbon monoxide alarm likely saved the lives of 3 adults and 2 children in Newark. New Castle County Paramedics and rescue personnel from 3 area fire companies found 2 women, ages 56 and 29, a 42-year-old man, a 7-year-old boy and 2-year-old girl...

Theresa, NY — New York State Police and the Theresa Fire Department in Jefferson County were called to an explosion at 41723 Shelley Road Friday night. Officials say that two people were injured after the explosion. They say initial cause for both the explosion and...

Fulton, MO - Two people are dead and one person is recovering after a medical emergency call to the 7000 block of Kenny Drive, just south of Fulton. Officials report the deaths were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, however the investigation is ongoing. Officials...

South Haven Township, MI — Two people were seriously injured after a house exploded in South Haven Township Tuesday evening, officials said. It happened just before 6 p.m. on 2nd Avenue near 71 1/2 Street. Firefighters told News 8 a propane tank caused the home to...

Clarksville, TN - A woman is dead and a man is hurt after a boat explosion on the Cumberland River near Clarksville, authorities said. Multiple agencies responded to reports of a boat on fire and an explosion on Sunday afternoon, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources...

Columbia City, IN -- One man has died in a warehouse explosion in northeastern Indiana. State Police say the explosion occurred around 9 a.m. in Columbia City, 19 miles west of Fort Wayne. First responders found the building fully engulfed in flames, preventing the...

Seattle, WA – A father and his two daughters were taken to Seattle Children’s Hospital Saturday morning after they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning aboard a boat. The U.S. Coast Guard says the family was about 1/2 a nautical mile off shore when the father called for...

Austin, TX — A boat caught fire on Lake Austin Friday, sending black smoke into the air just before 4 p.m. about a half-mile from Hula Hut and the Tom Miller Dam. Two people were burned, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. One person was declared a trauma alert and...

Hot Springs, AR - A one-story single-family residence at 346 Tanglewood Road that was being remodeled was destroyed by an explosion Monday evening that was suspected of being caused by natural gas, Lake Hamilton Fire Chief Doug Davey told The Sentinel-Record Tuesday....

Fairfield, CT — A five-story Fairfield apartment building was evacuated Monday night due to elevated carbon monoxide levels, according to a fire official. Emergency personnel were notified of the issue about 8 p.m. when an alarm went off at the Trademark apartment...

Holton, KS — A propane leak is believed to be the cause of a home explosion that killed a man and seriously injured his wife in rural Holton last week. Jackson Co. Sheriff Tim Morse said Monday a great deal of propane from a nearby tank leaked into the home of Billy...