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Woodlawn, MD - Baltimore County Police say a construction worker was found dead in a home with high levels of carbon monoxide.Firefighters were called to the home undergoing renovations in Woodlawn about 9 a.m. Wednesday, police said in a news release. The...

Rye Brook, NY - A senior citizen center in Rye Brook was temporarily evacuated on Wednesday after a high level of carbon monoxide was detected.No senior citizens were using the Anthony J. Posillipo Community Center at 32 Garibaldi Place during the CO leak, according...

Rio Rico, AZ - A community outreach effort by the Rio Rico Fire District may have saved a local family from disaster.RRFD spent Saturday, Dec. 12 installing smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in 17 homes on Willow Drive and Hodges Circle. On Tuesday, Dec. 15 a...

St. Petersburg, FL - Following the accidental death of two East Bay High School students who were found in an SUV in a closed garage on Monday, authorities are reminding people about the dangers of carbon monoxide.St. Petersburg police said the two teens, Dorian Gomez...

Lawrence, KS - A carbon monoxide leak inside a Lawrence gym has sent two people to the hospital.The Lawrence Journal-World reports that emergency responders were called to Genesis Health Club around 7 a.m. Thursday. Firefighters discovered the leak in the gym's pool...

Chestertown, MD - Emergency services officials in Kent County said 36 people had to be assessed after a carbon monoxide leak Monday morning.The incident happened at the Department of Social Services building in the 300 block of High Street in Chestertown around 10...

Kenai, AK - Kenai Fire Marshal Tom Carver tells everyone he teaches to service their boilers and alarms regularly, so it was a loud wake-up call when his carbon monoxide detector went off in the middle of the night last week.Carver said it took him a while to realize...

Superior, WI - Authorities in Superior blame a malfunctioning furnace for sickening two people in an apartment with carbon monoxide.WDIO-TV reports a carbon monoxide alarm came in after 3 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters found low levels of the odorless gas in the hallway,...

Keene, NH - As the sun set in Keene on Saturday, firefighters were going door to door to every Liberty Utilities customer to check for carbon monoxide poisoning.The city has 1,200 Liberty Utilities customers, Keene Fire Chief Mark Howard said.As of Saturday night, the...

Oak Ridge, TN - A three-story apartment building was evacuated and a 56-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after firefighters found a carbon monoxide leak in a boiler in the basement of the building on Tuesday night.The cause of the leak in the boiler on...

Dayton, OH - Fire officials are advising homeowners not to use gas powered equipment in or near their homes after a generator caused two people to become ill early Wednesday morning.Around 1:30 a.m., fire crews responded to a house on North Marion Street and found the...

Louisville, KY - LOUISVILLE (WHAS11) -- Two Louisville families are lucky to be alive after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in their homes.The Okolona Fire Department responded to two separate carbon monoxide leaks Wednesday morning, Dec. 16. Firefighters were...

North Manheim Township, PA - Officials want people to know about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning after the death of a North Manheim Township man.“It could have been prevented,” Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David J. Moylan III said Monday about the death of...

Salt Lake City, UT - A suspected natural gas explosion destroyed a Sandy restaurant early Monday morning, but no injuries were reported.Sandy Fire Department dispatchers said the blast, at Johanna's Restaurant, 9725 S. State Street, was reported at 12:06 a.m.Fire...

Randolph Hills, MD - Montgomery County fire and rescue crews evacuated a home in Randolph Hills on Saturday afternoon after discovering high concentrations of carbon monoxide at the residence at 4803 Topping Road.Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said three...