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Cairo, NY - A one-story Cairo house was no match for a 100-gallon exploding propane tank.Firefighters say the man living there would be among the ashes, if it wasn't for two brave neighbors.Firefighters say neighbors Mike Flood and John Pelland pulled the man out of...

Dallas, TX- Investigators believe a gas leak led to an explosion inside a home in Oak Cliff Friday evening.It happened after 10 p.m. in the 2500 block of Evelyn Street.Several 911 callers told dispatchers that it looked like a house had exploded.Six people were said...

Des Plaines, IL- Gas-powered vacuums were blamed in a carbon monoxide incident that hospitalized one local resident Wednesday afternoon.Des Plaines firefighters responded to a condominium building at 700 Graceland Ave. at 11:57 a.m. First responders arrived at 12:01...

Elk County, PA - Paramedics say a scare involving deadly odorless gas sent a Ridgway mom and daughter to the hospital. We have more on how they're doing tonight.Firefighters say two people were taken to the hospital after there were concerns about high levels of...

New York, NY- MANHATTAN — Utility companies state-wide vowed to spend billions to replace about 2,000 miles leak-prone gas pipes in 20 years, officials said Friday at a public hearing aimed at evaluating safety measures taken to prevent future building explosions.The...

Chicago, IL- More than 100 students and several staff members were hospitalized Thursday after high carbon monoxide levels were reported at a Chicago elementary school.Fire officials said CO detectors alerted Horace Mann school officials to the high reading Thursday...

Colerain Township, OH - Colerain Township firefighters are issuing an alert after seeing a spike in the number of carbon monoxide (CO) calls they are sent to.Firefighters said the calls can be attributed to increased use of furnaces, spaces heaters and fireplaces for...

Mount Pleasant, MI - A night at a theater in Mount Pleasant took a dangerous turn Wednesday night.Dozens of people were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak. More than 30 people were sent to nearby hospitals after being exposed to the harmful gas.The carbon...

Waterloo, IA - A Waterloo family is grateful after a close call over the weekend.On Saturday. two carbon monoxide alarms went off in the home of Jari Engle, 1732 Mulberry St. At first, all four members of the family inside thought it was failing batteries.But when the...

Lexington, KY - Lexington mechanical service technicians helped save one woman who had dangerous levels of Carbon Monoxide in her home.Betty Best said that something wasn't right this holiday season.“When I first turned my furnace on, I noticed I was waking up with...

Queens Village, NY - A school in Queens was evacuated Tuesday morning due to high carbon monoxide levels.Con Ed says 550 students and 100 faculty members were evacuated PS/IS 295 in Queens Village around 9 a.m. after crews found high CO levels in the basement and in...

Eureka, CA - The Rite Aid store near Harris and E streets in Eureka is being evacuated due to a positive detection of carbon monoxide in the store this morning around 11:15 a.m., according to Eureka Police Public Information Officer Brittany Powell.Humboldt Bay Fire...

Sioux Falls, SD- Michael Holloway says his weekend started as usual. His family stayed in bed Saturday while he got up to make breakfast for everyone. Holloway says he realized something was wrong when his daughter said she couldn't feel her legs."And then when I got...

Waterloo, IA - A Waterloo family is grateful after a close call this weekend. Grateful they had a working carbon monoxide detector installed in their rental home.Last Saturday night, two carbon monoxide alarms went off in the home of Jari Engle, 1732 Mulberry Street...

Houston, TX- HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A carbon monoxide leak at a southwest Houston apartment building sent a dozen people to hospitals Saturday.It happened before 6pm at a complex in the 6400 block of South Gessner.The Houston Fire Department responded to a report of an...