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Ashley, IN - Authorities say a propane gas leak caused a house explosion in northeastern Indiana that killed one person and injured two others.The explosion happened about 9:30 p.m. Monday in the small town of Ashley in DeKalb County.The (Auburn) Star reports...

St. Joseph County, IN - Three St. Joseph County senior citizens were hospitalized after experiencing carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday.Clay Township emergency responders were called for a patient who was experiencing chest pain.Shortly after entering the home, the...

Philadelphia, PA - A carbon-monoxide detector is being credited with saving lives overnight at a home in Philadelphia's Manayunk section.Officials said firefighters received a call about 2 a.m. for a carbon-monoxide alarm. When firefighters arrived to the house, on...

Rye Brook, NY - RYE BROOK - Police responded to a home on Maywood Avenue Monday afternoon, to investigate the deaths of two people from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning.Both police and family members identified the dead as Carl Persson, 85, the home's owner, and...

Charlotte, NC - Charlotte, NC - A commercial building in Huntersville is cleared of carbon monoxide after emergency officials responded to the scene.The incident happened at the 11510 block of Vanstory Drive. Huntersville Fire said high levels of carbon monoxide was...

Manhall, PA - Six people were taken to the hospital because of high carbon monoxide levels in a Munhall apartment building.According to the Munhall fire chief, three adults and three children were transported to the hospital. He said high carbon monoxide levels were...

Columbus, OH - Columbus Fire Division investigators have pinpointed the faulty installation of a gas shutoff valve for a stove as the cause of an explosion that leveled a South Side house on Tuesday.Jack Morris, 69, and his 3-year-old great-granddaughter were pulled...

Newport News, VA - Crews from the Newport News Fire Department were called to the DaVita Dialysis Center located at 711 79th Street for a patient — and ended up with a case of carbon monoxide.Firefighters say that they were called to the center about a patient who was...

Chicago, IL- Two teachers were hospitalized Friday morning, after they were sickened by a carbon monoxide leak at a Brighton Park neighborhood elementary school.It happened at James Shields Elementary School, 4250 S. Rockwell St., around 8:30 a.m. – before any...

Chicago, IL- Three people were hospitalized after an apparent carbon monoxide leak at a dry cleaners in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side on Friday afternoon.Firefighters and police responded just after 3 p.m. to the cleaners in the 3800 block of West...

San Francisco, CA - Millions of people now have key fobs. Without having to take a key out of the ignition some people forget to hit the power button to shut off the car and that can have deadly consequences.Each day, at least one person in this country is likely to...

New York, NY - A state report says Con Edison violated safety regulations leading up to last year's deadly natural gas explosion in East Harlem.The State Public Service Commission says the March 2014 blast happened because a gas pipe that wasn't properly protected...

Albert Lea, MN - With winter weather approaching, so comes the risk for carbon monoxide poisoning.According to the Minnesota Department of Commerce, each year about 500 people die throughout the nation from unintentional exposure to carbon monoxide. More than 20,000...

Columbus, OH - The little girl was in bed on Tuesday morning when her great-grandfather's South Side house exploded around her, blowing the roof high into the air and the front windows into the street.In the moments after the blast, but before the rubble erupted in...

Nashua, NH - An 11-year-old girl helped save her family from carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday night.Fire officials said five people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, but it could have been worse if they hadn't evacuated their Northwood Drive home.Officials...