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Chicago, IL- Six people were taken to hospitals after being sickened by carbon monoxide gas in the Logan Square neighborhood Sunday afternoon.The incident happened about 12:50 p.m. at a three-flat in the 1700 block of North Whipple Street, according to Chicago Fire...

Near Canby, OR- A carbon monoxide leak nearly killed a couple and their cat in a home on South Lone Elder Road near Canby.Now they're sharing a potentially life-saving message, reminding people to install carbon monoxide alarms."If I would've passed out," Kendra Platt...

St. Joseph County, IN - Portable CO monitors likely saved a life in St. Joseph Co.You can't see it or smell it, but carbon monoxide can kill you. Around 170 people die each year in the United States from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the Consumer Product...

Garden City, KS - When 80-year-old Barb Sprenkle moved to Garden City earlier this year, one of her daughters insisted she get a carbon monoxide detector for her home.Though Sprenkle did not think it was necessary because it would end up annoying her, the detector...

Masontown, WV - A hunting camper exploded in Masontown in Preston County early Tuesday morning.According to the Masontown Volunteer Fire Department, crews responded to the scene on Pat Cale Road off of Bull Run Road at approximately 6 a.m.The owner of the camper, of...

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...