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Woman injured in Capitol Hill apartment explosion
Denver, CO - DENVER -- Several streets were shut down just east of the Colorado State Capitol late Tuesday afternoon after an explosion at an apartment building that neighbors believe might be related to a natural gas leak.Denver Fire Department spokeswoman Melissa...
Tragedy: Bus Driver Found Dead, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Suspected
Spring Valley, NY - A tragic incident took place today, Tuesday morning, when a bus driver was found dead in Spring Valley.35-year-old Mates Glick, a resident of Borough Park, was sitting on the bus he drove for Monroe Bus Company, waiting for passengers to return...
Police: Propane likely cause of massive house explosion
Redford Township, MI - Authorities investigating a house explosion in suburban Detroit that left one man injured are looking at propane used at the home as a possible cause.The blast happened Sunday evening in Wayne County's Redford Township, leaving behind piles of...
3 Sickened in Upper Darby Carbon Monoxide Leak
Upper Darby, PA - Three people were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak inside an Upper Darby home.The incident occurred around 2 p.m. Sunday on the unit block of Richfield Road.Officials say a water heater malfunctioned inside the home.Police were notified...
71 Children Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Fumes Released at Chicago Elementary School
Chicago, IL- Dozens of children were transported to area hospitals Friday after a malfunctioning boiler apparently released carbon monoxide fumes into an elementary school on Chicago's Northwest Side.Fire department officials said 71 children and eight adults were...
Carbon Monoxide in Aberdeen Hospitalizes 5: Officials
Aberdeen, MD - Five people were hospitalized with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning Thursday in Aberdeen, Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association spokesman Rich Gardiner said.Emergency personnel reportedly responded to a call for a sick person on...
Three People Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Binghamton
Binghamton, NY - Three people are in the hospital after getting carbon monoxide poisoning in a vacant home on Pleasant Street in Binghamton Wednesday night.The Binghamton Fire Department responded to the scene just after 10 p.m. They reported seeing very high carbon...
Hickory Business Evacuated Due to Highs Levels of Carbon Monoxide
Hickory, NC - Firefighters responded to a U-Haul facility in Hickory after a 9-1-1 call came in regarding a private contractor at the site who had been affected by carbon monoxide. The business is located on Main Avenue S.E., next to the WHKY studios.The worker was...
Bergenfield fire chief says family is lucky to be alive
Bergenfield, NJ - Four residents are so, so lucky that they called 911 when they smelled gas in their Terrace Street home Wednesday morning, the fire chief said.Firefighters discovered the problem wasn't gas; it was a lethal dose of carbon monoxide and the home's...
Man pulled from wreckage after Frederic cabin explodes
Frederic, MI - A Frederic man was pulled from a fire by a neighbor after the cabin he was living in exploded last week.The Frederic FireDepartment and EMS Service was called to an explosion and fire with a victim trapped inside at the Lost Acres Cabins, located...
Faulty Heater Caused Carbon Monoxide Problem in Stamford
Stamford, CT - A faulty heater filled part of a Stamford apartment complex with elevated amounts of lethal carbon monoxide gas on Monday night.Firefighters responded to 293 Bridge Street after a carbon monoxide alarm went off, tested the air and found extraordinary...
Officials release names of victims in Clinton County explosion
Frankfort, IN - FRANKFORT, Ind. (WLFI) The identities have been released of the two people who died in a fire that ripped through a home in Frankfort last Friday.Emergency crews were called to S. County Road 500 West around 3:15 p.m. following a report of an...
Officials: Amateur repair led to Taunton home explosion
Taunton, MA - TAUNTON, Mass. Investigators have ruled that a natural gas explosion that destroyed a Taunton home was the result of the homeowner trying to do her own repairs.The homeowner, identified as 52-year-old Laurie Beliveau, got out of the house before the...
Missing Ellisville man found dead, carbon monoxide poisoning suspected
Breckenridge Hills, MO - A Ellisville man who went missing on October 5, 2015, has been found dead. Jeff Frost, a painter, was last seen leaving for a contracting job in Overland, MO.He was found Saturday around 2:00pm inside a residence in Breckenridge Hills.The St....
No injuries following explosion
Yellow Springs, OH - A home on East Hyde Road suffered extensive damage after a propane tank exploded late Friday morning.Miami Township firefighters responded to the 1100 block shortly after 11 a.m. and saw pieces of the building spread around the property but no...