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Gas Explosion Guts a Kentucky University Dorm Building
Murray, KY - A gas leak at a Kentucky university dormitory caused a massive explosion Wednesday afternoon that gutted the building and injured at least one person.Murray State University's new Richmond Residential College, which opened in 2009, had the natural gas...
Man hospitalized, apartment building evacuated after carbon monoxide leak in Roanoke County
Roanoke County, VA - A man was hospitalized Friday morning after a carbon monoxide leak was discovered in a Roanoke County apartment.Roanoke County Fire and Rescue crews were called to the apartment building in the 4300 block of Garst Mill Road near Cave Spring at...
House explosion west of Springfield shows danger of propane
Bois D' Arc, MO - An explosion at a home along Farm Road 89 in Greene County Wednesday was likely fueled by a propane leak."It just sounded like an IED going off," Neighbor Brooks Milioni said.The scary scene was likely caused by a gas that many people in the Ozarks...
Propane leak explosion destroys home west of Springfield
Elwood Siding, MO - Firefighters say a propane leak led to an explosion that destroyed a home about five miles west of Springfield on Wednesday afternoon. The home was on Farm Road 89 just north of Missouri 266 (Chestnut Expressway).Nobody was inside the home....
Explosion, fire destroys Sapphire Valley Country Club in Jackson Co.
Jackson County, NC - The Sapphire Valley Country Club was destroyed by an explosion and fire over night.Blue Ridge Public Safety, a security guard service, said the fire started around 11 p.m. Monday.They say an officer arrived just before the explosion.He was getting...
Carbon monoxide found in Sylmar apartment, 2 hospitalized
Los Angeles, CA - A man and a woman in Sylmar were taken to an area hospital for headaches and nausea after a carbon monoxide alarm woke them Sunday night and the gas was found inside their apartment.The incident was reported at 10:45 p.m. at 14040 Foothill Boulevard,...
Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected as cause of 3-year-old’s death in Medina County
Medina County, TX - Deputies suspect the death of a 3-year-old in Medina County Monday afternoon was caused by possible carbon monoxide poisoning.Sheriff Randy Brown said the child's death is possibly heat or carbon monoxide-related. A carbon monoxide-related death is...
Woman remains hospitalized after explosion in Westerville condo
Westerville, OH- A Westerville mother remained in the hospital Monday after natural gas exploded in her home this weekend, according to her homeowners' association.Fire crews told ABC 6/FOX 28 that a furnace and hot water heater will be removed from the Edge of...
Carbon monoxide leak from portable generator sends four from Olathe to hospital
Olathe, KS - A portable generator is suspected of causing a carbon monoxide leak that sent four people from Olathe to the hospital.Firefighters found the four suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning just after 7 p.m. Saturday near Weaver and Oak streets in Olathe.The...
34 People Sickened by Carbon Monoxide in Lower Manhattan
New York, NY - High levels of carbon monoxide spewed by a faulty oil burner that caught fire in the basement of a Lower Manhattan apartment building sickened 34 people Tuesday morning, according to the Fire Department. None of the illnesses were life-threatening, the...