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3 hurt in Waxahachie house explosion
Waxahachie, TX- Two people were seriously hurt Monday morning when a house exploded in Waxahachie.It happened around 8 a.m. in the 100 block of Arabian Road in the Saddlebrook Estates neighborhood.Waxahachie Emergency Management Coordinator Marcus Brown said the two...
Carbon monoxide causes evacuation in Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, NC - Seven businesses were evacuated after firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide inside the building.The Winston-Salem Fire Department responded to 266 S. Stratford Road at approximately 10:53 a.m. Saturday after a report of a strong...
Family of 7 hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
St. Petersburg, FL - Two adults and five children were sent to the hospital after a dangerous level of carbon monoxide filled their St. Petersburg home.Rescue crews responded to the home, located at 2701 5th Street South, Friday morning around 4 a.m. The father was...
Apartments Evacuated Due To Carbon Monoxide, 2 Transported
Palm Beach County, FL - Palm Beach County Fire Rescue is on scene of a gas leak at Worthington Apartment off of Military Trail.Arriving crews evacuated 24 unit. All gas is turned off at this time and hazmat is currently working to detect where the carbon monoxide...
Propane Explosion Harms Mother and Child in Gaines Co.
Seminole, TX- EverythingLubbock.com has confirmed that a mother and an 18-month-old child were taken to University Medical Center early Tuesday evening by Aerocare.The two had been the victim of a propane explosion in or near Seminole.Both were in critical...
Fire Caused By Apparent Gas Explosion Levels Building In NJ
Pennsville, NJ - Officials are investigating a fire believed to have been caused by what appears to be a gas explosion in Salem County, New Jersey.Police say there was a small explosion at a building near the intersection of Rt. 49 and Delaware Avenue in Pennsville...
Carbon Monoxide at Green Bay Complex Sends 2 to Hospital
Green Bay, WI - Two people were taken to a hospital for observation late Saturday when a Green Bay apartment complex registered high levels of carbon monoxide.At about 10:30 p.m., the Green Bay Metro Fire Department was called to a carbon monoxide alarm at 127 S....
Man reported hurt in Bend RV propane explosion, fire
Bend, OR - An apparent explosion and fire at a travel trailer in southwest Bend early Friday reportedly injured a man and apparently was caused by an uncapped propane pipe leaking into the RV, authorities said.Bend Fire Department crews and Deschutes County sheriff's...
Carbon monoxide detected at Adkins Village
Benton Township, MI - Firefighters spent four hours Wednesday clearing Adkins Village Housing in Benton Township after carbon monoxide was detected.Firefighter Phil Grogan said the department was called at 2:43 p.m. and cleared the scene for re-entry at 6:10 p.m.Upon...
Gas sniffers ready for papal duty in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA - While legions of security personnel scan crowds, windows and rooftops for potential dangers during Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia, another group will be sniffing around for an invisible threat.Philadelphia Gas Works, operators of one of the...
Woman found dead in suburban Boynton Beach
Palm Beach County, FL - A woman was found dead inside her suburban Boynton Beach home Sunday.Palm Beach County Fire Rescue says when crews arrived carbon monoxide detectors were going off.Another woman was also in the house and transported to a hospital for...
Campers warn of RV carbon monoxide dangers
Sioux Falls, SD - It's a busy Labor Day weekend across South Dakota. Whether at the State Fair in Huron, the LifeLight music festival in Worthing or just enjoying some family fun at the lake, many people are camping out on this final weekend of summer.But as some...
5 hospitalized for carbon monoxide exposure at motel
Sioux City, IA - SIOUX CITY, Iowa —Authorities say five people have been taken to the hospital in critical condition after being exposed to carbon monoxide at a Sioux City extended-stay motel.The Sioux City Journal reports a 30-year-old woman, her two children and her...
Construction workers overcome by deadly levels of carbon monoxide
Amherst, NY - Six construction workers were overcome by high levels of carbon monoxide as they were working inside a medical office building overnight Thursday.Main-Transit firefighters were called to Windsong Radiology around 1 a.m. after the workers showed ill...
Propane explosion destroys McPherson County home
Moundridge, KS - MOUNDRIDGE, Kan. -- Emergency crews believe a propane gas leak is to blame for an explosion that leveled a house in McPherson County.The explosion happened Wednesday night on the southeast side of Moundridge."It's just a mess there's nothing left,"...