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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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,"...

Honey Brook Township, PA - A father and son are picking up the pieces after part of their home exploded on Wednesday night in Chester County. Officials were called to the blast in the 1000 block of Twin County Road in Honey Brook Township just before 8 p.m."I don't...

Tampa Bay, FL - The food truck industry is growing but so are concerns regarding regulation.A food truck exploded on the streets of Philadelphia last summer. Two 100-gallon propane tanks were mounted on the back. A gas leak caused the explosion. A mother and her...

Mesquite, NV - MESQUITE, Nev. – A citizen welfare check evolved into the evacuation of three homes and the necessity of police officers being medically treated for carbon monoxide exposure in Mesquite, Nevada, Friday.Officers from the Mesquite Police Department were...

Kankakee, IL - Six people were hospitalized on Tuesday morning with carbon monoxide poisoning because of a faulty water heater at an east Kankakee duplex.Kankakee firefighters were dispatched to the 2700 block of Cranbrook Street after Riverside Medical Center...

Bellingham, WA - An elderly couple was found dead Wednesday evening inside their rural Whatcom County home.One of the couple's relatives went to their home, located about five miles north of Bellingham, Tuesday evening after not hearing from them for several days,...