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Fire marshal: Propane leak caused Block Island house explosion
New Shoreham, RI - A propane leak at a house off West Side Road on Block Island was the culprit for an explosion that blew apart a large portion of the building early Tuesday morning.The owners of the summer rental property were out of town and asked a neighbor to...
5 Hospitalized For Carbon Monoxide In Summit
Summit, NJ - Two Summit residents and three first responders were hospitalized early Thursday morning due to carbon monoxide, Summit Volunteer EMS reported.A Summit resident called 9-1-1 just before 3 a.m. on May 18 reporting heart palpitations. However, not long...
Natural gas leak caused explosion, fire at apartment in Springfield
Springfield, MO - Investigators say a natural gas leak caused an explosion and fire inside an apartment on Monday morning.The fire happened at a building with both businesses on bottom and apartments on top near Boonville Avenue at Scott Street, across from the Greene...
Carbon Monoxide Exposure Sends Five to Hospital
Union, NJ - Five residents from a Julian Terrace home were transported to Newark Beth Israel Hospital Sunday night due to carbon monoxide exposure.The identity of the residents is not available.According to Union fire officials, initial reports indicated that a female...
Carbon monoxide death reported in Kingsport; Family members treated for exposure
Kingsport, TN - The Kingsport Fire Department says a barking dog may have saved the lives of family members after a person died from carbon monoxide poisoning.Barry Brickey, public information officer for the KFD, says first responders were called to a home Friday...
Carbon monoxide gas sends 5 to area hospital
Hazelton, PA - Three adults and two infants went to a hospital after firefighters detected high levels of carbon monoxide in a double home in Hazleton on Tuesday morning.Firefighters were summoned to 770-772 Seybert St. at 11:18 a.m. after a resident at 770 Seybert...
Two adults, three kids treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at Wake County home
Wake County, NC - Five people were hospitalized early Wednesday morning after being exposed to carbon monoxide at a Wake County home.Authorities were called around 4 a.m. to the family's house in the 3000 block of Fox Run Farm Lane, near Sun Kiss Court.When emergency...
Police: Carbon monoxide to blame for officer’s crash, signaling bigger problems for Ford
Henderson, LA - Carbon monoxide is believed to have caused a police officer's crash and could mean bigger problems for one of America's largest carmakers.A Henderson police officer is recovering after a crash investigators say is the result of carbon monoxide...
Kentucky teen recovering from garage explosion
Louisville, KY - A Louisville teen is lucky to be alive after a powerful explosion destroyed his grandmother's garage.16-year-old Nick Thrasher was just trying to do laundry.Investigators say that when he tried to start the dryer a natural gas leak must have created a...
Carbon Monoxide Kills Two in Snyder County
Snyder County, PA - A pair of deaths in Snyder County have been ruled accidental.In late March, 15-year-old Jada and 41-year-old Donovan Gillison were found dead inside their home near Selinsgrove.Investigators say that testing results from both bodies show that both...