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Bremerton, WA - A gas leak at a Motel 6 in Bremerton, Washington, caused an explosion so severe it brought down a section of the building and flung firefighters 20 feet away.A gas company employee, who had gone to check on the leak Tuesday night, was critically hurt...

Braintree, MA - A contractor was seriously injured in a house explosion in New Braintree Wednesday afternoon, State Fire Marshall Stephen D. Coan's office said.The explosion occurred at approximately 1 p.m. when the contractor was working on installing a new...

Titusville, FL - TITUSVILLE, Fla. -A buildup of carbon monoxide -- not a gas leak -- caused by a non-working fan in the kitchen of a Titusville elementary school sent one student and two staff members to a hospital on Tuesday.Officials said 41 other students at...

St. Joseph, MI - Police on Monday were hoping to climb aboard a boat where one person died Sunday and two others were made seriously ill due to carbon monoxide poisoning.Police believe the poisoning was accidental."The boat is secured at the (U.S.) Coast Guard...

Benton Harbor, MI - BENTON HARBOR, MI — The carbon monoxide that killed one person and hospitalized two others while they were boating on Lake Michigan Sunday afternoon seeped into the boat's cabin from a crack in a generator's exhaust, police said.The Berrien County...

Benton Harbor, MI - Names have been released after one person died and several more -- including first responders -- were treated for carbon monoxide exposure on a boat Sunday afternoon near Jean Klock beach in Benton Harbor, according to Berrien County police.Berrien...

Houston, TX - Three staff members on board a Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center bus had to be taken to the hospital after possible carbon monoxide poisoning.It happened outside the Marq*E Entertainment Center on the Katy Freeway at Silber.According to Cortney Martin...

Golden Gates Estates, FL- A scary morning for one Southwest Florida family after being rushed to the hospital for Carbon Monoxide poisoning.The Vielma family lives off of Desoto Boulevard, where the home filled with the poisonous gas.One of the family members says she...

Knoxville, TN - The Tennessee Fire Marshal's Office hopes to help recreational vehicle owners and renters stay safe this summer by warning people about potential carbon monoxide dangers that can occur in and around tents and RVs.Carbon monoxide leaks "from anywhere...

Holtsville, NY - A carbon monoxide scare led to the evacuation of a hotel late Thursday night in Holtsville, police and fire officials said.Officials said there were no reported injuries.Suffolk County police said the incident at the Ramada Plaza-Long Island MacArthur...

James City County, VA - Three construction workers were taken to the hospital Wednesday after being overcome by carbon monoxide in James City County, according to fire officials.The incident occurred around noon at a home on Marstons Lane.When firefighters arrived,...

Maquoketa, IA - Investigators said a propane leak caused a home explosion June 25 in rural Jackson County. However, the source of the leak could not be determined based on the extensive damage to the home.Ron Humphrey, special agent in charge of the Arson and...

Bakersfield, CA - A man who suffered burns to 80 percent of his body in an Aug. 6 gas explosion has died, according to firefighters.Robert Sprenger, 65, died Tuesday at UCLA's burn unit, a Bakersfield Fire Department news release said.Firefighters determined the...

Montgomery County, MD - An 18-year-old man was being treated for possible carbon monoxide poisoning after a chain saw was left running in the basement of a Potomac home.Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer said EMS units evaluated six...

North Braddock, PA - A fire marshal says an explosion that badly damaged a Pittsburgh-area home last month was caused by a corroded pipe that leaked natural gas that was likely ignited by a pilot light.Sixty-two-year-old Robert Kosko Jr. and his wife, Deborah, escaped...