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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...

Brockton, MA - Bruce Martin's crews have worked on catch basins in Whitman only to get an unexpected whiff of gas. The town has 125 unrepaired leaks, with the oldest going back to 1994 – and Martin, Whitman's highway superintendent, says the leaks have put a strain on...

Avalon Park, FL - Thirteen people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after a 24-hour Walmart in central Florida was evacuated.Orange County Fire Rescue officials say the gas had reached unsafe levels by 4 a.m. Sunday at the Avalon Park store. Fire officials...

Pittsburgh, PA - An explosion in a tailgating lot on Pittsburgh's North Side Saturday night damaged nearly a dozen vehicles and sent one woman to a hospital, police said.The unidentified woman tailgated with others in a lot near Federal Street and South Commons before...

Hockessin, DE - A senior living center in New Castle County was forced to temporarily evacuate Friday morning after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected.Chopper 3 was over the Cokesbury Village, located on the 700 block of Loveville Road, where the residents...

Philadelphia, PA - Seven people, including two children and a firefighter, were taken to the hospital after getting sick from carbon monoxide fumes in Southwest Philadelphia.The incident happened about 11:30 p.m. Thursday in the 2700 block of Island Avenue.According...

Allentown, PA - Allentown police and firefighters evacuated about 200 senior citizens from the Episcopal House on Monday night because of detected levels of carbon monoxide in the building.Around 8 p.m., two police units were dispatched to the senior high-rise...

Six Lakes, MI - SIX LAKES — What started out as a normal afternoon for the Dolson family turned into a shocker.Quite literally.Just around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Todd Dolson was upstairs in his Six Lakes home when he heard a loud bang and felt his whole house literally...

Addison Township, MI - Propane gas is the suspected cause of a July 22 explosion inside an Addison Township home.Firefighters were called to the 2600 block of Lakeville Rd., between Hosner and Lake George roads, for a reported structure fire.According to Addison Fire...

Pitkin County, CO - Pitkin County officials say a Colorado Springs man and his 13-year-old son found dead in a tent at the Maroon Bells earlier this month died from carbon monoxide poisoning.The county coroner's office said Jeffery Beard, 41, and Cameron Beard died...

Norfolk, VA - A Norfolk restaurant has reopened after being shut down because of high levels of carbon monoxide.“It's something that threatens your health and can possibly threaten your life,” Norfolk Fire Department Battalion Chief Julian Williamson said.Carbon...