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Nashville, TN - Even when enjoying the great outdoors in Tennessee, RV owners should be wary of the dangers that can arise from carbon monoxide in and around tents and RVs.Often called “the silent killer,” carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless gas created...

Byron, ME - Four young people celebrating a birthday and a graduation at a cabin in Maine likely died of carbon monoxide poisoning hours after their arrival earlier this week, a sheriff said Saturday.The Oxford County Sheriff's Department said it is believed that the...

Aspen, CO - ASPEN - Carbon monoxide poisoning, rather than lightning, may have killed a father and son camping near Aspen.The bodies of 41-year-old Jeffery Beard and 14-year-old Cameron Beard, both of Colorado Springs, were found in their tent south of the Maroon...

Rochester, MN - ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -- Two people became sick Friday after being exposed to carbon monoxide in their apartment.Rochester Fire Department was called to the Gates of Rochester, where two of the occupants were vomiting.Firefighters entered the...

Chesapeake, VA - A Chesapeake family says a carbon monoxide detector saved their lives yesterday.Loretta Lathon had just gotten her carpet cleaned and was going about her normal day with her family, when she began to feel exhausted, dizzy and felt a headache coming...

Chicago, IL - Paramedics responding to a patient at a nursing home Thursday morning in the South Side Grand Boulevard neighborhood discovered high levels of carbon monoxide at the facility.The Fire Department responded to Community Care Center at 4314 S. Wabash Ave....

Belleville, IL- BELLEVILLE Firefighters concerned over a crack found in a boiler in the basement of a Belleville nursing home Monday returned Tuesday and detected levels of carbon monoxide more than 83 times what's considered acceptable in homes.Belleville Fire Chief...

Columbus, IN- Several people, including medics and a deputy, were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes when they responded to a Columbus home.According to officials, two medics and a Bartholomew County Sheriff's Deputy were called to the 3500-block of South 450 East.When...

Coweta County, GA - A maintenance worker was injured in a propane explosion at the Coweta County Jail on Friday.Edward Monroe was working in a portable commercial kitchen that is currently being used to handle the cooking needs while the jail kitchen is under...

North Braddock, PA - All residents were accounted for after a reported explosion that peeled the entire front wall off a house Tuesday morning in North Braddock.Heavy damage was visible in the front and rear of the home on Rebecca Avenue.Dave Andrews, the borough's...

York, ME - Maine authorities say a 59-year-old Vermont man died at sea of carbon monoxide poisoning last month about 13 miles off of York Harbor.An initial Coast Guard investigation found that Forest Woodruff and 57-year-old Russell Smith, both of Jamaica, Vermont,...

Newark, NJ - A putative class action lawsuit filed in federal court in Newark claims a design defect in certain Ford Explorer, Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX models allows carbon monoxide to enter the passenger compartment.Ford has known of the defect since 2012 but has...

Tulsa, OK - The Grand River Dam Authority Police Department continues to investigate three boating accidents that occurred Saturday, two of which were fatal.Officers say one of the incidents that happened in the back of the Duck Creek arm of Grand Lake is being...

Grove, OK - The names of the two people killed and several injured during the deadly and dangerous holiday weekend on two area lakes were released Monday.Carbon monoxide poisoning killed one boater and sickened five others as they celebrated July 4 in the Duck Creek...

Cleveland, OH - With a beautiful holiday weekend expected, many people plan to spend time on boats. But there's something you need to be careful of that most people don't associate with boating. It's not the dangers of drinking, but rather carbon monoxide...