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Fire Officials: 10 evaluated after high levels of carbon monoxide detected at Md. apt.
Wheaton, MD - Ten people were evaluated after an apartment complex in Montgomery County was evacuated for high levels of carbon monoxide early Tuesday morning, officials said.Pete Piringer, a spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service reported the leak...
10 people treated for possible carbon monoxide poisoning
Atlanta, GA - Authorities in Atlanta say that four children and six adults were taken a hospital to be treated for possible carbon monoxide poisoning.Atlanta fire officials say the 10 people were at a home in northwest Atlanta when they became sick. They were...
Mosinee man hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
Mosinee, WI - A Mosinee man is sitting in a Milwaukee hospital after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning a couple of weeks ago.It all happened during the strong wind storms that slammed the area and knocked out power across the region.The Mosinee Fire District...
Duplex Evacuated Due To Carbon Monoxide
Lincoln, NE - One Lincoln family is waking up in their own beds this morning after a hazmat scare.The resident from this house on Washington street called 911 last night at around 8:30 after smelling a strong gas from her garage.Fire crews checked the carbon monoxide...
2 people taken to hospital for carbon monoxide exposure in Roanoke
Roanoke, VA - A carbon monoxide issue at a Roanoke housing complex sent two people to the hospital on Monday.Roanoke Fire-EMS spokeswoman Tiffany Bradbury said firefighters were called to the Southview Condominiums in the 3500 block of Peters Creek Road shortly before...
Elderly couple sickened by suspected carbon monoxide
Easton, PA - An elderly Northampton Borough couple became sick and were taken to an area hospital in what was suspected exposure to carbon monoxide, police said.Police Chief Ronald Morey said officers and firefighters at 6:30 p.m. Saturday were dispatched to the 2300...
Carbon monoxide in Valley Stream home sends 5 to hospital, police say
Valley Stream, NY - Five people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning inside a Valley Stream home Saturday night, authorities said.Nassau County police officers went to the Elmont Road home, where they found three people a 59-year-old man, a 27-year-old woman and a...
Officials: Montgomery County apartment building evacuated due carbon monoxide
Montgomery County, MD - An apartment in Montgomery County was evacuated Saturday due to areas with a "high concentration" of carbon monoxide in the building, according to fire officials.The Montgomery County Fire Department says they were called to the 11500 block of...
Austin police officer sickened from suspected patrol car poisoning
Austin, TX - An Austin police sergeant nearly passed out early Saturday while driving a Ford Explorer that officials think might have released carbon monoxide gas into the passenger compartment, officials said.The officer was taken by ambulance to a hospital and was...
Fire, Explosion Destroys Home Near Harwood
Cass County, ND - A fire in Harwood left one home destroyed after an explosion spread flames rapidly throughout the house.The call for help came in just before 2:30 p.m. as fire crews from West Fargo and Harwood were dispatched to a home in the 6900th block of 48th...