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Carbon monoxide sickens two at Palmyra plant

Palmyra, WI - Two workers at a packaging plant in Palmyra were sickened Friday by carbon monoxide fumes from a propane-powered forklift, fire department officials said.Shortly after 2:30 p.m. police and first responders were sent to a reported medical emergency at...

Carbon monoxide exposure in Houston home sends 9 to hospitals

Houston, TX - Nine people were evacuated from a Houston home after suffering severe carbon monoxide poisoning Monday night in a case firefighters said could easily have been fatal.Houston Fire Chief Christian Hartley said one resident at the home on Corn Street called...

Man rescued from roof after Ogden home explodes, goes up in flames

Ogden, UT - A man was rescued from the roof of a burning Ogden home following an explosion inside the residence Tuesday.Ogden deputy fire chief Eric Bauman said the man was hospitalized after his rescue from the home located at 2831 S. Monroe Boulevard. The man's...

Propane explosion rocks Rock Island jewelry store

Rock Island, IL- Rock Island Fire Marshal Greg Marty says the explosion inside Vintage Rose Jewelry and Antiques was the result of a propane explosion. Marty says it was caused by equipment being used at the time for jewelry repair. Construction crews are currently...

Two Naples residents hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning

Naples, ME - Two people were taken to the hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning Monday afternoon in Naples.Naples Fire Chief Chris Pond said carbon monoxide levels inside the single-family home at 4 Bayou Road were dangerously high.Pond said firefighters...

Elevated carbon monoxide levels send Rochester woman to the hospital

Rochester, MN - Elevated carbon monoxide levels in a home in northwest Rochester sends a woman to the hospital Friday morning.While the rest of her family was sleeping, Donna Skrukrud was taking her dogs out when she began feeling ill and worried that she would pass...

Five Children, Adult Overcome By Carbon Monoxide At Waltham Laundromat

Waltham, MA - Five children and a woman were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes at a Waltham laundromat Sunday afternoon.Waltham firefighters were called to Clear Water Laundromat on River Street for elevated CO levels shortly before 2 p.m.“It's very scary,” Lori...