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Delhi, IA - Two people were hospitalized Saturday after they were found unresponsive in a parked car. Authorities believe the pair were victims of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.Cole Haan, 18, of Epworth, and Nichole Lucas, 17, of Manchester, were flown to the...

Poughkeepsie, NY - A propane explosion wreaked havoc on a Town of Poughkeepsie home Tuesday afternoon, blowing out walls and windows, knocking out part of the foundation and destroying the entire back of the residence."The blast could wake the dead," said Kyle Gordon...

Palm Desert, CA - Unsafe levels of carbon monoxide were discovered at a senior living facility in Palm Desert Saturday.It was reported at 10:37 a.m. at the Segovia Senior Living at 39905 Via Scena.Arriving firefighters found that the carbon monoxide levels in the...

Chesterfield, VA - A leaking propane heater is the cause of the fire that occurred in South Chesterfield Sunday afternoon.According to Assistant Chief John Boatwright, the fire on the 21700 block of Hill Street was caused by a gas leak in the home. The propane heater...

Queens, NY - Four people were killed in a carbon monoxide incident in Floral Park, Queens Friday, sources told CBS2.The incident began at around 3:15 p.m. in a single family home at 260th Street near 86th Avenue, according to EMS.The four dead are two adult men and...

Fort Worth, TX - The Fort Worth Fire Department has cleared Diamond Hill Elementary School for occupation after several adults were taken to the hospital complaining of nausea. One doctor suspected possible carbon-monoxide (CO) poisoning was the cause which prompted...

San Francisco, CA - California regulators imposed the largest penalty in the agency's history, ordering PG&E Corp. to pay $1.6 billion for failures that led to a deadly 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion in a San Francisco suburb.A faulty weld on the pipeline caused...

Lancaster County, PA - In two months, rental properties and apartments in Lancaster County and across the state will be required to have carbon monoxide detectors, according to a state law that goes into effect in June.Local landlords, municipal officials and...

East Orange, NJ - A 29-year-old woman and her 6-year-old daughter found dead in a New Jersey home Wednesday may have been the victims of carbon monoxide poisoning from a gas generator, prosecutors and relatives say.Octavia Campbell and her daughter Christiana were...

Blair County, PA - A medical call for a diabetic emergency in Blair County Tuesday ended up saving more lives than just one.EMS and fire crews were called to the Hoss's Restaurant in Blair Township at around 5 p.m. Tuesday when the meters on their first aid kits went...

Princess Anne, MD - A father and his seven children found dead inside a Maryland home were poisoned by carbon monoxide from a generator they were using because they could not keep up with their electricity bills, relatives and a friend said.Rodney Todd Sr., 36, and...

Alhambra, CA - Police in Alhambra were investigating the death of a 25-year-old Cal State Los Angeles nursing student who was found unconscious at her home on Monday.Monique Rivera was found unresponsive by her mother when she returned home from an afternoon shopping...

West Seneca, NY - In the wake of a carbon monoxide poisoning in Maryland that claimed eight lives, Ken Hansen is reminding people that the tragedy can be avoided.Hansen lost his 16-year-old daughter Amanda back in 2009, when she went to a sleepover and was overcome...

Delavan, WI - Officials are crediting carbon monoxide detectors with alerting authorities to a potentially dangerous situation after a portable generator filled several buildings with the deadly gas.At 2:33 p.m. Monday, Delavan police and firefighters responded to 239...

Middletown, NY - A month after the carbon monoxide poisoning that caused the deaths of three people and hospitalization for nine others, Orange County and City of Newburgh officials are still grappling with how to prevent similar tragedies.It seems apt, during...