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2 injured in house explosion in Firestone

Firestone, CO - Two roof workers were injured when a house exploded on Cherryvale Street in Firestone at 11:13 a.m.According to authorities, two people were working on the roof when an explosion happened on the second floor of the home, blowing out the windows on the...

3 die from carbon monoxide poisoning in Morgan County home

Morgan County, TN - Three people have died at a home in the southeast part of Morgan County late Saturday night due to carbon monoxide poisoning.Morgan County Chief Deputy Steve Cochran says a father, son and male relative visiting the family died in the home on...

Calls For Gas Inspections Skyrocket After East Village Explosion

New Yor, NY - Calls from customers concerned about gas leaks have risen sharply since the deadly explosion last week in the East Village, and Con Edison inspectors have been working at a frantic pace.As WCBS 880's Marla Diamond reported, Con Ed spokesman Alfonso...

Polk County Explosion Injures Two

Polk County, OK - Two Polk County residents are receiving hospital treatment after an explosion at their home early Friday.About 1:30 a.m., Polk County deputies, Hatfield firefighters and Southwest EMS were dispatched to 105 Faith Lane in Hatfield regarding a fire...

Somerton Native and Family Lose Home in Gas Explosion

Somerton, OH - On March 19th former Somerton resident, Jason Gallagher, son of Shelia Faye Ankrom and Harold “Jimmy” Gallagher, lost his home and much more to a propane gas explosion North of Chickasha, Oklahoma. A propane leak in the house caused an explosion,...

LaPorte County Courthouse back to normal after carbon monoxide leak

La Porte, IN - It was business as usual Tuesday at the historic LaPorte County Courthouse after two boilers leaked deadly gas Monday that produced levels that could have been lethal.According to firefighters, up to 500 parts per million of carbon monoxide were...

NYC fire toll rises to 22 injured, 2 missing

New York, NY - The toll from the blaze that devastated Manhattan's East Village area rose to 22 people injured and two others missing Friday as investigators focused on possible "inappropriate accessing" of the gas line to one of three buildings destroyed by the...

One dead in Vandalia carbon monoxide leak

Vandalia, OH - A woman is dead following a carbon monoxide leak in a Vandalia neighborhood.Crews were called to the 100 block of Maple Street after 1:30 p.m. Saturday.The Montgomery County Coroner was called to the scene. Officials confirmed Patricia Bolden, 43, died...

6 hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak in Baltimore

Baltimore, MD - Six people, including an infant, were taken to a hospital after a carbon monoxide leak late Tuesday morning.A family woke up feeling ill and called 911 shortly before noon. Fire officials told 11 News that crews were called to the 1200 block of East...

Carbon monoxide from space heater sickens Aquebogue farm workers

Aquebogue, NY - Three farm workers were taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center after they experienced headaches and grogginess from carbon monoxide emitted by a space heater at Wells Farm in Aquebogue Tuesday, fire officials and a farm co-owner said.The workers were in...

One dozen being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning from van

Riverton, WY - At least one dozen people, mostly children ranging in age from an infant to two adults are being rushed to SageWest Health Care Hospital in Riverton with apparent carbon monoxide poisoning.The van was stopped by the front entrance to the Wind River...

Two hospitalized, hotel evacuated after carbon monoxide spike

Council Bluffs, IA - A hotel in western Iowa had to be evacuated for several hours after carbon monoxide levels spiked in the pool area and several guests became dizzy.Two people were taken to the hospital for treatment and two others needed oxygen at the Council...

4 hospitalized over carbon monoxide leak

Norfolk, VA - Four people were sent to the hospital Sunday after fire units discovered a carbon monoxide leak in the 1000 block of Hampton Boulevard in Norfolk.Norfolk Fire-Rescue units responded to a female employee in the kitchen area who was not feeling well,...

Home Destroyed, Several People Hurt in Gas Explosion

Columbus, OH - A natural gas explosion felt for miles away blew an Upper Arlington home to bits Saturday afternoon. As many as seven neighboring homes sustained damage, as well.Reporting from the scene, ABC6/FOX28's James Jackson says several people sustained minor...

Woman killed in Amber home explosion

Amber, OK - A woman was killed and another woman was injured after a house blew up in Amber in Grady County."It sounded like a sonic boom going off," said Amber police Chief Michael Lemaster, standing next to what used to be a duplex home."The house was a total mash...