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Couple found dead in Ohio home; carbon monoxide suspected
Troy, OH - A couple who was found dead in their Ohio home has been identified, and investigators believe that carbon monoxide is to blame.Lillian Graef, 94, and Richard Graef, 91, were found dead Feb. 8 in their Troy, Ohio, home.A call for help came in around midday...
Hampshire business evacuated after carbon monoxide leak detected
Hampshire, IL - The Hampshire Fire Department responded to high levels of carbon monoxide at RPS Products Inc., at 8:30 a.m. on Monday.About 60 people were evacuated from the building, 281 Keyes Avenue in Hampshire, and two people were treated at the scene, according...
Invisible danger: Ford addresses growing safety concerns about Explorers & exhaust leakage
Huntsville, AL - Ford is addressing growing safety concerns about recent Explorer models. Hundreds of customers believe the SUVs may be making them sick.Dash cam video shows the moment Newport Beach police officer Brian McDowell's life changed. He was responding to a...
Two hospitalized after Bedford carbon monoxide leak
Bedford, MA - BEDFORD -- Carbon monoxide detectors in a Bedford apartment building may have averted a tragedy Sunday, when they alerted residents to high levels of the dangerous gas that sent two people to the hospital as their building was evacuated.Fire Chief David...
4 Hospitalized after possible carbon monoxide leak in North Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA - Four people were hospitalized after a possible carbon monoxide leak in North Philadelphia.The incident was reported around 2:30 p.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of Williams Street."I kept waking up saying my head is hurting, every 20 minutes, every...
St. Lawrence Gas tells village government and residents in Massena to take safety precautions whenever digging
Massena, NY - An official with St. Lawrence Gas says village government and residents should be aware of underground gas lines and take safety precautions whenever digging.Tom Carroll, who works for the company, stopped in Massena on Tuesday as part of an effort to...
Two Hyannis residents taken to hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning
Hyannis, MA - Two people were taken to the hospital late Thursday for carbon monoxide poisoning after they ran a generator in an unventilated garage, according to a Hyannis fire official. The injuries were considered non-life-threatening.During Thursday's snowstorm,...
Couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning
Steubenville, OH - An autopsy showed a couple found dead in their home at 1220 Lincoln Ave. on Sunday evening died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, the Jefferson County Coroner's Office reported.The bodies were sent for an autopsy on Tuesday after blood tests...
Deaths of angler and boater prompts warning, law about carbon monoxide
Minneapolis, MN - The dangers posed by carbon monoxide poisoning made the news recently when relatives of Jared Johnson talked about his death publicly for the first time. Johnson was ice fishing on Leech Lake when his death occurred. The cause of death was determined...
Natural gas may have caused explosion that destroyed home in Akron
Akron, OH - Fire officials think natural gas may have caused a house explosion that shook a neighborhood in Akron Tuesday night.The explosion happened around 7:30 p.m. at the house on the corner of South Hawkins and Courtland Avenue.The house was completely flattened...