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Carbon monoxide detector saved Marmora family’s life, fire company says
Marmora, NJ - A home's working carbon monoxide detector and the owner's quick decision to evacuate may have saved a local family's life, firefighters said this week.The Marmora Volunteer Fire Company and Upper Township Division of EMS responded to a residence on the...
Crews tear down Lancaster County home after propane explosion
Lancaster County, PA - Crews have leveled a Lancaster County home after a 200-pound propane tank exploded on Tuesday afternoon.Officials say the landlord recently switched to propane and one of the tanks leaked into the basement.A woman, 69, and her son, 47, are...
Fire Marshal: propane leak caused explosion in mobile home
Princess Anne, MD - Officials say a propane gas leak led to an explosion and fire in a Somerset County mobile home that left a woman dead.The State Fire Marshal's Office said in a news release Tuesday that 66-year-old Peggy Jean Merritt died of injuries, including...
Propane explosion injures man, destroys home
Farmington, ME - A 71-year-old man was injured and his home destroyed after a gas explosion blew him out of the doorway of his home on Monday evening. The two-story structure at 113 Porcupine Trail was demolished by explosion and the subsequent fire.State Fire...
Pilot injured in Ellendale crash landing possibly affected by carbon monoxide
Ellendale, MN - The pilot of a small plane was able to crawl away from a crash landing in a field Thursday night in southern Minnesota.At about 8:15 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration reported a plane missing to the Rice-Steele Dispatch Center, according to a...
Woodinville man overcome by carbon monoxide, rushed to hospital
Woodinville, WA - A man working in a detached shop was overcome by carbon monoxide Monday afternoon and was rushed to a local hospital.The Woodinville Fire Department said crews were dispatched at 12:57 p.m. to the 16000 block of Northeast 165th Street. He was found...
Deadly carbon monoxide gas sickens 5 in downtown LA building
Los Angeles, CA - Five people, including a pregnant woman, were recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday caused by work to remove a sewage clog in a poorly ventilated business in downtown Los Angeles.Firefighters were called to the scene at 9:27 p.m....
Salem Boys and Girls Club closed following carbon monoxide leak
Salem, NH - The Boys and Girls Club was evacuated for 45 minutes Friday morning after a boiler malfunctioned, releasing carbon monoxide.The carbon monoxide was confined to the mechanical room, where the reading was "very low" at 50 parts per million, according to...
Gas leaks may have caused deadly Georgia home explosion
White County, GA - Authorities believe a gas leak was likely the cause of a house explosion that killed one man in White County on Friday.Authorities were called to the house on Rhododendron Lane after nearby residents reported hearing a loud boom. Responders found...
Llano High School graduate dies of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Stephenville, TX - Erath County authorities are investigating the death of a college student from Llano who might have died from carbon monoxide poisoning.Jacey Smathers, 22, who was a Tarleton State University student, was found unresponsive on a bed at about 12:30...