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Anaconda, MT - An Anaconda woman, her son and his girlfriend had just stopped working at a vacant house they planned to rent when an apparent natural gas explosion destroyed the residence.Donna Schrenker tells The Montana Standard (http://bit.ly/1Oeeaqe ) that she had...

Westwood, MA - An employee of White Mountain Shoes was taken to Norwood Hospital for possible carbon monoxide poisoning following a natural gas leak Thursday morning.At 9:18 a.m., Westwood Fire Department Captain Robert Valluzzi said roughly 20 employees from White...

Orlando, FL - Three people were treated for possible carbon monoxide poisoning at a home on Clarcona Road Wednesday afternoon.Paramedics from Orange County Fire Rescue were dispatched to the home about 2:45 p.m.Officials believe the poisonous gas was released as the...

New York, NY - A federal investigation into the East Harlem explosion that killed eight people just over a year ago appears to focus on the connection of a natural gas line with a main running along Park Avenue, according to documents released Wednesday.Investigators...

Fayette County, OH - A December fire that killed a woman and her three grandsons in Fayette County was likely caused by a propane gas explosion, the State Fire Marshal's office has ruled.Due to extensive damage, investigators were unable to determine the source of the...

Westhampton Beach, NY - A Westhampton Beach apartment building was evacuated for roughly an hour on Tuesday afternoon because of a carbon monoxide leak.Westhampton Beach Fire Department Assistant Chief Billy Dalton said 27 people were evacuated from the Oak Street...

Canon City, CO - CANON CITY, Colo. -A man and woman were found dead in a Cañon City home over the weekend, and police say it appears carbon monoxide is to blame.The bodies were found at around 8 p.m. Sunday at a home in the 2000 block of E. Main St.Police say the...

Trenton, NJ - After gas explosions recently destroyed a home in Point Pleasant and another in Stafford Township, a New Jersey lawmaker wants gas detectors installed in new homes or those changing hands before a certificate of occupancy is granted.Sen. Jim Holzapfel...

Lancaster County, PA - Fire officials say a disconnected flue pipe from a gas furnace filled a Lancaster Township home with dangerous levels of carbon monoxide early Sunday morning.According to Deputy Fire Chief Glenn Usdin, medics and Manheim Township police...

Reading, PA - One person was taken to the hospital following a carbon monoxide leak in Reading. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday in a nine-unit apartment complex at 200 North 11th Street.Fire crews responded to the scene and proceeded to call UGI, according to a...

Seaside Heights, NJ - The cause of the Saturday explosion that left one person hospitalized was related to a natural gas leak from inside the residence, authorities said.Emergency crews responded to the explosion and fire on Sumner Avenue around 10:10 a.m. and...

Bellingham, WA - Two young children and a nanny weren't hurt Friday afternoon, March 13, when an explosion in a basement rattled a home in the Edgemoor neighborhood, according to the Bellingham Fire Department.Earlier Friday a private contractor had been working on...

Mooresville, NC - An incident that sent seven people to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning is linked to a popular feature on many new cars - the keyless ignition.The system has been blamed for carbon monoxide deaths and poisonings in several other...

Newburgh, NY - A third person who lived in a Lander Street house that filled with a lethal level of carbon monoxide because of a clogged furnace chimney died on Friday, according to a social worker at Newburgh Ministry.Sister Norma Carney identified the man as James...

Detroit, MI - In what might be one of the most unusual recalls ever, General Motors is recalling 64,000 Chevrolet Volt hybrid cars because they were apparently working as designed. In this recall, it seems it's the owners with problems, not the hybrid cars.GM says two...