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San Antonio, TX - Four children and two adults were hospitalized late Wednesday evening after they became sick from carbon monoxide, San Antonio fire officials said.Fire crews responded to the incident just before 9 p.m. in the 600 block of N. New Braunfels...

Salem, OR - Marion County Fire District No. 1 responded to a report of an explosion at Jordan St SE around 9:25 p.m. on Tuesday.Fire crews say when they arrived they saw flames on the exterior of the pool house.The explosion sent burning debris into the yard...

Pattenburg, NJ - UNION TWP. — A leaking wood stove pipe and a blocked chimney resulted in carbon monoxide (CO) fumes sickening two people, their cat and their dog here Wednesday morning.Volunteers from Pattenburg Fire Company and other agencies responded to the call...

Yonkers, NY - YONKERS - Three people are recovering after a carbon monoxide scare in their Yonkers apartment building.Yonkers firefighters say they were called to the building at 95 Walsh Road around midnight because carbon monoxide detectors were going off. A test in...

Hudson, MA - A gas-powered forklift used without proper ventilation led to the hospitalization of one person Tuesday evening.Hudson firefighters were called to 75 River Road at 7:08 p.m. where they found a person, whose age and gender was not given by Hudson police,...

Stafford Township, NJ - A natural gas explosion that ripped a house apart injured five utility workers this morning and forced evacuations in Stafford Township, authorities said.The gas explosion occurred at a home on Oak Avenue near Route 9, said Al Della Fave,...

Calverton, NY - A man suffered carbon monoxide poisoning inside a Calverton home Tuesday night, Riverhead fire officials said.The victim also suffered a head injury and was found passed out when rescue workers arrived at the Baiting Hollow Lane home shortly after 9...

Alexandria, KY - Authorities say one home was flattened and a few others were damaged in a late-night explosion that injured two people and was felt for miles away.Alexandria Fire Department Captain Keith Hamman told The Kentucky Enquirer he lives three miles from the...

Suffolk, NY - A residential home explosion that leveled a residence in Brentwood Sunday evening left a woman hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit at Stony Brook University Hospital, Suffolk County police said.Police identified the victim as Ryan Flanagan, 24, and...

Beltsville, MD - A Prince George's County woman is in serious condition and her dog is dead after fire officials say a malfunctioning natural gas water heater caused high amounts of carbon monoxide in her home.Mark Brady, a spokesman for the Prince George's County...

New Castle, PA - An explosion knocked a garage off its foundations and seriously injured a man Sunday night.The victim — identified by a family member as Francis Owens — sustained third degree burns on some of his body, according to the same relative.New Castle...

Canton, MA - A natural gas explosion and fire officials say was triggered by falling ice has damaged a building housing offices of the Norfolk County District Attorney.Fire officials in Canton said the fire broke out just before 2 a.m. Sunday in an outside gas meter...

Rochester, NY - City firefighters said a malfunctioning boiler created a carbon monoxide buildup at a three-unit house at 31 Park Ave. around 3 p.m. Saturday.Firefighters ventilated the two-story house, which was enveloped in smoke. People were said to be home at the...

Monroe County, MI - A man was injured seriously with burns on his face and hands after a propane heater exploded about 7:30 p.m. at a home in the 800 block of W. Eighth St.The victim was taken to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, where he was expected to be...

Bath, PA - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has leveled its maximum fine of $2 million against a Moore Township mobile home park operator for safety violations discovered after a deadly explosion last year.William Neith died Feb. 14, 2014, when his home at...