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Blackwell, OK - A carbon monoxide leak in the high school practice gymnasium sickened a number of students and several were taken to a hospital Monday morning, Blackwell Fire Chief Dirk Seabridge said.About 8:45 a.m. the seventh- and eighth-grade students were in the...

Riverdale, MD - A Riverdale, Maryland family was released from the hospital after narrowly escaping death from poisonous levels of carbon monoxide.The family of six went to a clinic overnight after suffering from headaches and nausea -- symptoms of what they believed...

Lincoln, NE - An increase in carbon monoxide poisoning calls last year could prompt Nebraska lawmakers to require alarms in houses and apartments.A bill set for a legislative hearing this week would add Nebraska to a growing list of states that require the devices in...

Austin, TX - Seven members of a family, including 5 children, were evaluated for carbon monoxide poisoning in a Southwest Austin home Saturday morning, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.EMS responded to reports of a family's exposure to carbon monoxide in a...

Waseca, MN - An Austin man was found dead in his fish house on Clear Lake in Waseca Thursday afternoon, the Waseca County Sheriff's Office said.William Blom, 41, died of accidental carbon monoxide poising, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office....

Midland, TX - The explosion and subsequent fire earlier this month at a building on South Midkiff Road was believed to be caused by a natural gas leak, according to the Midland Fire Department.The investigation into the fire that occurred about 10 a.m. Jan. 9 revealed...

Muskingum County, OH - An autopsy has revealed that two people found dead in Muskingum County on Tuesday were victims of carbon monoxide poisoning.Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz said today that an autopsy, performed on the male victim identified today as Thomas A....

Greenleaf Township, MN - Sheriff's officials say carbon monoxide likely caused the death of a 27-year-old man in Meeker County.A 21-year-old woman in the Greenleaf Township residence also suffered the effects of carbon monoxide, but survived. She was taken to Meeker...

Vermillion, SD - Fifteen people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after an incident at a Vermillion business.Authorities said they think a forklift being used in a warehouse area at the Alleviant was to blame for the release of the toxic gas Wednesday...

Lucerne Valley, CA - LUCERNE VALLEY — Authorities said two people died Thursday morning from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after a generator was found running in their garage.San Bernardino County Fire Department spokeswoman Tracey Martinez said that a woman...

Parkland, WA - Two people fled to safety Wednesday morning after a natural gas explosion and fire at a Parkland home rocked the neighborhood. Officials said the damage could easily havebeen much worse for other homes and a nearby school.The massive explosion hit just...

Quincy, IL -A mother and her young daughter were taken to the hospital Monday after a carbon monoxide leak in their home.Firefighters responded to 520 North 20th Street in Quincy around 10:45 a.m. when carbon monoxide detectors went off in the home.Lt. Eric Smith said...

Norwalk, CT - Six people were sent to the hospital Saturday night in Norwalk after a carbon monoxide leak.Firefighters arrived on scene to find two adults unconscious and extreme levels of carbon monoxide in the air. It happened in a multi family house on Woodward...

Bismark, ND - Eight people, including four children, were treated after high levels of carbon monoxide were found in the pool area of the Holiday Inn Express.The Bismarck Fire Department responded around 5:25 pm following a report that several children were feeling...

Jefferson, NJ - Two employees of the A&P grocery store on Berkshire Valley Road were taken to the hospital Friday after they were poisoned by carbon monoxide from a faulty heater, New Jersey Herald reported.Jefferson Police Capt. Eric Wilsusen told the newspaper no...