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Close calls due to carbon monoxide poisoning

Oakhurst, CA - With two recent carbon monoxide poisoning incidents occurring in the Mountain Area, Cal Fire is urging the public to be aware of the dangers of using gas powered generators indoors.Two Coarsegold residents were transported to a Fresno hospital following...

Family sickened by carbon monoxide

Dennis, MA - Five members of a Dennis family who unknowingly suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning were sent to the hospital Saturday, according to the Dennis fire department. Dennis Fire Captain Dan O'Connell said four men, ages 65, 63, 56, and 31, and a woman, 53,...

4 survive carbon monoxide exposure in Garfield

Garfield, NJ - Four people were taken to the hospital after being exposed to carbon monoxide on Christmas morning in their single-family home, police said.All were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and appear to be fine, said Officer Mario Pozo.One...

Carbon monoxide claims one life

Vienna, WV - A Christmas Eve tragedy left one Vienna man dead and his wife in unknown condition after a carbon monoxide leak in an apartment off Rosemar Road, officials said.Their names were not released on Wednesday, providing time for family members to be notified,...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Kills Child

Transylvania County, NC - A child is dead and his father is in the hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning, Wednesday.Deputies responded to a home right behind Cherryfield Baptist Church around 12:30 p.m. after receiving a call for an unresponsive person.They found...

4 hospitalized by carbon monoxide leak in Rosebank

Staten Island, NY - Seven people were evacuated from a multi-family home in Rosebank Tuesday morning in what's being described by authorities as a carbon monoxide incident.Four of the seven people that firefighters evacuated from a residence on St. Mary's Avenue...

Large business evacuated for dangerous carbon monoxide leak

Tonawanda, NY - At least three fire companies responded to then evacuated Wisconsin Box Company in Tonawanda Tuesday evening.The City of Tonawanda Fire Department said employees started evacuating when they felt symptoms related to carbon monoxide exposure earlier in...

2 hurt in natural gas explosion, fire at western Pennsylvania car wash

McDonald, PA - MCDONALD, Pa. — Two men suffered burns to their hands and face in a natural gas explosion and fire at a western Pennsylvania car wash.Police say the owner of Ducky's Car Wash in McDonald had a stuffed up nose and didn't notice the smell of leaking gas...

Carbon monoxide scare at Chicopee apartment building

Chicopee, MA - Some residents of a Chicopee apartment building are being checked out at the hospital following a carbon monoxide leak early Monday afternoon.Chicopee Deputy Fire Chief Wayne LeMay told 22News that a clogged water heater caused the leak at the...

11 Hospitalized in Bath Following Carbon Monoxide Scare

Bath, NY - Eleven people in Bath are recovering after being hospitalized with elevated levels of carbon monoxide.Officials say they were called to Liberty Street Thursday morning for a carbon monoxide alarm going off and people having a hard time breathing.Nine people...

Couple sickened by carbon monoxide in South Bay

Chula Vista, CA - A South Bay couple was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes at their home Thursday, apparently due to a faulty heater.The wife made an emergency call shortly before 9:30 a.m. to report that her husband was unconscious and she was feeling disoriented,...

Firefighters on the scene of a gas explosion in Lancaster City

Lancaster City, PA - Firefighters are still on the scene of a gas explosion in an apartment on South Franklin Street in Lancaster City.It happened in the first floor of a duplex just after 6 p.m.A resident said she heard a loud noise in the basement, then the smell of...