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Long Beach Ice Arena reopens after carbon monoxide scare
Nassau County, NY - City officials closed the Long Beach Ice Arena for several hours Wednesday after youth hockey players reported feeling sick during the previous night's practice.Firefighters then found elevated carbon monoxide levels in some areas, as high as...
10 Hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide Exposure in Port Washington
Port Washington, NY - Ten people were hospitalized after becoming ill from carbon monoxide fumes that came from a Port Washington restaurant Wednesday morning, police say.According to authorities, Eastern Strawberry Restaurant, located at 704 Port Washington Blvd.,...
Carbon monoxide poisoning sends Sedona family to the hospital
Sedona, AZ - Eight members of a Sedona family are recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning because of gas leaking from the furnace.Units from the Sedona Fire District were called to the family's home shortly after 9:30 Monday morning.An adult male was experiencing...
Explosion levels Pine Island house
Pine Island, NY - PINE ISLAND - An explosion leveled a Pine Island house Tuesday afternoon.The explosion, which could be heard for miles, leveled the house at 91 Walling Road around 3:30 p.m.Authorities say the homeowner came home and immediately smelled gas when she...
Hamilton apartment building evacuated due to carbon monoxide
Hamilton, NJ - Firefighters evacuated the McCorristin Square senior apartments on Leonard Avenue Monday after carbon monoxide filled the building, officials said.No residents were injured during the incident, which began at about 11 a.m. at the complex off Cedar Lane,...
Carbon monoxide detector saves local family from toxic fumes
Burton, SC - A local family of five was saved from toxic fumes in their home Friday thanks to the activation of their carbon monoxide detector.The Burton Fire District responded to the alarm at the residence in Burton, just before 7 a.m. The family heard the alarm and...
Multiple people hospitalized for carbon monoxide exposure in Ohio
Elyria, OH - Authorities say multiple people have been hospitalized after 70 employees were exposed to carbon monoxide fumes at an Ohio business.Lorain County Automotive Systems in Elyria was evacuated Wednesday night after an employee reported having chest pains and...
Church annex explosion hurt 1, damaged nearby home
Hammond, IN - Debris from an explosion at a church annex Monday blew out windows at a home next door and landed on the home's roof, officials said.The cause of the explosion that burned a Bethel Congregational Church deacon remained under investigation Tuesday...
18 people in Salisbury house being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Salisbury, NC - Eighteen people are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after spending time inside a house in Salisbury on Tuesday, according to emergency officials, and the homeowner says he doesn't know how the generator ended up inside his home.The cases...
Carbon monoxide suspected in death of 4 men inside Detroit business
Detroit, MI - A tragic accident kills four men on Detroit's west side - a generator was running on the outside, filling the facility with gas."I'm in total disbelief," said Mardy Woods. "Because in 2016 I've lost six family members."Woods found out he also lost his...