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Steamboat Springs police say carbon monoxide suspected in 2 deaths

Steamboat Springs, CO - Police confirmed Saturday that they found the bodies of a missing Steamboat Springs woman and a man in his pickup in the Sarvis Creek parking area south of Steamboat Springs.Police identified Page Stockdale and Mark Schiebel after being...

13 sickened by carbon monoxide fumes at Suffolk warehouse

Suffolk, VA - Unseasonably cold weather was partly to blame for a hazmat situation that sickened 13 in Suffolk Thursday.Employees were operating fork lifts inside a warehouse in the 1000 block of Obici Industrial Blvd. with the doors closed, which caused an unsafe...

Firefighters investigate Jackson explosion

Jackson Hole, WY - The Jackson Hole Fire Department said they still aren't aware what caused Thursday's propane explosion. During Friday morning's investigation, they found more leaks in the AmeriGas company's propane tank."We found out that there are more leaks...

$10.8M fine over Carmel natural gas blast

San Francisco, CA - Pacific Gas and Electric Company has been fined $10.85 million for a March natural gas explosion that destroyed a cottage in Carmel.The California Public Utilities Commission says in a Thursday statement the utility violated safety rules and failed...

Three people survive carbon monoxide scare

Papillion, NE - A terrifying start to the day happened when three people were rushed to the hospital from their home Thursday, sick with carbon monoxide poisoning. Firefighters said a car left running overnight in the garage was the culprit. Capt. Brian O'Shea of the...

Burlington Building Evacuated Due To Carbon Monoxide

Burlington, IA - The colder temperatures this fall are giving furnaces across the QCA an earlier than normal workout and in some cases, demonstrating how important it is to keep them in good repair.A building in Burlington, Iowa was evacuated due to elevated levels of...

3 hospitalized for possible carbon monoxide poisoning

Omaha, NE - Three people were taken to a hospital in serious condition after a report of possible carbon monoxide poisoning Thursday morning.Emergency crews were sent to the home just south of 46th and L streets around 9 a.m.Initial reports indicate a car was left...

Lubbock mother’s quick thinking saves children from CO poisoning

Lubbock, TX - A Lubbock mother quickly recognized symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning in her children and rushed to get them the treatment they needed.According to Lubbock Fire and Rescue, firefighters responded just after 10 p.m. Monday to a call that there may be...

Man critical after CO poisoning

Tyrone Township, MI- Hartland Township firefighters rescued a Tyrone Township man who was "completely unconscious" in his home due to carbon monoxide poisoning.Fire Marshal Mike Bernardin of the Hartland Deerfield Fire Authority said the patient was last known to be...

INVESTIGATORS: A nose for danger

Tracy, MN - The most obvious sign pointing to a gas leak is a rotten egg odor, but a Fox 9 investigation reveals you can't always trust that smell to signal danger.Family didn't detect itSonja Timmons and her three daughters spent two years recovering from painful...

Carbon monoxide leak at Lincoln Manor causes evacuation

Lincoln, NE - High carbon monoxide levels caused the evacuation of Lincoln Manor residents Wednesday morning, a Black Hills Energy spokesperson said.The residents of the assisted living facility at 2626 N. 49th St. were taken to nearby First United Methodist Church...

Incidents in MD involving propane prompt safety reminders

Stow, MA - State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci reminds all Marylanders to use appropriate safety precautions when using fuel-fired appliances that connect to propane or natural gas.“Injuries and fatalities resulting from an explosion involving liquid and vapor fuels...

Carbon monoxide leak puts family in danger

El Paso, TX - One family was in a near-death situation when their carbon monoxide detector went off in the middle of the night.Fortunately, father of three and husband Elijah Allen heard the alarm and told his family."It was lethal enough to kill them and if I...

High levels of carbon monoxide found at Canutillo home

Canutillo, TX - A woman, boy were found on the floor of home with high levels of carbon monoxide Tuesday morning.The woman called emergency officials claiming she felt weak and wasn't feeling well, said El Paso County sheriff's spokeswoman Chris Acosta.When sheriff's...