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Leicester, MA - Authorities say two Leicester residents have been taken to the hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.Fire Chief Robert Wilson says high levels of carbon monoxide in the home were caused by the use of a generator in the basement because the...

Charlotte, NC - Fire investigators said a crew using "improper equipment" caused increased carbon monoxide levels that forced the evacuation of a Charlotte hotel Monday evening.No injuries were reported in the incident at the Sleep Inn on Banner Elk Drive. That is off...

Nanuet, NY - A family of seven – including three young children – was evacuated from a Louise Place home and taken to the hospital after they were sickened by carbon monoxide early Monday, authorities said.A malfunctioning furnace leaked the potentially deadly,...

Allentown, PA - A 9-year-old Allentown boy was overcome by carbon monoxide and three other people were sickened Friday evening, hours after the heat was turned on in their home for the first time this season, officials said.The boy was taken by Allentown EMS to the...

Seatac, WA - The Radisson Hotel on International Boulevard in SeaTac was evacuated Saturday, after an alarm was activated by the presence of carbon monoxide.At 1:47 p.m., the Kent Fire Department was dispatched to the seven-story hotel.Firefighters confirmed the...

Loveland, CO - Loveland firefighters evacuated residents of the Lincoln Place Apartments on Friday afternoon after construction work on the ground floor set off carbon monoxide detectors.Workers using gas-powered concrete saws in the future location of Origins Wine...

Norfolk, VA - Norfolk General District Court is closed for the rest of the day due to high levels of carbon monoxide detected inside the building Thursday morning.City officials said the reports initially came from a smell in the building on 811 E. City Hall Ave. A...

Chicago, IL - As many as nine people were taken to hospitals Wednesday morning, after high carbon monoxide readings were detected at a West Englewood high school.Around 10 a.m., firefighters conducted a hazardous materials response at Harper High School, at 65th and...

Garden City, KS - Seven people are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after a generator was poorly installed in a recreational vehicle.Garden City emergency crews were called to the 1600 block of Taylor Plaza around 6 p.m. Saturday. They arrived to find...

Dexter, KS - Authorities in Cowley County rushed to Dexter Wednesday morning for carbon monoxide poisoning cases at Dexter Elementary School.The Winfield Hospital said the call came around 10:30 a.m., and they received their first patient soon after. The hospital...

Portsmouth, OH - An explosion at an apartment building in Scioto County has been ruled accidental.The Division of State Fire Marshal's Fire and Explosion Investigation Bureau determined the cause was a natural gas leak that came in contact with an open flame,...

Glocester, RI - The manager of the mobile home park where an explosion happened over the weekend believes a propane gas leak is to blame for the incident.Crews were called to the scene on Hemlock Drive in the Chepachet section of Glocester shortly after 10 p.m....

Borger, TX - Residents at a Texas Panhandle apartment building that was heavily damaged by a deadly explosion say they've had problems for months with gas odors at the structure.The Amarillo Globe-News reports that some of the building's residents earlier this year...

Vernon, CT - Vernon Police and emergency crews found a woman unconscious Sunday afternoon, as a result of exposure to high levels of carbon monoxide. Two police officers were exposed to the fumes while trying to rescue her and were sent to the hospital.Vernon Police...

Newark, OH - A Newark couple only suffered minor injures after their two-story house exploded Sunday morning, killing their dog.It happened shortly before 8:00 a.m. in the 1100 block of Pembroke Road."Just a really loud explosion," said neighbor Amy Gillham. "We...