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Hodgeman County, KS - An apparent propane gas explosion at a rural Hodgeman County home Sunday critically injured a Jetmore-area father and son.Kenneth "Scott" Kreger, 51, and Alex Kreger, 20, were listed in critical condition at Via Christi Regional Medical Center's...

Cleveland, OH - CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Two Cleveland residents were hospitalized Sunday with symptoms consistent with carbon monoxide poisoning.Firefighters were called to a home in the 3800 block of Daisy Avenue about 10:30 a.m. and learned a man and woman were...

Virginia Beach, VA - An elderly couple was taken to the hospital after they left their car running in the garage.Virginia Beach Police Battalion Chief Amy Valdez said they received a call for a stroke victim on Whispering Oaks Place, early Thursday morning.When rescue...

Northampton, MA - Emergency personnel evacuated two downtown restaurants late Tuesday morning due to the presence of high carbon monoxide levels within the building that they share.Some 10 to 12 people were evacuated from the Local Burger and Banh Mi Saigon...

Parsippany, NJ - Police say a 24-year-old Vernon man died accidentally in his car, poisoned by the carbon monoxide from a propane camping lantern he'd left on.On Sunday, officers responded to the WaWa gas station on New Road for a report by Vernon police of a missing...

Cincinnati, OH - As weather in the Tri-State took its first dip to near freezing temperatures over the weekend, Cincinnati crews responded to their first home emergency involving carbon monoxide (CO).Shortly after midnight Monday, firefighters and medical technicians...

Santee, CA - A propane explosion in a trailer at a Santee campground sent two people to the hospital with burn injuries Sunday night.The explosion occurred at 9 p.m. at the Santee Lakes Recreational Preserve in the 8900 block of Fanita Parkway. The explosion blew off...

Vernon Hills, IL - A faulty furnace is to blame for the carbon monoxide poisoning illnesses of five Vernon Hillsresidents Sunday afternoon, according to the Countryside Fire Protection District.The five people affected, all residents of a house on the 300 block of...

Luzerne County, PA - Experts say that propane is one of the safest ways to heat your home.However, there is a warning after two recent explosions in our area.Firefighters believe propane may have played a role in the destruction of a home in Newfoundland, Pike County....

Raleigh, NC - Detection of a potentially deadly gas Thursday caused the evacuation of a Raleigh ice rink.Firefighters evacuated the Iceplex skating rink after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected.One hockey mom hopes this incident will prompt other rinks to be...

Fairbanks, AK - Nearly two dozen Anchorage-based soldiers were treated in Fairbanks on Thursdayfor carbon monoxide exposure they sustained during a morning field training exercise.The soldiers, paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th...

Lancaster, PA - Park City Center was forced to delay opening Thursday after a generator spewed carbon monoxide throughout the building.Lancaster city fire battalion chief Jeff Oatman said contractors working on an electrical system had to shut down the power where...

Johnstown, PA - Four people were taken to the hospital and two dogs taken to a nearby vet after firefighters found high levels of Carbon monoxide (CO) in their home.Johnstown firefighters were called to the 200 block of Bond Street in the city's Moxham neighborhood...

Dearborn, MI - A 77-year-old man working inside a vacant house in the 4900 block of Jonathon Street in Dearborn was injured in a natural gas explosion Wednesday.Fire Chief Joseph Murray said the department received reports of a structure fire and a man on the front...

Rusk, TX - An elderly East Texas couple was burned in a gas explosion that a relative says probably saved their lives.Wendell and Jean Nealey were hospitalized after the explosion Monday night at their trailer, Cherokee County Sheriff Capt. John Raffield said.The...