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Four confirmed dead in Pine Ridge Explosion
Pine Ridge, SD - PINE RIDGE, S.D. - Four people are confirmed dead and with even more injured after a propane explosion on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Among the dead are an elderly man and woman and two younger women.Oglala Sioux Tribe spokesperson Kevin Yellow Bird...
Gas Leak Blamed For House Explosion In Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton, NJ - A house exploded in Trenton, New Jersey Wednesday afternoon, and a natural gas leak was believed to be to blame.Around 3:13 p.m., police were called out for reports of an explosion on Wayne Avenue in Trenton, CBS Philadelphia reported.Fire officials...
2 Homes ‘Flattened’ in NJ Gas Explosion: Officials
Paterson, NJ - Two homes were destroyed, a third had serious damage, and at least a dozen others were impacted in a gas explosion in New Jersey Tuesday morning, fire officials said.Paterson Fire Chief Michael Postorino said that firefighters were able to get everyone...
Darke Co. woman calls 911 after nephew found barely conscious at home
Greenville, OH - A Greenville woman called 911 after she found her nephew barely conscious inside a home Tuesday.It happened just after noon in the 3700 block of Hickory Lane in the Wayne Lakes neighborhood.She told dispatchers that she was outside smoking and...
2 hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure at APG
Baltimore, MA - Two workers at Aberdeen Proving Ground were hospitalized Monday after being exposed to carbon monoxide, an installation spokeswoman said.A team of contractors was using some equipment powered by propane and tripped an alarm, spokeswoman Heather Roelker...
Propane heater explosion severely burns Clinton family
Sevier County, UT- A Clinton family camping in a cargo trailer near Fish Lake suffered severe burns when a leaking propane heater erupted in flames Sunday.The family of five, ages 40 to 7, all received first- to third-degree burns to their faces and extremities,...
Woman escapes, home damaged in natural gas explosion
Dayton, OH - Firefighters said an 83-year-old Dayton woman was not hurt, but will be displaced after a natural gas explosion damaged her house.Crews were first dispatched to the 100 block of Edith Street around 3:30 a.m. Thursday on a reported structure fire.Dayton...
Possible Gas Explosion Damages Oak Lawn Apartment Complex
Dallas, TX - A gas explosion has severely damaged the laundry room of an apartment complex in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas.According to Dallas Fire & Rescue, one person was injured by flying glass when a possible natural gas leak caused an explosion in the second floor...
Fire chief: Georgetown food stand destroyed after explosion
Georgetown, SC - Firefighters say a propane leak most likely caused an explosion that destroyed a city food stand last week.At about 5:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23, Georgetown City Fire Department teams responded to Wings N' Things, 101 N. Merriman Road, to find the...
4 Uhrichsville residents treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Uhrichsville, OH - Four residents of 302 Walnut St. were hospitalized after they were exposed to potentially dangerous levels of carbon monoxide Sunday morning.The residents two adults, a 15-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy were transported to specialty care...