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Washington, DC - A WUSA9/USA TODAY investigation has identified a secret list of risky natural gas pipelines all over the Washington area.WUSA9 is battling to get it, but gas companies and state regulators are fighting releasing the list to the public.Our review...

Danville, NH - A New Hampshire couple says their lives may have been spared by their decision to go out for dinner 10 minutes before an explosion rocked their house, according to local media.William and Susan Foster of Danville, a town in the southeast part of the...

Charlotte, NC - More than a year after three people died at a Best Western in Boone, the chain has ordered its hotels to install carbon monoxide alarms in all guest rooms.Best Western's board of directors agreed last week to require that all North American hotels...

Orlando, FL - Five people were treated then transported to local hospitals following a carbon monoxide leak at a grocery store near Pine Hills, Orange County Fire Rescue officials say.A Hazmat team was sent to the Caribbean Supercenter at 5111 West Colonial Drive...

Madison County, IL - A man and woman have been badly injured and four children escaped a house explosion near Maryville, Ill. Monday evening.The couple had a propane delivery earlier in the day, according to authorities. The explosion occurred when the couple...

Canadaigua, NY - Four children were taken to the hospital Friday after elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected at a Canandaigua child care facility.According to Dawn Dennis, the director of Our Children's Place on Wilcox Lane, all four kids are expected to be...

East Haven, CT - Community members are rallying around an East Haven family whose home was destroyed Friday morning by a fire and propane explosion that killed several cats and one dog.Fire officials said a police officer noticed smoke coming from the home on Ola...

Raritan Township, NJ - A natural gas explosion at a house on Old York Road rocked the neighborhood this morning.No injuries resulted from the explosion and subsequent fire at 243 Old York Road, between Voorhees Corner and Reaville.Multiple fire companies responded to...

San Luis, AZ - Seven employees working at a vegetable processing center at 412 North Industrial Avenue in San Luis, Ariz., were taken to the hospital after inhaling carbon monoxide Thursday afternoon.According to the San Luis Fire Department, at 2:21 p.m., emergency...

Kansas City, MO - Firefighters and emergency crews responded to a house explosion on Wednesday night in the area of 113th and Ruskin. The Kansas City Fire Department said the home is located in the 7700 block of East 113th Street.One person in a neighboring home...

Elgin, IL - Firefighters suspect a natural gas leak was behind a suburban Chicago house explosion that caused about $150,000 worth of damage and sent the homeowner to an area Intensive Care Unit.Crews were called to the home on the 1100 block of Morningside Drive in...

Mount Vernon, OR - Seven people lost their homes, and most lost all their belongings, in an explosion and fire last week at the Mt. Vernon Motel and RV Park.Neighbors reported hearing a loud explosion and then seeing black smoke billowing from the residential motel at...

Aberdeen, SD - High levels of carbon monoxide led to the evacuation of the local United Way office Monday morning, the executive director of the agency said.Aaron Schultz also said three apartments in the building, at 12 Fourth Ave. S.E. in downtown Aberdeen, were...

Huntsville, AL - A faulty hood vent led to a potentially dangerous carbon monoxide situation at Bruegger's at 2000 Cecil Ashburn Dr. in Huntsville Monday morning.Huntsville firefighters heard about the problem shortly after 7:30 a.m. Huntsville Fire & Rescue spokesman...

Girard, IL - The North Mac superintendent says a loose flue on a water heater is to blame for a Carbon monoxide leak that sickened dozens of children in a Central Illinois school.Students at North Mac Middle School started complaining of being ill just after 9 a.m....