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Salina, NY - A 6-year-old girl died and her 14-year-old brother is in critical condition at Upstate University Hospital after an incident at their home earlier this morning.No official cause of her death and his injuries has been determined, but carbon monoxide...

Jefferson County, MO - The three people found dead in a home near Fenton on Thursday are Smail Zukic, 64; his wife Asija Zukic, 55; and their son, Snead Zukic, 31, the sheriff's office said today.Authorities previously had said the youngest victim was 41, but later...

Marion, PA - A mother and daughter were still in critical condition Saturday afternoon after an explosion and resulting fire ripped through their home on Main Street in Marion, according to a hospital spokeswoman and a fire official.Marlena Campbell, 47, and her...

Evanston, IL - Two men using a gas-powered saw in a home's basement were sickened by carbon monoxide fumes this afternoon in Evanston, fire officials said.The men, one in his 60s and the other younger, were taken via advanced life-support ambulance to Presence St....

Charlotte, NC - Students and staff have returned to Coulwood Middle School after a carbon monoxide scare.Charlotte firefighters responded to the school around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday after a CO2 detector sounded.Only one detector went off in the school. It's placed near...

Dallas, TX - A natural gas leak is suspected as the cause of a house explosion early Tuesday in Dallas that injured a woman and her five children.Neighbors reported smelling gas in the hours before the explosion early Tuesday.The single-story home was engulfed in...

Independence, MO - An explosion early Tuesday afternoon leveled a house in Independence.The blast happened about 12:30 p.m. at a house near East 24th Street and South Vermont Avenue.Pictures from Newschopper 9 HD show that the house was leveled in the explosion. Some...

Rochester, MN - A water heater at a northwest Rochester home was leaking carbon monoxide on Monday evening, affecting an elderly woman and infant, according to Rochester Fire Department officials.The women and infant were not taken to the hospital, but were evaluated...

Aberdeen, SD - Residents at Mother Joseph Manor were finishing up with breakfast and getting ready for church Sunday morning when they were brought outside for a facility-wide evacuation.Mike O'Keefe, vice president of Avera St. Luke's Hospital, said residents were...

Dunmore, PA - The Best Western in Dunmore is closed Sunday after a carbon monoxide leak was detected in the hotel that sent about 30 people to the hospital.Jessie Hall was staying at the hotel with her family."We were five minutes from leaving," Hall said. "We just...

Clay Township, IN - It's known as a silent killer and it almost took the lives of a house full of people in Clay Township.Five ambulances had to take eight people to the hospital after possible carbon monoxide poisoning.This all started Thursday night at about 11:45...

Middleburg Heights, OH- MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS -- The fire department was called to the Aldi's at 18324 Bagley Road for a possible carbon monoxide leak.An Aldi's spokesman released the following statement regarding the incident:"The ALDI store located at 18324 Bagley Road...

Lafayette, LA - Edgar Martin Middle School cafeteria workers were evacuated this morning after carbon monoxide was leaking from one of the stove burners. Four employees were taken to the hospital, saying they were dizzy, and one even passed out. Students were not in...

Towanda, KS - Mike Kane says he feels lucky to be alive after his house exploded Tuesday afternoon.Kane says he came home late Tuesday and noticed a heavy propane smell.He went inside and the smell was so strong, he knew he had to get out.As he was leaving, Kane says...

Potomac, MD - Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded to a home in Potomac, Md. where one adult and two children were possibly exposed to carbon monoxide.Crews responded to 7305 Burdette Ct. in Potomac, Md. Monday night, authorities said.According to authorities,...