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Propane explosion damages P’town cottage
Provincetown, ME - A propane explosion blew out several windows of a one-story home in the West End of town Friday night.At 6:30 p.m., Provincetown firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at 60 Commercial St., Fire Chief Mike Trovato said.The shingle-sided cottage...
Deputies:Carbon Monoxide Kills 3 in North Harris County
North Harris County, TX - Three people are dead after high levels of carbon monoxide were reported Wednesday night in north Harris County.It happened at a home in the 8500 block of Scotch Pine Place after a neighbor went to the house and spotted someone lying on the...
9 People Treated After Carbon Monoxide Leak at Pickle Factory, FDNY Says
Brooklyn, NY - Nine people were taken to the hospital after carbon monoxide started leaking in a Canarsie pickle factory Wednesday morning, officials said.Firefighters evacuated Ba-Tampte Pickles at Brooklyn Terminal Market Building 77 near East 83rd Street and Chase...
Mathewson evacuated due to Carbon Monoxide
Sedalia, MO - Missouri State Fair Authorities evacuated the Mathewson Exhibit Center and paramedics transported one individual to Bothwell Regional Healthcare on Tuesday afternoon due to elevated levels of Carbon Monoxide (CO) inside.Missouri State Fair Fire...
Popular restaurant badly damaged in explosion
Greenville, SC - Firefighters said a Greenville restaurant was badly damaged early Sunday morning after an explosion.A natural gas leak triggered an explosion inside Spero's Original Pete's Too on Stone Avenue at East North Street, according to Investigator L. C....
2 treated for carbon monoxide in Shippensburg
Shippensburg, PA - Two people were transported to a hospital Thursday morning after carbon monoxide spread through a Shippensburg home.Firefighters also removed two dogs from the home in the 200 block of East Orange Street.An ambulance was sent to the home at around...
Farmville Carbon Monoxide Leak Sends 17 Workers To Vidant; Food Lion Reopens
Farmville, NC - An Eastern Carolina grocery store has reopened after a worker passed out and many others were affected by high levels of carbon monoxide.Farmville officials say it happened overnight at the Food Lion on Highway 258 Business.Fire Chief Lee Keel says...
Natural gas leak suspected in explosion at Kroger in Troy
Troy, MI - Troy Officials suspect that a natural gas leak was responsible for a fire and explosion that occurred at a Kroger supermarket late Monday night.Damages were minimal and no one was injured in the incident, which occurred at about 10 p.m. at the Kroger...
Natural gas buildup caused Wilmington Island explosion
Wilmington Island, GA - Investigators say a buildup of natural gas caused an explosion at a Wilmington Island home Friday night. Southside Fire crews responded to the 600 block of Leaning Oaks drive around 8:30 p.m. Neighbors heard an explosion and firefighters...
Lexington company evacuated after carbon monoxide leak
Lexington, KY - A Lexington business has been evacuated after a carbon monoxide leak.It was around nine o'clock Friday morning when employees at Neogen Corporation on Mercer Road noticed a strange odor. They contacted Columbia Gas.Worker with Columbia Gas came out and...
Carbon Monoxide Exposure Kills 1, Injures Another in San Marcos
San Marcos, TX - Two incidents of carbon monoxide exposures were reported in San Marcos this week, one of them fatal.The first incident happened Tuesday night when crews found 57-year-old Rob Schmid dead in an underground chamber at the AE Wood State Fish Hatchery....
Carbon monoxide leak forces evacuation at Mt. Lebanon apartment building
Mt. Lebanon, PA - One person was hospitalized Wednesday evening after a Mt. Lebanon apartment building had to be evacuated due to a carbon monoxide leak at the pool.Emergency dispatchers confirmed the building at Bower Hill Apartments was evacuated about 6:30 p.m.One...
6 Treated for Carbon Monoxide During UCLA Cleanup
Los Angeles, CA - Authorities say 6 people who were helping clean up UCLA's flooded Pauley Pavilion are being treated for exposure to carbon monoxide.The arena's court was covered with up to 10 inches of water Tuesday after a 30-inch water main broke nearby and sent...
Boardman couple nearly killed by carbon monoxide poisoning
Boardman, OH - Robert Casey came home last Thursday after going out to eat, parked his car in the garage, and then went inside and went to bed about 8 p.m.Twelve hours later, police were at his door and township firefighters were forcing their way in after Casey's...
Barnesville twin home damaged in propane explosion
Barnesville, ND - A home in Barnesville was heavily damaged in a propane blast Monday morning. There were no injuries.Fire chief Mike Stetz says the force of the explosion blew out the basement door and the garage door. He says there was an initial fireball that put...