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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...

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...

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....

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...