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Mt. Morris, MI - A potential issue with a natural gas line is believed to have been behind an explosion that leveled the On The Spot Car Wash Sunday, July 13 and severely damaged a wall at Grandma Kay's Family Diner.Firefighters come to the scene where On The Spot...

Albuquerque, NM - Three people were taken to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning after the gas was accidentally released while workers were remodeling a Northeast Heights restaurant Saturday.The restaurant is in a shopping plaza near Paseo del Norte and...

North Bend, WA - The explosion that destroyed several buildings in North Bend on April 25, has recently been ruled an accident by the King County Sheriff's fire investigator. The investigation had been ongoing since the early morning incident. The explosion was caused...

Plymell, KS - A second member of a western Kansas family has died after an explosion at their home last month.Garden City Fire Chief Allen Shelton says 14-year-old Riley Unruh died Tuesday at a Wichita hospital. His 17-year-old brother, Spencer Unruh, died in the...

Springfield, MA - A blueprint to speed repairs to thousands of leaks in natural gas pipelines across the state — reducing the threat of explosions and eventually saving consumers millions of dollars — will be unveiled Monday in Springfield.The effort, authorized by...

New York, NY - Houseboats that use gasoline-powered generators that lack emission controls may produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide, a new safety study shows.These generators don't have a mechanism to reduce exposure to this dangerous, colorless and odorless...

Philadelphia, PA - Five people were taken by ambulance to Philly hospitals and dozens more made the trip on their own after being sickened by carbon monoxide overnight at a Days Inn hotel.During last night's storm, the hotel, which is located along the Roosevelt...

Aberdeen, SD - n Aberdeen woman was found dead Monday morning at her home on South Roosevelt Street.Brown County coroner Mike Carlsen said Kathleen Currey, 69, of Aberdeen, appears to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning. A vehicle was left running in the garage...

Syracuse, IN - A young boy found dead in his Syracuse home Saturday likely died from carbon monoxide poisoning from breathing the exhaust of two generators in the home, officials said Tuesday.When emergency responders were called to a Washington Street home in...

Liberal, KS - Propane and other natural gases can be a great and efficient source of energy and heat for people in their homes. However, it can also be very hazardous.A home explosion near Garden City caused by a gas leak over the weekend killing a teen has prompted...

Philadelphia, PA - A Philadelphia neighborhood was rocked yesterday after a horrible food truck explosion that left thirteen people injured, two of them critically so. Olga Galdamez and her daughter Jaylin Landaverry were working in the food truck when a propane tank...

Galveston, TX - As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District prepares for a busy Fourth of July (a holiday known for drinking and boating and deadly accidents), the district urges the public to put safety first and become water aware when participating in...

Worcester, MA - WORCESTER – Three Worcester residents were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning after a man found his parents unconscious inside their Donna Road home, according to the Worcester Fire Department.Firefighters were called to the scene at 8 Donna...

Garden City, KS - The cause of a house explosion that killed a boy and injured two others on Saturday has been ruled a gas explosion."Through the investigation, it was determined that the explosion was due to a concentration of natural gas," Garden City Fire...

Cranston, RI - A natural gas leak is to blame for a small explosion at a Shell gas station in Cranston.It happened just after 11 a.m. at the station on Pontiac Avenue around the area of the car wash.No injuries were reported.According to National Grid, a natural gas...