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Clarksville, IN — Clarksville Fire Chief Ken Conklin said that they have received more than 200 calls on carbon monoxide alarms going off.They said they will continue to monitor the situation and will return to emergency operations if needed. Residents are still...

Ghent, NY — Firefighters said a malfunctioning furnace pushed carbon monoxide into several apartments on Christmas night, forcing seven people onto the street in Ghent. After the incident was phoned in, around 9:40 p.m., dispatchers sent the West Ghent and Ghent fire...

Lockport, NY — One person died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Lockport on Christmas Day. The Niagara County Sheriff's Office says they got a 911 call reporting two people who were unconscious at a home on Dogwood Drive in the Town of Lockport. When first responders...

Barkhamsted, CT — A gas-powered generator caused a carbon monoxide (CO) incident at a Pleasant Valley home overnight. Pleasant Valley Fire Department said that the residents had a working CO detector that alerted them and when they arrived on the scene and started to...

East Earl Township, PA — A propane leak caused an explosion that sparked a house fire early Friday morning in Lancaster County. The fire happened around 4 a.m. at a home on the 1400 block of Union Grove Road in East Earl Township. Weaverland Valley Fire Department...

Madison, WI - A furnace malfunction that caused a carbon monoxide leak was discovered thanks to a working carbon monoxide detector located in the apartment next door. No working detectors were found inside the primary unit, however. Ladder Co. 6 responded to the 2400...

Pocatello, ID — A propane explosion blew apart a south Pocatello home Thursday afternoon but the couple and their pets who lived there all survived, authorities said. Emergency responders said it was a “miracle” that the husband suffered only minor injuries in the...

Clinton, IA - One person received minor burns after a natural gas leak resulted in an explosion and fire in Clinton. The Clinton Fire Department was called to the 300 block of Thorwaldsen Place for a structure fire on December 21st. Upon arrival, they found a resident...

Boulder, CO - A mobile home in the Boulder Meadows mobile home park caught fire after an explosion on Sunday morning, but the home’s residents escaped uninjured. Janet Meyer, a retired counselor, was at home with her family just a couple of blocks away when the fire...

Lawrence, MA - A carbon monoxide leak at a Massachusetts apartment building left around a dozen people hospitalized, including two children and two first responders. Authorities were called to the area in Lawrence for a reported gas leak on Thursday morning. When they...

Chicago, IL -- Four people were rushed to the hospital Thursday night after dangerously high carbon monoxide levels were found in a North Lawndale home, Chicago fire officials said. The carbon monoxide scare serves as a warning to everyone. Three of the four...

Lawrence, MA  — Eleven people were taken to the hospital after they were exposed to “unsafe and unhealthy” levels of carbon monoxide in a building in Lawrence on Thursday morning, fire officials said. Firefighters responding to a report of people feeling ill in the...

Chicago, IL -- Twelve people were taken to Chicago hospitals from a South Side church Sunday afternoon, after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected, Chicago fire officials said. Just before the afternoon service started at New Philadelphia Baptist Church,...

Centerville, VA  - A carbon monoxide emergency in Fairfax County sent three people to the hospital Thursday night. The emergency was reported at 6:45 p.m. in the 14400 block of Black Horse Court in the Centreville area after high levels of carbon monoxide were...

Roy, WA - The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said two people are dead after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in Roy. Deputies said a 51-year-old man was found dead at a home Tuesday night around 9:30 p.m., along with his son’s 24-year-old girlfriend. The...