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Seven taken to hospitals after carbon monoxide poisoning incidents

Roanoke County, VA - Roanoke County Fire & Rescue is urging residents not to take grills and similar devices inside homes and try to use them as auxiliary heating devices. Seven people were taken to hospitals after two carbon monoxide poisoning incidents over...

Carbon monoxide forces 7 out of Ghent apartments

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...

27-year-old man dies of carbon monoxide poisoning in Lockport

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...

Generator causes carbon monoxide incident in Pleasant Valley home

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...

1 injured after natural gas explosion, fire

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...

No injuries in explosion, fire at north Boulder home

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...

3 transported after Fairfax County carbon monoxide emergency

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...