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Vermillion Mother Makes Life-Saving Decision

Vermillion, SD - A Vermillion husband and wife and their two young children avoided serious health consequences and likely death thanks to carbon monoxide detectors in the residence they are renting in town.Vermillion Fire/EMS Chief Shannon Draper said department...

Carbon monoxide forces apartment evacuation

Madison, WI - A buildup of carbon monoxide in a north side apartment building was caused by a gas-powered pressure washer running for six hours, according to a release from the Madison Fire Department.Firefighters were called at 10:02 p.m. Tuesday to the 2500 block of...

Propane line explodes in Coatesville house fire

Coatesville, VA - A fire damaged a building in the 300 block of West Lincoln Highway on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities.Crews were alerted at 12:34 p.m. Wednesday for flames and smoke coming from the roof of a building. Coatesville Fire Chief Garry...

Dive crews spend day searching Taylorsville Lake for man

Spencer County, KY - Dive teams are searching for the body of a 48-year old father from Louisville who went overboard Sunday afternoon at Taylorsville Lake.Zoran Jeftic, 48, of Louisville, was on a boat with his wife and 15-year-old daughter when their boat started...

Bonnaroo 2016: Danger at the roo? Meet carbon monoxide campers

Bonnaroo, TN - The 911 call came in just before the early Friday morning hours at the Bonnaroo campsite.Campers staying in the RV and Companion Park on the Manchester farm for the music festival reported an alarm going off inside their motor home.Firefighters...

Fumes sicken 19 at Coconut Creek 911 dispatch center

Coconut Creek, FL - Broward County's emergency dispatch center here had an emergency of its own Saturday afternoon.Overheated batteries in the information technology room affected the air so that 19 people in the dispatch center, 4900 W. Copans Road, had to be...

Spring Valley home cited after woman sickened

Spring Valley, NY - Mirna Ramos's near-death experience from a carbon monoxide incident just after her family moved into a Jay Street house on June 2 has the property's manager set to answer to numerous violations at both the county and local level.The alleged...