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1 child dead, another critical after apparent CO poisoning in Linden
Linden, NJ - One child has died, and another is in critical condition after an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning incident in Linden Tuesday.Firefighters were called to the scene on Passaic Avenue at 7:30 a.m. after reports of difficulty breathing.Two children were...
Explosion leaves gas station store in rubble
Ashland, OH - Residents blocks from the Mobile Mart on East Main Street were shaken from their sleep early Tuesday by a powerful explosion that left the building in rubble.The explosion happened about 3:30 a.m.When firefighters arrived they say they discovered the...
Downtown high-rise evacuated due to carbon monoxide leak
Dallas, TX - Three people were taken to the hospital after an entire residential high-rise was evacuated overnight because of a carbon monoxide leak.The leak has since been repaired and residents have been allowed to return home.911 calls for an "unknown odor" started...
Four treated for carbon monoxide poisoning; source not yet located
Marion, IN - Two adults and two children were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning but officials have not yet found the source.The Marion Police Department said that a grandmother, her two grandchildren and a babysitter were all transported to Marion General...
15 People Gathered for Passover in New Rochelle Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak
New Rochelle, NY - 15 people were taken to area hospitals after a Carbon Monoxide leak at a private residence in New Rochelle, NY."12 people were taken to Jacoci Medical Center and 3 were taken to Westchester Medical Center," said New Rochelle Police Sergeant Matthew...
2 Peoria kids hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure
Peoria, IL- Two young children were hospitalized Thursday evening after an alarm alerted a family to high levels of carbon monoxide in their home, according to the Peoria Fire-Medical Department.Peoria Fire-Medical was dispatched to a two-story house near 87th Avenue...
Carbon monoxide issue results in Great Escape Lodge evacuation
Queensbury, NY - Hundreds of guests at Great Escape Lodge were evacuated late Thursday after a carbon monoxide detector was triggered by a problem with a boiler.Guests were kept out of the hotel for nearly 2 hours between 11:15 p.m. Thursday and early Friday as...
Dilapidated SUV believed to have caused carbon-monoxide deaths
Hackensack, NJ - A broken tailpipe and faulty catalytic converter are believed to have caused the carbon-monoxide deaths of two friends found inside a parked Chevy Tracker on March 25, authorities said Friday."The tailpipe was rotted, separated from the car and...
Police find woman dead, man unresponsive from carbon monoxide poisoning
Mt. Morris, MI - Police found a woman dead and a man unresponsive, but alive, in a Mt. Morris home Thursday, afternoon, April 21, from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.Officers went to the home near the intersection of Roosevelt and Oakland avenues around 3:30 p.m....
Natural gas build-up was cause of November explosion at Holland Township townhouse complex
Holland, MI - Investigators have determined a natural gas leak was the cause of an explosion that seriously injured a woman and her granddaughter at an apartment complex in Holland in November.Capt. Mark Bennett with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, which...