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Carbon monoxide leak prompts evacuation of Chicopee Big Y

Chicopee, MA - A small carbon monoxide leak reportedly prompted the temporary evacuation of the Big Y World Class Market on Memorial Drive Wednesday morning.Michael Wilk, public information officer for the Police Department, said the leak, initially thought to be a...

Potential Dangers Of Keyless Ignition

Weymouth, MA - Keyless ignition systems offer high-tech convenience, but that ease has come at a cost for some drivers.911 calls from Hollis Street in Weymouth reveal those potentially fatal consequences.“My mother-in-law has collapsed, and there is a chemical smell...

Police: Tire shop death was from carbon monoxide

Manor, TX - Police said the man who was found dead in a Manor tire shop on March 24 died from carbon monoxide poisoning.According to Manor Police, the initial autopsy findings place the cause of Luis Cristobal Cortez's death as asphyxiation by carbon monoxide. Police...

Four die from carbon monoxide at Wilmington apartment complex

Wilmington, PA - New Castle County police were investigating Saturday four deaths at a Wilmington apartment complex a day earlier from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.Found Friday evening in two units of Building G of the Evergreen Apartments at Riverfront Heights...

Richland Twp. home explosion sends 6 to hospital

Richland Township, MI - A house explosion in Saginaw County sent six people to the hospital on Friday -- five of which were children.The incident happened yesterday afternoon in Richland Township. Investigators suspect a propane leak caused the explosion.The explosion...

Antis Township man injured while self-installing propane tank

Antis Township, PA - One man is recovering after a propane tank exploded inside his home Friday.It happened at a duplex at 1821 W. Ninth Street around 2 p.m. Friday.Fire department officials are now using this accident as a lesson for others.David McCloskey, Excelsior...

Natural gas blamed for south Columbus home explosion

Columbus, OH - The force of a home explosion in South Columbus was so strong it sent debris from the house sailing across the street.Pieces of glass littered nearby sidewalks, a screen from a window in one yard and bricks strewn across another leave little doubt of...

Child’s Death Prompts Bill For CO Detectors On Boats

St. Paul, MN - Minnesota lawmakers moved quickly on Tuesday to require carbon monoxide detectors on boats with enclosed spaces.That's after a 7-year-old girl died last year from carbon monoxide poisoning during a family outing on Lake Minnetonka.Pat Kessler was at the...