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Man critically injured in house explosion in Brentwood

Brentwood, PA - Investigators are trying to determine whether a natural gas leak caused an explosion on Thursday that injured the president of Brentwood's Emergency Medical Services and destroyed his home.Frank Mihalovich, 69, who owns and operates Frank's Guns in the...

Carbon monoxide incident in Horsham, 4 hospitalized

Horsham, PA - Four people are hospitalized after a carbon monoxide incident in Montgomery County.It happened just after 9:00 p.m. Thursday in the unit block of Logger Mill Road.Quan Nguyen tells Action News his mother, father, wife, and son were inside the home when...

Carbon monoxide sickens two

Strasburg Township, PA - An elderly woman and 10-year-old boy were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after an incident Wednesday at a Strasburg Township home.Emergency personnel were called to 4 Reservoir Road just after 6:30 p.m.The woman called for help when she...

Carbon monoxide sends six church members to hospital

Charlotte, NC - A carbon monoxide leak at Shiloh Institutional Baptist Church in west Charlotte sent six people to the hospital Saturday afternoon.A Charlotte Fire Department hazardous materials team responded to a 2:30 p.m. call about a suspected leak at the church...

Utah carpet cleaners apparently killed by carbon monoxide

West Jordan, UT - Carbon monoxide is believed to have killed two carpet cleaners Saturday in West Jordan.Investigators did not immediately identify the pair. West Jordan firefighters were called to the home near 6000 W. Miners Mesa Drive (6920 South) about 6:25 p.m....

Gatlinburg resort rocked by natural gas explosion

Gatlinburg, TN - An apparent natural gas explosion rocked a Gatlinburg resort and injured at least one person, officials said.The victim's name and condition were not released, but the person was airlifted by LifeStar helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical...

Four Hospitalized After CO Lea

Chicago, IL - Four people were sent to a Chicago hospital after suffering from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning.Chicago firefighters responded to a home on the 7900 block of South Blackstone in Chicago's Avalon Park neighborhood shortly before midnight Friday.Four...

Piecing together moments before gas blast

Philadelphia, PA - Investigators were trying to piece together Friday the moments leading up to a gas explosion that rocked a South Philadelphia neighborhood the night before, setting a home afire and sending two people to the hospital.In part, the investigation by...

8 Taken To Hospital After Carbon Monoxide Reported In Residence

Columbus, OH- Eight people were taken to the hospital Wednesday morning to be treated for symptoms consistent with carbon monoxide poisoning. According to the Columbus Division of Fire, firefighters responded to the 2700 block of Bulen Avenue home on a report of...

Two hurt after gas explosion rocks Staten Island home

Staten Island, NY- Two people were injured Wednesday night after an explosion inside a Staten Island home, according to the FDNY.Firefighters were called to the scene around 5:02 p.m. by residents reporting a gas odor.By the time they arrived, a fire had already...

Woman burned, home destroyed in apparent propane explosion

Cle Elum, WA - A woman was burned in an explosion that destroyed her Cle Elum home Tuesday afternoon.Fire officials say it appears a propane tank exploded, blasting the woman out of her home.Firefighters arrived to find her buried under the ruins of what used to be...

New Ulm family relieved to be alive after poisoning

New Ulm, MN - NEW ULM — Arnold Schweiss, 93, of New Ulm, knew one thing for sure Tuesday morning."We are glad to be alive," he said when he answered his cellphone from a room at Hennepin County Medical Center.Schweiss, his wife, Velma, and stepson, Steve Harder, were...