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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...
Minnesota school evacuated as carbon monoxide apparently sickens 30 students
Springfield, MN - A suspected carbon monoxide leak has forced an evacuation at a southern Minnesota school and sent 30 children to the hospital.Police were called to Springfield Public School just after 9:30 a.m. Thursday after a couple of students reportedly fell ill...
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...
Home Explosion Update: Gas Co. Assisting Investigation, Offers Emergency Tips
Fredericksburg, VA - Columbia Gas of Virginia has released a statement following the Saturday night explosion in the Stafford Lakes subdivision near Fredericksburg.The unoccupied house at 16 Hopkins Branch Way exploded around 9 p.m. Saturday, potentially due to a gas...
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 women, boy rushed to hospital for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Detroit, MI - Two women and a boy were rushed to a hospital this afternoon after suffering suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.Fire crews found a gas-powered generator running in the basement and high carbon monoxide levels in the home on the 18000 block of Barlow,...
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...