News
12 workers suffer carbon monoxide poisoning at job site in Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs, UT - Twelve people are being treated at local hospitals on Tuesday night after they were poisoned by carbon monoxide. Construction workers at an office building in Saratoga Springs fell ill Tuesday afternoon and contacted authorities, said Kenny...
17 sickened by possible carbon monoxide leak at Carlton plant
Portland, OR — 17 people were sickened by a possible carbon monoxide leak in Carlton on Monday. McMinnville Fire officials said 7 different agencies responded to the plant at 10600 Westside Road after reports of a boiler malfunction. 11 people were taken to a...
Carbon monoxide exposure suspected in rural Oconto hospitalization
Oconto, NE -- Two people are in serious condition after a carbon monoxide exposure at a central Nebraska home. Rescue personnel from Oconto and Callaway responded to a rural Oconto home last Thursday for an illness call. Oconto fire officials say a high level of...
6 hospitalized after possible carbon monoxide leak in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, MD - Six people are hospitalized, including several children, following a suspected carbon monoxide leak at an apartment building in Montgomery County, Maryland. It happened on the 14200 block of Weeping Willow Drive off Bel Pre Road in Aspen Hill....
Longtime police officer, wife die of carbon monoxide poisoning, department says
Methuen, MA - A longtime Methuen police officer and his wife are the victims of a carbon monoxide leak in the couple's home, according to the Methuen Police Department. The Essex District Attorney's Office says an 86-year-old man and 85-year-old woman were victims of...
Person dead after being found unconscious in home with high carbon monoxide level
North Potomac, MD - One person died after being found unconscious on Thursday in a North Potomac home with high concentrations of carbon monoxide. Around 5 p.m., residents returned to a house on Amberlea Farm Drive and found a person unconscious and in cardiac arrest,...
Early morning explosion jolts Death Valley resort
Death Valley, CA — No serious injuries were reported after an early morning explosion jolted a Death Valley National Park resort. The incident happened Monday at Stovepipe Wells around 4:30 a.m. The National Park Service (NPS) says a propane leak appears to have...
Propane leak precedes Ryegate house explosion that killed 2
Ryegate, MT - Officials in central Montana say a propane leak apparently led to an explosion that destroyed a mobile home in the town of Ryegate, killing two people who owned a local bar. Golden Valley County Undersheriff Mark Olson says the explosion happened Friday...
Two injured in Toler house explosion
Toler, KY - A natural gas explosion in the basement of a house at Toler in which five people were occupying resulted in two of those occupants being transported to the hospital for burns and cuts. Firefighters said the explosion and resulting fire happened around 2 a....
Three hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning in Clinton Township
Clinton Township, OH — Three people were hospitalized Tuesday night with carbon monoxide poisoning in Clinton Township. According to Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin, the three victims were taken to Ohio State University Main Hospital. Their conditions are...
4 Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak In Uptown High-Rise
Chicago, IL — Four people were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a faulty furnace apparently caused elevated carbon monoxide levels in a high-rise apartment building in Uptown. The Chicago Fire Department said crews responded to 4541 N. Sheridan Rd. and...
Fire departments in Harris County responded to 475 carbon monoxide calls last week
Houston, TX -- Families are still recovering from last week's winter storm, and the power outages that led to people searching for ways to stay warm led to hundreds of calls regarding carbon monoxide poisoning. Fire departments in Harris County alone responded to 475...
Officials: Nearly 30 churchgoers fall ill from carbon monoxide poisoning
Prince George's County, MD — Nearly 30 Prince George's County churchgoers fell ill after officials say they experienced carbon monoxide poisoning during Sunday service. According to the Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department, fire crews joined Montgomery...
2 die, 2 suffer critical injures in carbon monoxide poisoning near Omaha, Ark.
Omaha, AR - Boone County, Ark. investigators say a man and a child died and two women suffered critical injuries from carbon monoxide poisoning after using an alternative heating source. Deputies responded to the home Monday after a call for unresponsive individuals...
Police: Cameron woman dies from carbon monoxide poisoning after using stove for heat
Cameron, TX — A 55-year-old woman has died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Milam County Sunday after using her stove for heat. According to Cameron PD Lt. Maskunas, police were dispatched around 9AM Sunday to 12th Street. The woman was using her stove for heat and...