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Van Zandt County, TX - A 63-year-old woman was killed in an explosion at a residence in rural Van Zandt County on Sunday evening.The Van Zandt County Fire Marshal said the explosion was caused by a leaking propane line.The incident happened around five o'clock, south...

St. Louis Park, MN - Four children showed signs of elevated carbon monoxide levels Monday morning after a gas leak forced Kenwood Gymnastics to evacuate 23 kids attending a day camp program."The heater malfunctioned, and when it malfunctioned it started putting large...

Gilmanton, NH - Four people had to flee their home temporarily because of carbon monoxide exposure, officials said.Gilmanton firefighter Chris Griffin said an issue with a wood stove caused the gas to build up indoors. Someone at the Geddes Road home called 911 about...

Minneapolis, MN - The Pioneer Press reports around 30 residents were evacuated from a building because of a gas leakin the Stevens Square neighborhood about 7 p.m. Saturday. They spent several hours in two city busses, where officials said they were kept warm and...

Columbia Heights, MN - Ten people were evacuated from a mixed-use building in Columbia Heights after reporting carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms Saturday evening.Each year, about 170 people died from carbon monoxide poisoning, but a carbon monoxide detector can...

Birmingham, AL - A month after a woman was killed in a natural gas explosion in Marks Village, a letter posted on doors throughout the community warns of possible gas leaks.More gas smells and leaks could be present in unknown locations throughout the property,...

Providence, RI - Five people were taken to hospitals after a carbon monoxide leak at a Providence home.Four teenagers and an adult were taken to Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children's Hospital early Friday.Fire officials say extremely high levels of carbon...

Lubbock, TX - One man died and a woman was hospitalized in what investigators suspect is a case of carbon monoxide poisoning Thursday, Jan. 16, in a Lubbock motel room.Lubbock police officers and Fire Rescue crews responded about 11:45 a.m. to a call to check on the...

Scottsdale, AZ - A hazardous-material situation in a Scottsdale meat-storage warehouse sent three people to hospitals for evaluations of non-life-threatening symptoms.Hazardous-materials crews from the Scottsdale and Phoenix fire departments responded when workers...

Madison, WI- An East Side man was fortunate he had a carbon monoxide alarm installed in December by the Madison Fire Department. The alarm saved his life early Friday morning.Firefighters were called to the man's home shortly after midnight after he was awakened by...

Washington, DC - New research today says the nation's capital, notorious for leaking state secrets, has thousands of leaks of another sort: methane from natural gas pipelines.More than 5,800 leaks from aging pipelines were found under Washington, D.C.'s streets by...

Oak Brook, IL - An 84-year-old man has died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in a gated community in Oak Brook, officials said. Seven other people were injured, according to officials.At a noontime news conference, Oak Brook Police Chief James Kruger...

Dubois, PA - A state police fire marshal determined a central Pennsylvania house exploded because of a propane leak in the basement.Troopers from the DuBois barracks say the blast Monday afternoon caused about $250,000 damage to home in Sandy Township, Clearfield...

Ypsilanti, MI - A carbon monoxide leak sent one resident of an Ypsilanti apartment house to the hospital and displaced the others early Wednesday morning, officials said.The Ypsilanti Fire Department was called to a seven-unit apartment building in the 100 block of...

Cumberland, MD - Officers with the Cumberland Police Department say one person is dead and another is critically injured after being poisoned by carbon monoxide.The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon, just before 4:30 p.m. at a home on Boone Street.Investigators...