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Reading, MA- Students were evacuated from the Barrows School today after the detection of high levels of carbon monoxide, according to Reading Police.The carbon monoxide was detected at around 10:50 a.m., police said. Students and faculty were then taken by bus to...

Galloway Township, NJ - A Galloway Township man turned on his garbage disposal on Monday evening and sparked a small explosion of natural gas that seeped into his home from an underground leak.Daniel Crum of 285 Mattix Run was not injured and his home was not damaged,...

Port Huron Township, MI- Don and Kim Nichols appreciate life a little more these days after a scare sent their entire family to the hospital."We assumed it was just the flu,” said Don Nichols.“Our dog even passed out inthe front room."What they did not realize at the...

Bethlehem, PA - The Steel Ice Center in Bethlehem is open today after a Zamboni was apparently left running Saturday night, causing carbon monoxide to sicken 20 people.An announcement on the center's website says that the Bethlehem Fire Department cleared the building...

Austin, TX - Five adults and one teenager were hospitalized Sunday morning for symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in East Austin.At least one of the individuals treated briefly lost consciousness, according to Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical...

Albany, NY - It was 15 degrees when emergency responders were called to 108 Second Ave. at 10:30p.m. Thursday.An entire family felt faint and complained of head and stomach pains.When rescue workers arrived they found the home was being heated with the gas cooking...

Lincoln, NE - Lincoln Fire and Rescue treated a number of people after a carbon monoxide poisoning.Officials say 25 people at the Our Homes Assisted Living facility at 2445 R Street took oxygen Friday afternoon. They said the group were on a tour of the Joyo Theater...

Leverett, MA - A malfunctioning furnace in Town Hall set off alarms and filled the building with high levels of carbon monoxide early New Year's Day, sickening one employee who was at work there and triggering a response from the town's Fire Department.The Select...

York Township, PA - Two people were treated for carbon monoxide exposure after a furnace malfunctioned in a York Township apartment building, according to Goodwill Fire Company Chief Brian Bastinelli.Firefighters responded to the four-unit building on Oak Manor Drive...

Plainsboro, NJ - A natural gas furnace in a home on the 500 block of Sayre Drive malfunctioned and sent one adult and six children to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning on Tuesday morning.Elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the home around 6:17...

Milwaukee, WI - One resident at a southside Milwaukee apartment complex is fortunate to not have been home early Wednesday morning when a carbon monoxide leak hit dangerous levels their unit.Milwaukee Fire Department officials said the leak started in a single unit in...

Fernley, NV - Authorities say two teenagers found dead in a parked SUV in Fernley were apparently poisoned by carbon monoxide from a damaged exhaust system.Lyon County sheriff's deputies reported the boy and girl, both 16, were found unresponsive in the Toyota 4...

Johnstown, PA - Two people were taken to the hospital for potential carbon monoxide poisoning after emergency responders were summoned to a Richland Township home this morning.“We're not sure if that's what the problem is with the patients, but we did have high levels...

Vail, CO - Members of five Nebraska families suffered carbon monoxide poisoning on a weekend ski trip to Vail, Colo.The gas came from a faulty furnace in the house where they were staying, according to a press release from the Nebraska Medical Center. The families...

Hollywood, FL - Seven people - including three children - were transported to a hospital after they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in Hollywood Monday morning, officials said.The victims were taken to Memorial Regional Hospital around 6 a.m. after...