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Carbon monoxide leak at TX school, 60 sick
Beaumont, TX - Authorities say more than 60 students and staff at a Southeast Texas school have gotten sick after an apparent carbon monoxide leak.Emergency personnel in Beaumont say the children and adults from Marshall Middle School were treated Thursday for...
Four hospitalized by carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in Bear
Bear, DE - Four people were treated Thursday morning for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in Bear, according to New Castle County Paramedics.Paramedics were called a home on the unit block of the Treeline Terrace Community in Bear around midnight...
House explosion in Newcomerstown kills one
Newcomerstown, OH - Columbia Gas of Ohio officials believe natural gas was involved in a fatal explosion that destroyed a home at 540 Beaver St. Tuesday night.Tuscarawas County Coroner Dr. James Hubert confirmed that a body was removed from the scene, but no identity...
Man found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning; police investigate death
Hanover, PA - Police are investigating a Hanover man's death after he was found dead in his home Monday, according to the York County coroner's office.After testing at York Hospital Tuesday morning, the coroner's office ruled that Lewis Bowers Jr. died from accidental...
Allentown man dies from CO poisoning after snow blocks car tailpipe
Allentown, PA - A 55-year-old Allentown man is the latest victim of carbon monoxide poisoning from this weekend's snow storm.Michael May was sitting in his car along the 1200 block of East Woodlawn Street on Sunday when he was overcome by fumes.Authorities explain,...
Carbon monoxide inside Douglas County apartments sends 2 to hospital
Douglas County, CO - Two people were taken to a hospital after carbon monoxide was found in their Douglas County apartment building, officials said Wednesday.South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the Lincoln Pointe Lofts at 9783 Pyramid Court on elevated carbon...
Father dies from carbon monoxide poisoning after snow covered tailpipe 3rd death from tailpipe snow in Jonas
Brooklyn, NY - Winter Storm Jonas has highlighted a lesser known snow hazard that can prove deadly. A third person has died from carbon monoxide poisoning related to snow from Winter Storm Jonas covering a car tailpipe. A Brooklyn father went missing after he left his...
Firefighters investigate carbon monoxide incident
Marion, NC - Emergency personnel responded to a Marion home Tuesday afternoon after a resident called for help when his carbon monoxide (CO) detector started going off.And, two firefighters were also treated for possible CO inhalation.Fire Investigator Kevin Owenby...
2 killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa, AL - On Tuesday, Tuscaloosa firefighters explained how carbon monoxide poisoning killed two people earlier this month.Firefighters responded to a home on 4th Street East in Tuscaloosa's Alberta City community on Jan. 15. There was no power in the house and...
Fairfax County apartment complex evacuated for high levels of carbon monoxide
Herndon, VA - A Herndon apartment complex was evacuated after high levels of carbon monoxide were found in the building, according to officials.Crews were dispatched to the 1200 block of Elden Street around 8:30 Sunday night for reports of several residents not...