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Marksville couple dies of carbon monoxide from home generator

Marksville, LA - A Marksville man and woman died Friday night (Feb. 19) from carbon monoxide poisoning due to operating a generator inside a camper. The Avoyelles Parish Coroner's Office is considering the deaths to be related to the recent winter storm. The Louisiana...

Carbon Monoxide leak; 8 people rushed to hospital

Baltimore, MD - On Saturday night, multiple homes were evacuated on the 200 Block of E. Pontiac Ave in South Baltimore due to high levels of carbon monoxide. Five medical units are on the scene and multiple people are reported sick. The source of the Carbon Monoxide...

4 hospitalized, 21 evacuated after carbon monoxide leak in Queens

New York, NY – Eight people were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes at a home in Queens on Friday night, and four of them had to be hospitalized, authorities said. Twenty-one people evacuated their homes after the carbon monoxide leak on 81st Street, near 31st Avenue,...

Carbon monoxide poisonings spike in winter storm-battered Texas

Houston, TX - Power outages in Texas have forced many to seek warmth in unconventional ways. Some are burning the artwork in their homes, and some are burning baby blocks. But others are resorting to more dangerous measures. People are using their grills, cars and...

Several escape house fire following reported explosion in Chapmantown

Chapmantown, CA  — Several people escaped a house fire that broke out in Chapmantown Friday morning. Neighbors reported hearing an explosion when the home caught fire around 7:45 a.m. on Jackson Street near Wisconsin Street. Nobody was injured and all eight people...

One person hospitalized after propane-caused home explosion in Lebanon

Lebanon, MO — One person is in the hospital after a propane tank explosion destroyed a home on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 117 Cedar Crest Drive in Lebanon. Lebanon Fire Chief Sam Schneider was on scene to help with searching for other victims. “At this point, we’ve also...

One injured in house explosion near Lewellen

Lewellen, NE — An investigation is underway after a house explosion in the Nebraska panhandle Tuesday evening. Garden County Sheriff Michelle Quinn tells News Channel Nebraska one person was airlifted to the hospital with burn injuries after a house near the Village...

Woman who lost power dies from carbon monoxide poisoning

Laurel County, KY - A Laurel County, Ky., woman died Tuesday and her family members were sickened by a build up of carbon monoxide in their home after they began using a generator when they lost electric power, police said. "The initial investigation revealed the home...

Four people hospitalized in Fort Worth carbon monoxide incident

Fort Worth, TX - People were taken to the hospital in what the Fort Worth Fire Department is calling a possible carbon monoxide incident. It happened at a home in the Stop Six neighborhood Monday around 6:30 p.m. The fire department is investigating whether the home...

Boat Explodes, Sinks In Richardson Bay; Injured Boater Rescued

Sausalito, CA - A boater was rescued after an explosion aboard a sailboat anchored in San Francisco Bay sank the vessel in waters off the Sausalito shoreline, authorities said Tuesday. The incident happened Sunday evening in Richardson Bay just off the Sausalito...