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Anchorage, AK - Toxic levels of carbon monoxide killed a Big Lake woman Thursday morning.Emergency crews responded to a home on Kyrsten Circle where they found an unresponsive man who was taken to the hospital in critical condition; a five-year-old girl and two people...

Indianola, WA - A man and his dog were injured and an Indianola apartment was severely damaged in a Friday night propane explosion.The explosion happened just before 6 p.m. inside a small apartment at NE Shore Drive and Wildwood Street NE, according to Michelle Laboda...

Rochester, MN - A 10-month-old was taken to the hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday night after the family's alarm indicated high levels of the gas.Firefighters were called at 9:30 p.m. to an apartment in the 2900 block of Charles Court...

Tooele, UT- Police say a 54-year-old Tooele man has died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning after working on his truck most of the day.Authorities say the man was found unconscious in his living room a little before 10 p.m. Wednesday.Tooele police Sgt. Don Nelson...

Overland Park, KS - A 16-year-old boy who left his car running Tuesday night may be to blame for sending him and three others to the hospital. Police said the boy and three others suffered carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday morning.Two are said to have...

Lexington, KY- A man found dead in Lexington over the weekend apparently died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the Fayette County Coroner's office said Tuesday.Koji Sato, 42, was found dead Saturday in his apartment on Clearwater Way, the coroner's office said in a news...

Lock Haven, PA - Rescue workers from the Goodwill Hose Company of Flemington and local ambulance crews carried an unconscious elderly couple out of a home filled with potentially deadly toxic fumes early Saturday.That toxic cloud was carbon monoxide - an odorless,...

Lake Harmony, PA - A damaged propane line in a home's crawl space is being blamed for an explosion and fire that left one person dead.It happened around 2 p.m. Monday in a home at the Lake Harmony Estates development in Kidder Township, Carbon County.Police said...

Hillsboro, WI - Carbon monoxide levels of over 600 parts per million (ppm) were detected Oct. 29 in a home at 1021 Water Ave.Levels between 200-800 ppm will produce dizziness, drowsiness and vomiting in as little as one hour, and can endanger lives within three...

Staunton, VA - For the third time in recent weeks, the Staunton Walmart was evacuated for fumes.Public safety officials emptied the store of customers Tuesday morning and were testing the air inside the location off U.S. 250.An employee who answered the phone at 9:15...

Baltimore, MD - Fire officials say six residents of an assisted living apartment complex were taken to a hospital after being exposed to carbon monoxide.Fire department spokesman Ian Brennan says several residents of the Hamilton Springs Apartments in northeast...

Jefferson County, MO - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has released a partial report about Friday's home explosion in De Soto, Mo.Police say the victim was rehabbing the home and doing electrical work when a propane leak was ignited by an electric spark, causing...

Somerville, NJ - High levels of carbon monoxide gas caused the evacuation of an entire apartment building, police said.At about 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, police were met at an apartment building at 51 West Orchard Street by the Somerville Fire Department, who found that...

Wausau, WI - WAUSAU (MyFoxWausau) -A Wausau woman's story could save your life.The home heating season is here and with it, potential health risks. The CDC reports more than 400 people die from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning each year and thousands more are sent...

Fort Myers, FL - Carbon monoxide is a silent killer aboard your boat. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. It is produced in the fuel system, carburetors, injectors, ignition system, and worn pistons, rings and valves.Carbon monoxide is a cumulative poison. Low...