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Lancaster, PA- A late-night scare at Church Street Towers in Lancaster on Oct. 26 could have been much worse had it occurred a few hours later, a city fire official and a local expert in preventing disasters said Oct. 27.At least people were awake and someone noticed...

Evergreen, MT - Two adults and a child were severely burned when their motorhome exploded in the Evergreen area on Wednesday.George, who asked we not give his last name, owns the property where the blast took place.He recalled, "[I] saw three people flying through the...

Christiansburg, VA - Carbon monoxide is suspected in the sickening of six people at a Christiansburg Goodwill store Friday.Fire officials evacuated the store in the 200 block of Peppers Ferry Road just after 12:15 p.m., following a report of customers and employees...

Hamilton, NJ - Twenty people, including several children, were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning this morning after the fumes filled Ice Land ice rink, officials said.Four people were taken to local hospitals after the incident, and several others sought treatment...

Washington, DC - Fire and EMS officials say a carbon monoxide leak at an elementary school sent several people to hospitals.Officials say dozens of students and staffers at Langley Elementary School complained about feeling sick Thursday afternoon. Fire department...

Manchester, CT - Seven people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after a furnace malfunctioned at a Manchester duplex this morning, fire officials said.Firefighters responded to 130 and 132 Hilliard Street in Manchester around 7 a.m. Friday. When they arrived,...

Lynchburg, VA - Lynchburg fire crews were called to a home on Walton Drive early Friday morning because of a carbon monoxide leak.Fire personnel tell ABC 13 that four people were transported to the hospital due to a furnace malfunction."It was a gas fired furnace,...

Charleston, WV - A Charleston man is suing Risk Market after he claims it is responsible for his father's wrongful death.Richard Risk was also named as a defendant in the suit.Thomas Phelps and his father, Eugene R. Phelps Sr., rented a house located on MacCorkle...

Lincoln, NE - Five people were hospitalized following a carbon monoxide leak at a Lincoln apartment complex Wednesday morning.Crews called to Portia Street and Conestoga Road just after 9 a.m. said several residents showed signs of carbon monoxide poisoning, including...

Allentown, PA - A bird nest built over the summer in the chimney of an Allentown home caused a potentially lethal buildup of carbon monoxide in three homes Wednesday, fire officials said.Allentown fire crews were dispatched around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 1300 block...

Madison, CT - Police say several members of the North Haven junior varsity girls soccer team are being treated for possible carbon monoxide exposure on a team bus trip to Madison.Police said at least eight youths and one adult were taken to hospitals Wednesday...

Chicago, IL - As many as 70 people were evacuated from an Albany Park apartment building after Chicago Fire Department crews found high levels of carbon monoxide inside.Emergency officials responded to the three-story building in the 4900 block of North Kedzie Avenue...

Talladega, AL - A race fan is dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. Talladega Deputy Coroner Larry Seals tells FOX6 News reporter Vanessa Araiza that the person who died is a 46-year old man from Tennessee. His wife was last listed in serious condition at UAB...

Detroit, MI- DETROIT, Mich. (WJBK) -Detroit fire fighters say an adult and five children were hospitalized Saturday evening after they were poisoned by carbon monoxide.Crews took the victims from a home in the 14,000 block of Decosta on Detroit's west side. DFD...

Staunton, VA - Firefighters evacuated the Wal-Mart on Richmond Road Saturday afternoon for more than two hours after a getting a call about a suspicious odor, according to the Staunton Fire Department.The call was received at 1:18 p.m.Employees milled about the...