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Springfield, MA - The city of Springfield has reached a $650,000 agreement with a utility for costs associated with natural gas explosion last November that destroyed an adult entertainment club and injured 18 people, Mayor Dominic Sarno said Thursday.The explosion on...

North Adams, MA - D'Amours Big Y was closed Wednesday morning after construction workers were apparently overcome by carbon monoxide.The supermarket is revamping part of its store to include a cafe area.Fire Director Stephen Meranti said a call was received at about...

Suffolk, VA - A Wal-Mart in Suffolk has been evacuated because after carbon monoxide was detected inside the store.Suffolk city spokeswoman Diana Klink tells media outlets that a customer reported smelling gas in the store shortly before before 9 a.m. Tuesday. Fire...

Manheim Township, PA- A Manheim Township woman died from carbon monoxide poisoning after she apparently forgot to shut off her car last week, a coroner said Monday.Beverly Thompson, 66, returned to her home in the 1100 block of Crest Lane and parked her car in her...

Seattle, WA - Although staff for the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission recommended a $400,000 fine to settle a gas safety complaint against Puget Sound Energy related to a 2011 explosion and house fire, the three-member commission decided on a...

Massillon, OH- An adult and two children were taken to the hospital for treatment for suspected carbon monoxide poisioning.Massillon Fire Department EMS Coordinator PaulMarkwood said the fire department was called to a southeast city home just after 7 p.m. Thursday....

Grantham, PA - More than 400 Messiah College students are back in their dorms after they were evacuated for high carbon monoxide levels.Three dorms in the Mountain View complex were evacuated shortly before 11:30 p.m. Thursday.Campus officials believe there was a clog...

Conway, NH- Fire officials said piping work that didn't comply with building codes led to a propane gas explosion inside a house in Conway.Conway Fire Chief Stephen Solomon told WMWV-FM the source of the problem was most likely the home's hot water heater.The house...

Taymouth Township, MI - Taymouth Township resident Dave Leinau said he was at home with his wife and granddaughter when his wife noticed the hot water wasn't working.When Leinau went downstairs to check on the water heater, he caught a whiff of propane.Turning away...

Liberty Center, OH- Two explosions of homes, resulting in death and destruction in the last few days in northwest Ohio, has prompted a flurry of calls from area residents requesting safety checks from propane retailers.Roger Fisher of Liberty Center, Ohio, said he...

Silver Spring, MD - Judith Summers, a 95-year-old resident, is eternally grateful to the firefighters of Station 19 after they responded to her home on Sept. 10 for a carbon monoxide alarm.Summers, who has lived in her home on Sanford Road for 54 years and in...

Bendersville, PA - BENDERSVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) -Three people were flown to a hospital Wednesday afternoon after they fell ill to carbon monoxide fumes at an orchard near Bendersville, Adams County.Fire officials told abc27 News that the men were very ill but conscious...

Bridgehampton, NY - Starbucks in Bridgehampton reopened Tuesday morning after workers fixed a problem that caused a carbon monoxide leak that sent three to the hospital on Monday."Repairs to the refrigeration unit have been made and the business has re-opened,"...

Stamford, CT- A massive explosion destroyed a home in a quiet Connecticut neighborhood and flames spread to at least three other houses, causing extensive damage.Fire and emergency crews rushed to the blast site at 305 Webbs Hill Road in North Stamford, after it was...

Stony Ridge, OH- STONY RIDGE, Ohio –An explosion leveled a home in northwest Ohio Tuesday morning, killing two people, injuring three and scattering debris up to a quarter-mile.Investigators were looking into whether a leaking liquid propane tank near the home's...