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Washington County, TN - More places across the nation are taking extra steps to protect against a carbon monoxide leak.The Washington County, Tennessee jail is now adding carbon monoxide detectors after some inmates were sickened in June by a leak from a faulty water...

Minnewaukan, ND - One man is hospitalized Tuesday evening after an explosion at an apartment building in Minnewaukan.The explosion happened about 3:00 Tuesday morning C Avenue in Minnewaukan. Authorities haven't released the name of the injured man, but they say he...

Neenah, WI - An explosive level of natural gas threatened a Neenah neighborhood Sunday morning, prompting an overnight evacuation. Dozens of families were forced out of their homes as a safety precaution, while firefighters worked to eliminate the threat of an...

Detroit, MI- Consumers Energy employees failed to follow natural gas safety regulations and standards in fatal explosions in December 2010 in Wayne and again in February in Royal Oak, the Michigan Public Service Commission concluded in levying fines against the...

Boone, NC - Despite clear warnings on an owner's manual, a Boone hotel did not put in recommended carbon monoxide detectors when its maintenance staff installed a pool heater now suspected of leaking the dangerous gas that killed three guests this spring.Best Western...

DeKalb County, GA - Channel 2 Action News has learned six people, including four children, are recovering after carbon monoxide poisoning at a Stone Mountain apartment complex.Hazmat crews were dispatched Sunday afternoon to the Marquis Bridge Apartments at 1607...

Pequannock, NJ - About 150 residents at Cedar Crest Village, a senior living community, were evacuated on Thursday morning as a result of high levels of carbon monoxide at one of the buildings, officials said.Security at Cedar Crest called local police shortly after 9...

Possum Kingdom Lake, TX - The death of Lindsey Culver, 27, of Lubbock, who died Saturday, July 6, inside Hell's Gate at Possum Kingdom Lake, has brought into sharp focus the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning. Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Shawn Humphries said the...

Cresaptown, MD - A 75-year-old Somerset County, Pa., man died as a result of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning while at the Allegany County Fairgrounds and his wife was taken to the hospital Thursday morning for treatment, according to C3I.William E. Miller and Ruth...

Helena, OH - HELENA — A local man is in critical condition at a Toledo hospital after a camping trailer exploded over the weekend.James Bishop, 71, was transported Sunday by LifeFlight to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center from a residence in the 1500 block of South...

Yeadon, PA - Yeadon Fire Department is reporting an increase in natural gas calls in Delaware County.Yeadon Fire Chief Mike DiIenno reported two recent incidents July 30 in the borough. Fire crews responded to the 1200 block of Moore Avenue at 8:06 a.m.About 12 hours...

Corning, LA - CORNING — Life is slowly getting back to normal in the Corning neighborhood that was rocked by a natural gas explosion Friday.But two men remain hospitalized with serious injuries, and several other residents in the vicinity are still feeling the effects...

Franklin, NC- Authorities in Macon County say one person died and 16 others were hospitalized after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide in a packing facility at a farm.Matt Mason, assistant chief of Clarks Creek Fire and Rescue, said emergency responders...

Vero Beach, FL - UPDATE: The state fire marshal's office now says the cause of the explosion may be because of a propane gas leak in an adjoining laundry room.However, the exact cause of the explosion will not be known until the gas line can be pressure tested.VERO...

Kingsport, TN - Kingsport businessman Bill McConnell was found unresponsive Friday morning in an office of his automobile paint shop, where fire department officials discovered elevated levels of carbon monoxide throughout the building.McConnell was transported from...