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Fire Marshal: Misfiring furnace may have saved family’s lives

Monroe, CT - An Edgewood Road family was roused from their beds late Thursday night by high carbon monoxide levels.All of the occupants were outside when firefighters arrived at 10:15 p.m., after a 911 call reported an odor and a furnace problem in the home.Fire...

Holiday Inn reopens after carbon monoxide leak

Evansville, IN - The all-clear has been given and the Holiday Inn Express on Evansville's east side is back open for business.Vanderburgh County Building Commissioner Ron Beane says the carbon monoxide issue at the hotel has been repaired.Beane said water heaters that...

Family sickened by carbon monoxide wants others to learn from ordeal

Byron Center, MI - It was a frightening morning for a Kent County couple after their children suddenly became sick and family pets came close to death.Matt and Beverly Rousch say it was caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. "Our kids almost died this morning," Matt...

New Jersey home explosion kills one, injures 15

Elizabeth, NJ - One person was killed and 15 people were injured in an apparent natural gas explosion that flattened a New Jersey home and forced the evacuation of several surrounding buildings on Wednesday, officials said.Fire officials received a call about a blast...

6 hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure at Hialeah Sedano’s

Hialeah, FL - Six people were transported to the hospital after, officials said, they were exposed to carbon monoxide while inside a supermarket in Hialeah, Tuesday.According to Hialeah Fire Rescue, workers at the Sedano's located near West 76th Street and 31st Avenue...

Dog alerts family to carbon monoxide leak in home

Cresson, PA - A Cambria County family of five woke up to what they thought was just a gas leak in their house Tuesday morning, but when authorities arrived they learned it was much more.The family told 6 News their dog woke them up about twenty minutes before they...

Family of six hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure

Issaquah, WA - A van, accidentally left idling in a garage overnight, caused a family of six to suffer carbon monoxide poisoning, Eastside Fire investigators said Saturday morning.Crews were called to NE Eagle Way, in Issaquah, shortly before 7:30 a.m.When...

Investigation into blast that sparked blaze continues

Holland, MI - Investigators are still looking into what caused a large explosion at a townhouse, but confirm the blast originated from inside unit 2.Holland Charter Township Fire Chief Jim Kohsel told The Sentinel on Thursday afternoon the cause of the explosion is...

CO exposure from unvented water heater sickens 7 in Wilmington

Wilmington, DE - A total of seven people received treatment following exposure to carbon monoxide in Wilmington Thursday, officials announced that afternoon.According to the Wilmington Fire Department, units were dispatched to 620 West 26th Street at approximately...