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Milwaukee, WI - Fire officials say 11 people were taken to St. Luke's Medical Center after they were exposed to carbon monoxide fumes at the Playmakers Sports Center, located in the 5300 block of W. Fond du Lac Avenue.Officials say workers on Monday, July 15th were...

North Branford, CT - A North Branford man is in the hospital with first and second degree burns after a propane explosion ripped through his home."It was a huge explosion," said neighbor Jim Marshall. "It even shook our house, all the glass was flying out that way....

Maple Grove, MN - MAPLE GROVE, Minn. - David and Marnie Schuster were enjoying their July 4th on Eagle Lake with their children last week when their daughter, Sierra, 4, started crying."Crying and then not responding. Not responding to like, what's the matter. It was...

Corpus Christi, TX - It's pretty incredible that no one lost their life in the natural gas explosion that destroyed three homes and damaged dozens more this morning.A 25-year-old and a 60-year-old man inside or near the home were taken to a burn unit in San Antonio...

Baltimore, MD - Five residents of an Edgewood apartment were treated at the scene after complaining of carbon monoxide exposure Thursday evening, according to the responding fire company.Members of the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were alerted around 5:20...

Herndon, VA - Virginia OSHA is investigating an incident Thursday in which five construction workers on a site in Herndon contracted carbon monoxide poisoning.Fairfax County Fire and Rescue was called to the scene at 13037 Worldgate Dr. in Herndon at around 10:30...

Pocatello, ID - It's colorless, odorless and deadly, and safety officials say carbon monoxide poisoning likely contributed to more drowning deaths over the past decades than imagined.The hazard is not something people tend to think about when on a boat enjoying the...

Boone, NC- Firefighters responded to a Boone home Tuesday afternoon after a gas-powered pump filled the residence with high levels of carbon monoxide, according to the Boone Fire Department.No one was seriously injured or killed in the incident.A woman called 911...

Milwaukee, WI - The home explosion in Beloit brings to mind how volatile natural gas can be. Investigators blame an uncapped gas line.Luckily in this case there are survivors.Contractor Brian Bamke fumes when he hears stories, more like nightmares,about natural gas...

Memphis, TN - A Mid-South woman is one step to having a safer home for family, after contacting the Action News Five Investigators. She says issues in her home on Worthington Street has caused major issues for family.Janayah Ivory and her four children have lived in...

Duluth, MN - Officials have confirmed that an explosion fueled the fire that destroyed the office building at Lake Breeze Motel Resort on Wednesday.“We know we had a propane explosion” — but what ignited the explosion is still under investigation, Duluth Fire Marshal...

Idaho Falls, ID - A 22-year old died from carbon monoxide poisoning on a boat with his friends at Bear Lake recently.Many people hear about carbon monoxide poisonings when grills are brought indoors or cars are started in a closed garage.Outdoors, many rule out the...

Ypsilanti Township, MI - A water heater is likely to blame for the explosion that rocked an Ypsilanti Township neighborhood Sunday, officials said Monday morning.A man who lives at the home in the 1300 block of Gattegno Street told authorities he had been having...

Beloit, WI - A 37-year-old Beloit man is still in critical condition with second and third-degree burns after his home exploded Sunday night.Beloit Fire Chief Bradley Liggett said in a press conference today that Todd Purdy was transported by helicopter to UW Hospital...

Portland, OR - Lunchtime customers and employees of the Old Spaghetti Factory in Southwest Portland evacuated the popular restaurant Saturday afternoon after authorities discovered a carbon monoxide leak shortly after noon.Two employees of the restaurant were treated...