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Faulty Heater Caused Carbon Monoxide Problem in Stamford
Stamford, CT - A faulty heater filled part of a Stamford apartment complex with elevated amounts of lethal carbon monoxide gas on Monday night.Firefighters responded to 293 Bridge Street after a carbon monoxide alarm went off, tested the air and found extraordinary...
Officials release names of victims in Clinton County explosion
Frankfort, IN - FRANKFORT, Ind. (WLFI) The identities have been released of the two people who died in a fire that ripped through a home in Frankfort last Friday.Emergency crews were called to S. County Road 500 West around 3:15 p.m. following a report of an...
Officials: Amateur repair led to Taunton home explosion
Taunton, MA - TAUNTON, Mass. Investigators have ruled that a natural gas explosion that destroyed a Taunton home was the result of the homeowner trying to do her own repairs.The homeowner, identified as 52-year-old Laurie Beliveau, got out of the house before the...
Missing Ellisville man found dead, carbon monoxide poisoning suspected
Breckenridge Hills, MO - A Ellisville man who went missing on October 5, 2015, has been found dead. Jeff Frost, a painter, was last seen leaving for a contracting job in Overland, MO.He was found Saturday around 2:00pm inside a residence in Breckenridge Hills.The St....
No injuries following explosion
Yellow Springs, OH - A home on East Hyde Road suffered extensive damage after a propane tank exploded late Friday morning.Miami Township firefighters responded to the 1100 block shortly after 11 a.m. and saw pieces of the building spread around the property but no...
The pride of the Marine Division
St. Joseph, MI - Aug. 16 marked the first time that Berrien County Marine Division Deputy Alex Pike, in his third year as a volunteer with the sheriff's department's water rescue squad, had been in charge of a boat crew without a sergeant or commander on board.So when...
Propane canisters explode; man burned
Rockingham, VT - A 55-year-old Rockingham man suffered severe burns on his face and one of his legs Wednesday night and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital burn unit.Peter Diliberto, 55, was injured when a propane tank he was using to heat a tent and cabin...
Waukegan couple ‘very, very lucky’ to survive CO poisoning
Waukegan, IL- A Waukegan couple was flown to a hospital Wednesday morning for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to officials.Michael Scholle, spokesman for the Waukegan Fire Department, said an ambulance was sent about 7 a.m. to a home in the 2800...
Gas explosion takes out wall of Fridley apartment building
Fridley, MN - A natural gas explosion damaged an apartment building overnight in Fridley, Minn. The explosion happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday at the building on 59th Avenue NE and 2 1/2 Street.5 to 7 people who live in the building are looking for a new place to stay...
7 Taken to Hospital After Carbon Monoxide Issue in Vernon
Vernon, CT - Seven people have been taken to the hospital after a furnace emitted elevated levels of carbon monoxide in a condominium on Grand Avenue in Vernon.Emergency crews responded to 104 Grand Ave. at 5:16 a.m. on Monday after a person who was sleeping on the...