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Madison, WI - Fire crews were called to an apartment building after a routine check of the basement for flooding led to the discovery of high carbon monoxide levels.The maintenance manager at the Holiday Apartments in Blooming Grove went down to the basement for a...

Yarmouth, ME- An apparent gas explosion at a Maine condominium complex Tuesday killed one man, while leveling his condo in a blast that could be felt across town.The body of Peter Corey, 66, was found in the rubble of his Yarmouth condo following the 6:20 a.m....

Lake Park, GA - Authorities in Lowndes County say a propane explosion at a restaurant left five people injured and caused severe damage to the building.Witnesses told The Valdosta Times workers installing a new air conditioning unit Saturday smelled gas and shut the...

Jonesborough, TN - Carbon monoxide has sickened more than two dozen inmates at an East Tennessee jail.Washington County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Leighta Laitinen told the Johnson City Press one inmate lost consciousness during the incident Saturday morning and was...

White River Junction, VT - Investigators believe propane is to blame for a house explosion in Townshend, Vermont, last week -- what do you do if you suspect a leak?The house on Grafton Road exploded early Wednesday morning. The homeowner, away on vacation, had smelled...

Morristown, VT - A man had just returned from a two-day trip when he said he opened his garage door using a remote, and his home exploded.Investigators believe propane is to blame for a house explosion in Townshend, Vermont, last week -- what do you do if you suspect...

Fort Hill, SC- Billie and Pete Watson survived carbon monoxide poisoning in a motel room above a swimming pool heater more than two decades ago, in a situation identical to the deaths of an elderly couple and an 11-year-old Rock Hill boy.They are calling for stiffer...

Lowndes County, GA - Doris Dailey was in the Denny's when the explosion happened. She said "we thought it was a fire cracker, some kid setting off a fire cracker and then we saw the flames. And then we saw the smoke filling the restaurant and then everything was just...

Papillion, NE - Several carbon monoxide scares at a Papillion apartment complex have has residents concerned.An alarm went off at the Village of Papillion Apartments early Wednesday morning.Firefighters said it was the 7th time in the last year that they were...

Garden City, NY - Officials say nine workers were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes inside a suburban New York mall.The Nassau County fire marshal's office says seven people were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.Rescue workers were called to the...

Plum, PA - A woman died and a man was rushed to the hospital after they were overcome by carbon monoxide Wednesday in Plum.Police said 66-year-old Mary Harris died and her husband, 67-year-old Gary Harris, was rushed to an area hospital after a car was accidentally...

Petersburg, PA - PETERSBURG - Two police officers emerged from a Petersburg home last Saturday carrying two people barely conscious due to exposure to carbon monoxide.A woman in the home on the 400 block of St. Luke Street called Petersburg police at 5 a.m. Saturday,...

Dennis Port, MA - Four people were evaluated after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in a building this afternoon.Firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide alarm at 677 Main St. (Route 28) at 3:36 p.m., fire Capt. Robert Marseglia said.A gasoline-powered...

Mead, OK - Two people were severely burned when a propane tank exploded in Bryan county Monday afternoon."I just heard a loud boom. I came outside and I saw people running toward the fire with a water hose and I got the fire extinguisher and ran over here."Jeremy...

Charlotte, NC - Firefighters say a floor buffer isto blame for a carbon monoxide scare at a medical center in Charlotte early Tuesday morning.A Charlotte Fire Department spokesman says a cleanup crew was using a propane-powered buffer while Fresenius Medical Center...