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Carbon monoxide threat leads to evacuations in West Fargo
West Fargo, ND - A furnace is being blamed for high carbon monoxide levels at a restaurant and preschool on Monday, leading to the evacuation of children and staff.A person reported being lightheaded at Subway, 109 E. Main Ave., about 9:30 Monday morning. Paramedics...
Crews in Crawford County Responding to Cabin Explosion Near Frederic
Crawford County, MI - Northern Michigan's News Leader is on the scene of breaking news in Crawford County after state troopers say an explosion leveled a cabin.Police say it only took a few moments for the cabin to burn to the ground after an explosion rocked it from...
4 People Hospitalized After Explosion at Wethersfield Home
Wethersfield, CT - Four people were hospitalized after an explosion at a home in Wethersfield, according to fire officials.Wethersfield firefighters responded to a house in the 200-block of Amherst Street at 5 p.m. to investigate reports of an explosion in the...
Carbon monoxide leak hospitalizes 11 in Villa Park
Villa Park, IL- Authorities in Villa Park believe a furnace was the source of a carbon monoxide leak that sickened 11 people in a home early Sunday morning.Villa Park Fire Department Lt. Chris Gilliland said an ambulance was called to the single-family home in the 200...
Carbon monoxide responsible for death in Newport News
Newport News, VA - One person died and another went to the hospital because of high levels of carbon monoxide in a residence on Christian Street, according to firefighters.Newport News Emergency Medical Services responded to a call about a possible stroke around 12:30...
Hole in boat exhaust blamed in CO death of 7-year-old girl
Minnetonka, MO - A hole in a boat's exhaust pipe appears to have led to the death of a 7-year-old girl last weekend from carbon monoxide poisoning.Sophia Baechler became sick Sunday while boating with her family on Wayzata Bay on Lake Minnetonka.According to the...
Carbon monoxide alarm saves people sickened by generator fumes in Durham home
Durham, NC - Five people were taken to Duke University Hospital early Thursday after a portable generator running inside a Durham duplex sickened them, authorities said.The generator was left running in the basement of 1205 N. Miami Blvd. overnight, and Kenneth...
Cops: Elderly couple found dead in home after car left running in garage
New Smyrna Beach, FL - High levels of carbon monoxide were found in a home where an elderly couple and their dog died Wednesday, according to New Smyrna Beach police.Paul Berry, 90, and Juanita Berry, 89, were found in their master bathroom on Clubhouse Boulevard by...
5 taken to hospital for possible carbon monoxide poisoning in Morris County, NJ
Morris Township, NJ - Five people were taken to the hospital in Morris County, New Jersey, Thursday after they were apparently overcome by carbon monoxide.It happened at the Twin Oaks Tennis and Fitness Center on Columbia Road in Morris Township.Initial reports...
Woman Injured in Rockton House Explosion Dies, Man Identified
Rockton, IL - Update - The Winnebago County Coroner has identified the man whose body was found in the rubble after a house explosion in Rockton.Investigators say they believe Valerio Korsh was working on a gas stove the night before the explosion. They say it's...