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Westfield, NY - A house was destroyed, but no one was hurt when leaking natural gas exploded and set a house on fire late this morning in Westfield.The blaze, reported at 10:53 a.m., destroyed 8131 McKinley Road in Westfield, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office...

Harrison County, OH - HARRISON COUNTY, Ohio —A Harrison County family has lost everything after its house exploded Sunday afternoon in Scio.Neighbors gazed in shock at the leveled home at 422 West Main St. Scio, Jewett and Bowerston firefighters cleared wood panels...

Alliance, OH - Alliance police continue to investigate the discovery of a body in a car parked on a city street.According to Detective Lt. John Jenkins, Richard Kibler, 38, of 148 Selby St., was discovered deceased in his station wagon shortly after 10:15 a.m....

Raleigh, NC - A carbon monoxide scare forced a Raleigh family out of their home overnight.It happened around 1:30 a.m. at the Heritage Park Apartments on Dorothea Drive.The family of four said they were awakened by their carbon monoxide alarm and ran out of the...

Alvo, NE - ALVO -- If the front door wasn't lopsided and basement blocks pushed outward, one wouldn't suspect a house explosion could have killed Jennifer and Neal Wilhelm on Saturday."The state fire marshal said the entire house lifted about one foot from the...

Oshkosh, WI - The Hilton Garden Inn, 1355 W. 20th Ave., was evacuated early Monday morning due to a carbon monoxide leak, said Oshkosh Fire Chief Tim Franz.Firefighters responded to a call at 4:52 a.m. reporting that a carbon monoxide detector was sounding. After...

Appleton, WI - APPLETON — Employees at an office building thought a carbon monoxide detector was sounding due to a low battery Monday morning, but discovered potentially deadly levels and evacuated.Appleton firefighters found levels at 200 parts per million around...

Florissant, MO - A St. Louis County mother saved the day on Mother's Day after finding relatives unresponsive in their beds, authorities said.Names of the woman and her relatives have not been released. All were apparently victims of carbon monoxide poisoning. Victims...

Reno, NV - More than 80 people from the El Cortez Hotel in downtown Reno were allowed to return after elevated carbon monoxide level forced its evacuation on Saturday, the Reno Fire Department reported.Two malfunctioning water heaters were identified as the culprits,...

York, PA- Authorities say two people were taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak at a Lancaster hotel late Friday night. Guests staying at the Heritage Hotel located along the 500 block of Centerville Road were evacuated after two guests became ill and...

South Charleston, WV - No one was hurt after dangerous levels of carbon monoxide were discovered inside a post office.Firefighters tell WSAZ.com they responded early enough that everyone evacuated the building before someone was hurt. Several people were checked out...

Topeka, KS - The family of a Topekan killed last year in a natural gas explosion filed a lawsuit this week against Kansas Gas Service and Wetmore-based N-Line Lawn Service.Shawnee County District Court records show attorney Thomas E. Ruzicka filed the suit Wednesday...

Franklin, LA - A school cafeteria in the City of Franklin is closed following the discovery of a carbon monoxide leak. The Franklin Fire Department received a call from St. John Elementary School Wednesday after several cafeteria workers complained they weren't...

Dallas, TX - DALLAS -- State regulatory officials ruled this week that Atmos Energy is not mandated to remove more than 800 miles of natural gas piping made of cast-iron, a material that the federal government began warning gas operators to phase out in 1973 because...

Felton, DE - An explosion and fire near Felton where four dogs perished Tuesday was caused by leaking propane gas inside the home, state fire investigators said today.The fire was reported by a neighbor shortly before 2 p.m. at a two-story home in the 1200 block of...