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Chicago, IL — An elderly woman is dead and an elderly man is in critical condition after an apparent carbon monoxide leak in an apartment on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Police say officers were called to the apartment shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday. Officers found...

Middletown, OH — One person was wounded following a house explosion in Middletown, Ohio. Fire investigators said they suspect natural gas. It happened just before 4 p.m. Monday in the 2500 block of Flemming Road. According to Fire Chief Paul Lolli, one person was...

Grady County, OK — Two people were injured after authorities said a house exploded Saturday evening in Grady County. According to Grady County Fire Department officials, firefighters responded around 6 p.m. Saturday to a report of a residential house explosion with...

New York, NY — High levels of carbon monoxide in an apartment building in East Harlem sent five people to the hospital Saturday. The FDNY responded to the building on East 110th Street around 10:30 a.m. Firefighters detected high levels of CO on the top floor of the...

Wakefield, NE -- Five individuals were sickened in a carbon monoxide leak at a Wakefield establishment Friday night. At around 10:27 p.m. Friday, Wakefield Fire and Rescue was dispatched to Countyline Lanes and Dining, 311 Main St., "for a suspected gas leak with...

Frankfort, IN -- A family in Frankfort is happy to be alive after being poisoned by carbon monoxide. The deadly substance started leaking into their home on Christmas Eve. Carbon Monoxide is orderless, colorless, tasteless, and almost impossible to detect on your...

Peoria County, IL -- Chillicothe Fire Chief Marvin Roderick said he is 95 percent certain that a propane gas leak caused a home near Chillicothe to explode Tuesday afternoon. Small flames and smoke continued to rise from the explosion site Wednesday afternoon. The...

Madison, WI - Nearly 100 people were evacuated from a Madison shelter, just hours after an overnight storm dropped several inches of snow on the city. The evacuation effort began around 4:30 a.m., shortly after a staff member detected a gas odor so potent that one...

Hollywood, MD - On Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at approximately 10:50 a.m., firefighters from Hollywood, Leonardtown, and Bay District responded to 24550 Mt. Pleasant Road in Hollywood, for the odor of gas in an apartment building. 10 Volunteers Firefighters from...

Roanoke, VA - Eight people in northwest Roanoke with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning were taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital early Sunday, according to a statement from Roanoke Fire-EMS. No further information was available Sunday afternoon about the...

Drexel Hill, PA -- Four people were rushed to the hospital after they were exposed to carbon monoxide inside a home in Drexel Hill, Pa. The incident occurred Monday afternoon along the 4200 block of Garret Road. Fire officials say a family was running their lawnmower...

Houston, TX – A Houston family spent Christmas morning receiving treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning. At approximately 4:48 a.m. Friday, fire crews were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 3900 block of Hollister Road in reference to a hazmat incident. Once...

El Paso, TX — Officials with the El Paso Fire Department said three people are hospitalized after a carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in south-central El Paso. The incident happened at 6027 Jemez Drive. Officials said all three people who were hospitalized are in...

York, ME — The five people transported to area hospitals after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning on Christmas Eve were all home in time for the holiday. York Village Fire Chief Chris Balentine said they and the fire marshal will return to 23A Witchtrot Road, the...

Beavercreek, OH — Firefighters and Vectren natural gas crews are investigating the cause of an explosion at a Beavercreek house that sparked a fire Wednesday afternoon. Crews responded to the 1500 block of Forestdale Avenue, near Dayton Xenia Road, around 12:30 p.m....