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Home explosion victim: ‘It collapsed everything’
Honey Brook Township, PA - A father and son are picking up the pieces after part of their home exploded on Wednesday night in Chester County. Officials were called to the blast in the 1000 block of Twin County Road in Honey Brook Township just before 8 p.m."I don't...
Who’s checking food trucks after explosions? Fire Marshals say no state regulations on propane
Tampa Bay, FL - The food truck industry is growing but so are concerns regarding regulation.A food truck exploded on the streets of Philadelphia last summer. Two 100-gallon propane tanks were mounted on the back. A gas leak caused the explosion. A mother and her...
1 dead, officers medically treated, 3 homes evacuated in carbon monoxide incident
Mesquite, NV - MESQUITE, Nev. A citizen welfare check evolved into the evacuation of three homes and the necessity of police officers being medically treated for carbon monoxide exposure in Mesquite, Nevada, Friday.Officers from the Mesquite Police Department were...
Carbon monoxide leak sends 6 to hospital
Kankakee, IL - Six people were hospitalized on Tuesday morning with carbon monoxide poisoning because of a faulty water heater at an east Kankakee duplex.Kankakee firefighters were dispatched to the 2700 block of Cranbrook Street after Riverside Medical Center...
Carbon Monoxide poisoning suspected in death of elderly couple
Bellingham, WA - An elderly couple was found dead Wednesday evening inside their rural Whatcom County home.One of the couple's relatives went to their home, located about five miles north of Bellingham, Tuesday evening after not hearing from them for several days,...
Fire department suspects carbon monoxide in hospitalization of 4 Russellville teens
Russellville, MO - Four teenagers were treated at local hospitals after experiencing suspected carbon monoxide exposure at a Russellville restaurant over the weekend, and the restaurant closed Tuesday after a Cole County Health Department inspection noted multiple...
Tyler business to remain closed Monday after carbon monoxide evacuation
Tyler, TX - A Tyler business has closed for the rest of the day after a report of high carbon monoxide levels led to an evacuation.Tyler Fire Department firefighters were called Monday afternoon to Workforce Solutions East Texas on Troup Highway. When firefighters...
Hazmat team responds to carbon monoxide leak Sunday morning in Canyon Country
Los Angeles, CA - A carbon monoxide leak at an apartment sent one person to the hospital Sunday morning, according to an official with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.The leak occurred near the 27000 block of Fahren Court, said Supervising Fire Dispatcher...
PUCO staff: Fine Columbia Gas $400K for Upper Arlington house explosion
Upper Arlington, OH - Columbia Gas faces a possible $400,000 fine for a gas explosion that destroyed an Upper Arlington house and made eight other homes uninhabitable.But there's another party that contributed to the blast earlier this year, according to the Public...
Lawsuit over Alexandria Mall gas explosion heads back to court
Alexandria, LA - A 2012 lawsuit that alleges a man was burned when a gas explosion at an Alexandria Mall restaurant will head back to 9th Judicial District Judge George Metoyer's courtroom on Monday.Kyjtim "Tim" and Zejgan Ajro filed a civil lawsuit against Alexandria...