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Gas leak at Washington motel brings down part of building, injures 1
Bremerton, WA - A gas leak at a Motel 6 in Bremerton, Washington, caused an explosion so severe it brought down a section of the building and flung firefighters 20 feet away.A gas company employee, who had gone to check on the leak Tuesday night, was critically hurt...
Contractor injured in propane tank explosion in New Braintree, state fire marshall says
Braintree, MA - A contractor was seriously injured in a house explosion in New Braintree Wednesday afternoon, State Fire Marshall Stephen D. Coan's office said.The explosion occurred at approximately 1 p.m. when the contractor was working on installing a new...
Carbon monoxide buildup at Titusville school sends student, staffers to hospital
Titusville, FL - TITUSVILLE, Fla. -A buildup of carbon monoxide -- not a gas leak -- caused by a non-working fan in the kitchen of a Titusville elementary school sent one student and two staff members to a hospital on Tuesday.Officials said 41 other students at...
Victims ID’d in poisoning from carbon monoxide
St. Joseph, MI - Police on Monday were hoping to climb aboard a boat where one person died Sunday and two others were made seriously ill due to carbon monoxide poisoning.Police believe the poisoning was accidental."The boat is secured at the (U.S.) Coast Guard...
Boater’s fatal carbon monoxide poisoning caused by leak in generator’s exhaust
Benton Harbor, MI - BENTON HARBOR, MI The carbon monoxide that killed one person and hospitalized two others while they were boating on Lake Michigan Sunday afternoon seeped into the boat's cabin from a crack in a generator's exhaust, police said.The Berrien County...
Names released in fatal carbon monoxide incident on boat in Berrien Co.
Benton Harbor, MI - Names have been released after one person died and several more -- including first responders -- were treated for carbon monoxide exposure on a boat Sunday afternoon near Jean Klock beach in Benton Harbor, according to Berrien County police.Berrien...
Possible Carbon Monoxide Poisoning on Blood Donation Bus
Houston, TX - Three staff members on board a Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center bus had to be taken to the hospital after possible carbon monoxide poisoning.It happened outside the Marq*E Entertainment Center on the Katy Freeway at Silber.According to Cortney Martin...
Family recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning
Golden Gates Estates, FL- A scary morning for one Southwest Florida family after being rushed to the hospital for Carbon Monoxide poisoning.The Vielma family lives off of Desoto Boulevard, where the home filled with the poisonous gas.One of the family members says she...
Fire marshal warns RV users of carbon monoxide dangers
Knoxville, TN - The Tennessee Fire Marshal's Office hopes to help recreational vehicle owners and renters stay safe this summer by warning people about potential carbon monoxide dangers that can occur in and around tents and RVs.Carbon monoxide leaks "from anywhere...
Officials: Holtsville hotel evacuated after carbon monoxide scare
Holtsville, NY - A carbon monoxide scare led to the evacuation of a hotel late Thursday night in Holtsville, police and fire officials said.Officials said there were no reported injuries.Suffolk County police said the incident at the Ramada Plaza-Long Island MacArthur...