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State Fire Marshal warns campers of carbon monoxide dangers
Nashville, TN - Even when enjoying the great outdoors in Tennessee, RV owners should be wary of the dangers that can arise from carbon monoxide in and around tents and RVs.Often called the silent killer, carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless gas created...
Carbon Monoxide Suspected After 4 Mass. Residents Found Dead In Maine Cabin
Byron, ME - Four young people celebrating a birthday and a graduation at a cabin in Maine likely died of carbon monoxide poisoning hours after their arrival earlier this week, a sheriff said Saturday.The Oxford County Sheriff's Department said it is believed that the...
Carbon monoxide may have killed Maroon Bells campers
Aspen, CO - ASPEN - Carbon monoxide poisoning, rather than lightning, may have killed a father and son camping near Aspen.The bodies of 41-year-old Jeffery Beard and 14-year-old Cameron Beard, both of Colorado Springs, were found in their tent south of the Maroon...
Carbon monoxide exposure leaves two people sick
Rochester, MN - ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -- Two people became sick Friday after being exposed to carbon monoxide in their apartment.Rochester Fire Department was called to the Gates of Rochester, where two of the occupants were vomiting.Firefighters entered the...
Chesapeake family saved by carbon monoxide detector
Chesapeake, VA - A Chesapeake family says a carbon monoxide detector saved their lives yesterday.Loretta Lathon had just gotten her carpet cleaned and was going about her normal day with her family, when she began to feel exhausted, dizzy and felt a headache coming...
Firefighters responding to South Side nursing home discover high carbon monoxide levels
Chicago, IL - Paramedics responding to a patient at a nursing home Thursday morning in the South Side Grand Boulevard neighborhood discovered high levels of carbon monoxide at the facility.The Fire Department responded to Community Care Center at 4314 S. Wabash Ave....
May have saved some lives’: Carbon monoxide detected in Belleville nursing home
Belleville, IL- BELLEVILLE Firefighters concerned over a crack found in a boiler in the basement of a Belleville nursing home Monday returned Tuesday and detected levels of carbon monoxide more than 83 times what's considered acceptable in homes.Belleville Fire Chief...
Medics, deputy overcome by carbon monoxide
Columbus, IN- Several people, including medics and a deputy, were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes when they responded to a Columbus home.According to officials, two medics and a Bartholomew County Sheriff's Deputy were called to the 3500-block of South 450 East.When...
Jail Explosion Injures One
Coweta County, GA - A maintenance worker was injured in a propane explosion at the Coweta County Jail on Friday.Edward Monroe was working in a portable commercial kitchen that is currently being used to handle the cooking needs while the jail kitchen is under...
House explosion rocks North Braddock block
North Braddock, PA - All residents were accounted for after a reported explosion that peeled the entire front wall off a house Tuesday morning in North Braddock.Heavy damage was visible in the front and rear of the home on Rebecca Avenue.Dave Andrews, the borough's...