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Little left of home to salvage after explosion, fire

Washington, WI - Mark Porter believes Jim Strauch should buy a lottery ticket.“He's got to be one of the luckiest men alive,” Porter, the public information officer for Township Fire Department, said about Strauch, who survived an explosion Sunday at his home at 8809...

Walmart Evacuated For 2nd Time In Month Due To Carbon Monoxide

Colorado Springs, CO - Forty-five people were evacuated from a north Colorado Springs Walmart early Tuesday morning after carbon monoxide was detected in the store.Colorado Springs Utilities responded to the Razorback location at 1:30 a.m., and says they did find low...

Names released of victims of deadly carbon monoxide leak in Blanchard

Blanchard, ND - Four people died in Blanchard, N.D., after a possible carbon monoxide leak, a family member told the Herald on Monday night.Matejcek, of Blanchard, who owned the home; 27 year old Ricky Fisher, of Blanchard, ND; 24 year old Margaret Fisher, of...

Cops: Man saved from carbon monoxide poisoning in Cutchogue

Cutchogue, NY - A man was saved after he was suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning on his boat in Cutchogue yesterday, police said.According to Southold Town police, a rescue call came in at 3:36 p.m. from Alvah's Lane in Cutchogue. Police said a woman called to...

Two injured in Delta Twp. carbon monoxide leak

Delta Township, MI - DELTA TWP. – Two people were rushed to the hospital after being exposed to carbon monoxide early this morning at a local apartment complex, fire officials said.One person fell and the other had difficulty breathing in the 5 a.m. incident at...

Father, son poisoned by carbon monoxide in Miami

Miami, FL - MIAMI -A father and son are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after they left a generator running at their home, Miami Department of Fire-Rescue Capt. Ignatius Carroll said.The boy and his father were operating a generator inside a two-story...

Carbon monoxide levels cause evactuation at Hampton Inn

Gillette, WY - The Campbell County Fire Department evacuated staff and guests from the Hampton Inn on Wednesday morning when dangerous levels of carbon monoxide were detected on the third floor by a crew with Source Gas. As firefighters ventilated the building,...

Man dies in carbon monoxide incident in Bourne

Bourne, MA - One man died after being exposed to carbon monoxide in Sagamore, according to police.Bourne police said officers responded to a report of an unresponsive 62-year-old man who was suffering from carbon monoxide exposure at RDA, Inc., a modular home business...