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Allentown, PA - It's called the silent killer for a reason.An Allentown family narrowly escaped their home on Liberty Street after it filled with carbon monoxide overnight, officials said.The family is fine, but what happened to them is a powerful reminder of why...

Fredonia, UT - Early morning chaos occurred at an old Fredonia motel, now used as a rental unit. It arrived when a silent, toxic gas, carbon monoxide, permeated the inn and sickened 16 individuals who were sleeping at the time. Fortunately, one person was cognizant...

York, PA - A carbon monoxide leak sickened 49 inmates at a county jail in York, Pennsylvania, with five hospitalized overnight, county officials said ThursdayInvestigators suspect the heating and ventilation system in a unit housing female inmates was the source of...

Elgin, IL - Six people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at an east-side two-flat after one man came in to Sherman Hospital and reported he was not feeling well, authorities said.Once Sherman staff determined that the man was suffering from carbon monoxide...

Albany, GA - A South Albany woman got the surprise of her life, Monday, when she came home to a ringing carbon monoxide alarm.She was not injured, but had it not been for her alarm, the outcome could have been much different because of that silent killer.Fire crews...

Boston, MA - Natural gas is escaping from more than 3,300 leaks in Boston's underground pipelines, according to a new Boston University study that underscores the explosion risk and environmental damage from aging infrastructure under city sidewalks and streets.The...

East Windsor, NJ - Fire chief Kevin Brink said it was a scene that stuck with him.Amid the wind and rain of Hurricane Sandy, he and a crew of East Windsor firefighters were dispatched to a first-floor apartment in town for a carbon monoxide detector alert.When...

New York, NY - Eight people have died and at least 170 others have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in the past three years in hotels, which rarely are equipped with CO alarms, a USA TODAY investigation finds.And a review of state and local laws finds that...

Covington, LA - A see-through shell makes up most of the remains of a burned up home in Covington that exploded Thursday night.The explosion was heard and felt throughout the neighborhood."I didn't know if a plane had crashed into a house,” said Jeanne Brewer, who...

Boise, ID - Authorities say an 18-year-old Marine whose body was found in a Meridian apartment died from acute carbon monoxide poisoning.McQuen Forbush's girlfriend found him unresponsive on the apartment's bedroom floor Saturday afternoon.The Idaho Statesman reports...

Bismark, ND - Two residents in Bismarck are recovering at a local hospital following carbon monoxide poisoning at their home.The Bismarck Fire Department says firefighters were dispatched to a Bismarck home about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday following a report that two...

Kearney, NE - A portion of a Kearney apartment complex was evacuated Tuesday night after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected.At 8:19 p.m., members of the Kearney Volunteer Fire Department were called to Northwest Crossing apartments at 1709 W. 38th St. after...

Bakersfield, CA - A Bakersfield, CA man remains hospitalized following a carbon monoxide leak last week at the Embassy Suites hotel in Burlingame.The man was found unresponsive in his hotel room Wednesday, Nov. 7 around 6 p.m. He was taken to Mills Peninsula Medical...

Glendale, WI - A workplace injury Wednesday at the Sprecher Brewery in Glendale led to detection of elevated carbon monoxide levels, forcing an evacuation of employees, according to the North Shore Fire Department.Firefighters and an ambulance crew were called to the...

Salt Lake City, UT- A Salt Lake City family of six was rushed to the hospital Monday morning after emergency medical responders found them sick inside a home that registered dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide.Salt Lake City Fire Department spokesman Jasen Asay...