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Penn Forest Township, PA - Another death is being blamed on Sandy, this time in Carbon County.Three adults and a child were taken to the hospital late Tuesday afternoon after emergency officials say a generator running in their garage filled the home with carbon...

Harford County, MD - Several people in Harford County were evaluated for carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday, according to a statement from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company (JMVFC).A 9-year-old and two adults were taken from Joppatowne to Franklin Square Hospital...

Rome, GA - Rome-Floyd Battalion Chief Phil Langston said the cause of the explosion at Lynn's Place, a small store on Looney Road and Alabama Highway, was a propane gas explosion.One person was transported to the hospital after an explosion at Lynn's Place, a small...

North Laurel, MD - Three North Laurel residents were rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning with carbon monoxide poisoning, the result, county fire officials said, of a generator found operating inside their house.The three, one male and two females (one of whom had...

Stamford, CT - Six people were taken to Stamford Hospital showing symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, Assistant Fire Marshal Robert Sollitto said.The initial investigation showed that the residents had a generator running in the basement of the townhouse...

Monroe, CT - Police officers on patrol at around 10:30 Monday night saved the life of an employee of Healthy Food Chinese Kitchen, 650 Main Street, when an officer on patrol found the man lying unconscious on the floor behind the front counter with the gas generator...

Marlborough, MA - The house explosion at 15 Grant Court early Sunday morning that sent one man to the hospital was fueled by natural gas, according to state fire officials.Jennifer Mieth, spokeswoman for the state Fire Marshal's office, said the blast, which happened...

Saybrook, IL - Fire and utility officials are issuing a safety reminder to all homeowners.They say it is the perfect time to make sure your natural gas is working properly.The reminder is the result of a fatal house explosion in Saybrook. It happened Saturday...

Wolf Point, MO - A Wolf Point woman has been flown to the Salt Lake City Burn Center with burns over 80 percent of her body after she was injured in a propane explosion Thursday.A man and woman, both in their mid 30s, were camping south of Wolf Point along the...

Buffalo, NY - The Niagara County family involved in a horrible house explosion last July is suing their propane provider, NOCO.The lawsuit was filed Friday in New York State Supreme Court in Niagara County.The blast killed 14 year-old Sarah Johnson. It also badly...

Denver, CO - Students at the University of Denver were allowed to return to Nelson Hall after they were forced out during an investigation into increased carbon monoxide levels.At about 3:30 a.m. Friday, several CO detectors sounded in Nelson Hall, a student residency...

Rochester, MN- People living in the 1100 block of First Street Southwest in Rochester are described as "very fortunate" that a carbon monoxide detector was in use.A man started his furnace just before 9 p.m. Friday night and "within a half hour, his carbon monoxide...

Lincoln, NE - Officials are monitoring carbon monoxide levels at the Lancaster County Jail after paramedics took 12 people to a hospital.Paramedics were called to the jail in downtown Lincoln Sunday afternoon after some people there reported vomiting or feeling...

East Stroudsburg, PA - On Thursday, carbon dioxide from an idling car in a home garage claimed the life of an elderly East Stroudsburg woman. Virginia Brecheisen, 82, was the third such death in a scant three weeks in Pennsylvania. Schuylkill County residents Nicholas...

Stroudsburg, PA - State legislators are hopeful that a proposal requiring carbon monoxide detectors in all newly built and newly sold homes will become law next year.The legislation takes on added urgency following the carbon monoxide poisoning that took the life of...