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Detroit, MI - Four Detroit firefighters who were extinguishing a blaze at a house when it exploded are recovering from minor injuries.Executive Fire Commissioner Donald Austin told the Detroit Free Press the firefighters were treated at a hospital for minor burns and...

Newell, IA - A rural Storm Lake, Iowa man is still in critical condition, after suffering injuries in an explosion.The Buena Vista County Sheriff's Department says a propane line in the basement of an outbuilding caused the explosion.It happened around 8:45 Thursday...

Medway, MA- More than 900 people were evacuated and six were transported to the hospital after a gas leak at Medway High School, said Fire Chief Jeffrey Lynch.Firefighters responded to the scene at 10 a.m. after kitchen workers called 911 when they noticed a strong...

Corpus Christi, TX - The woman who was inside her home when leaking natural gas exploded in now being treated for burns at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.The 63-year-old woman told officers she lit a cigarette inside her home on Gertie Street just before...

Victoria, TX - A routine sick call to Victoria Mall lead officials to evacuate the retail center Sunday night.All the stores in the mall were closed when Victoria Fire Department personnel responded to the call of a sick person at 9:30 p.m., said Battalion Chief Bubba...

Florence, MT - FLORENCE- A family says they felt their house lift off its foundation after a propane explosion erupted in the basement of their home, in the Woodchuck area of Florence on Saturday.Florence Volunteer Fire Department Lieutenant Leah Rediske says...

Chester Heights, PA - The lack of a carbon monoxide detector nearly cost a borough family their lives last month, but all is now well, thanks to a timely visit from a family member.According to Chester Heights Fire Marshal Michael Ciocco, three residents (two...

Milwaukie, OR - A family of six suffered carbon monoxide poisoning after lighting their woodstove for the first time this season.Investigators said the woodstove inside the home had not been vented properly and carbon monoxide fumes quickly spread.The mom, dad and...

Shelton, CT - Fire investigators worked well into the night, when a house on Wopowog trail was rocked off its foundation after a propane explosion in the basement.Three men suffered severe burns.“My sister thinks he's pretty stable at this point. She was down there to...

Columbia, MO - A 2008 lawsuit alleging negligence by Ameren Missouri in a natural gas explosion that killed an elderly couple appears likely to go to trial this week.The trial in the Sneed lawsuit is set to begin Tuesday with jury selection.Carl and Merna Sneed, who...

Hastings Township, MI - A middle-aged man is critically injured and his home is a charred ruin after a pair of 2 a.m. explosions rocked a mobile park in Barry County.Steve Norman Boomer, 59, was airlifted to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids with...

Wilton, CT - In light of the recent house explosion in New Milford due to a propane leak, Peter Bernstein, the Georgetown Fire District's deputy fire marshal, reminds residents about the signs of a gas leak, what to do and what precautions to take.Propane and natural...

Ewen, MI - A propane explosion is the possible cause of a small fire in Ontonagon County on Thursday afternoon, according to police.The Ontonagon County Sheriff's Department responded to a small structure fire in Ewen at around 3:24 p.m. According to police, the...

York, PA - One person was taken to a hospital after being exposed to elevated levels of carbon monoxide at Friendship Elementary School on Tuesday.Roughly 40 students also showed signs of effects of carbon monoxide poisoning toward the end of the school day, and one...

Niskayuna, NY - A natural gas leak forced the evacuation of several homes in Old Niskayuna on Tuesday, but the vapors did not ignite and no people or pets were injured.A resident of Coolidge Ct. was attempting to install a dryer when he accidentally hit the gas line,...