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Corning, NY - Fire officials are now saying that a home explosion in Corning Friday morning was caused by a gas leak.Officials say Robert Young, 86, and his grandson, Paul Young, 38, were working on plumbing at Robert's house at 48 Wilson Street when it...

Fort Wayne, IN - Investigators believe a natural gas leak caused an explosion last month that leveled a home and critically injured a man inside.The home, at 1701 Bayer Ave., exploded just before noon July 14. Neighbors were able to pull 21-year-old Caleb Hoffman from...

Shelby County, TN - It was a tragedy averted.Four lives were saved Wednesday, because of the persistence and vigilance of a loved one.“A carbon monoxide event doesn't happen very frequently, but when it does, it is very serious,” said Shelby County Fire Dept....

Portsmouth, VA- Emergency crews were dispatched again to Swanson Homes for a carbon monoxide leak early Monday morning, according to the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority.PRHA's Deputy Executive Director Kathy Warren says firefighters cut off gas to...

Portsmouth, VA - In April, a smoke and carbon monoxide detector in Leroy and Inez Stith's apartment was found "inoperable" during an annual inspection by the housing authority. On May 9, two new ones were installed.Yet on June 21, the Stiths were found dead in their...

Wilson, NY - Family photos. A set of keys. An undamaged T-shirt. At least one wallet with personal papers inside.A day after an explosion obliterated the home of Jody and Judith Johnson, killing one of their daughters and leaving a second with burns over most of her...

Mansfield, TX- MANSFIELD -- A couple and their child were recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday, two days after the adults were found unconscious in their house with their vehicle still running in a closed garage.Jordan and Carolyn Lewis and their...

Townshend, VT- The exploded house belonging to Carlton Smith on the Grafton Road in Townshend is slowly sinking backwards on a diagonal, reported Brett Gaylord, one of the several Windham County Sheriff's deputies guarding the place around the clock.He pointed out...

Wilson, NY - An early morning blast leveled a two-story house in a rural part of western New York on Tuesday, killing a girl and injuring her parents and two siblings, authorities said.The occupants told investigators they had detected an odor of propane a day...

Napa, CA - An 8-year-old girl from Burlingame was pulled out of Lake Berryessa at about 11:55 a.m. Tuesday after breathing carbon monoxide fumes from an idling ski boat, according to the Napa County Sheriff's Office.The girl reportedly either lost consciousness — or...

Chicago, IL - Firefighters were able to extinguish a blaze in a South Side home after what's believed to have been a natural gas explosion.Part of the small home in the 9000 block of South Normal Avenue collapsed following the explosion and subsequent fire, which...

Minneapolis, MN - A leaking natural gas pipe was the cause of a Northeast Minneapolis house fire that left two families displaced, one person injured and five firefighters with heat exhaustion Sunday afternoon, authorities said.The Minneapolis Fire Department said the...

Beckville, TX - Members of the community are holding a benefit for two Beckville residents injured July 9 in a propane explosion.Jimmy Armstrong and Tammy Herrington were injured when the flame from a lighter ignited propane gas that had been leaking from the stove in...

Cloquet, MN- A carbon monoxide (CO) detector alerted daycare providers of a problem inside a Cloquet residence on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 10, averting a potential tragedy.According to Chief Kevin Schroeder of the Cloquet Area Fire District, crews responded to...

Cassadaga, NY - CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY -- Investigators determined a natural gas leak in the basement of a Cassadaga, N.Y., home caused an explosion Sunday morning, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office said.Fire departments were called to the home in the 3000 block of...