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Carbon Monoxide Leak Forces Evacuation Of Westhampton Beach Apartment Complex Tuesday
Westhampton Beach, NY - A Westhampton Beach apartment building was evacuated for roughly an hour on Tuesday afternoon because of a carbon monoxide leak.Westhampton Beach Fire Department Assistant Chief Billy Dalton said 27 people were evacuated from the Oak Street...
Carbon monoxide suspected in Cañon City deaths
Canon City, CO - CANON CITY, Colo. -A man and woman were found dead in a Cañon City home over the weekend, and police say it appears carbon monoxide is to blame.The bodies were found at around 8 p.m. Sunday at a home in the 2000 block of E. Main St.Police say the...
Explosions prompt NJ call for gas detectors in new homes, those on the market
Trenton, NJ - After gas explosions recently destroyed a home in Point Pleasant and another in Stafford Township, a New Jersey lawmaker wants gas detectors installed in new homes or those changing hands before a certificate of occupancy is granted.Sen. Jim Holzapfel...
Lancaster County residents treated for high levels of carbon monoxide
Lancaster County, PA - Fire officials say a disconnected flue pipe from a gas furnace filled a Lancaster Township home with dangerous levels of carbon monoxide early Sunday morning.According to Deputy Fire Chief Glenn Usdin, medics and Manheim Township police...
Carbon monoxide leak in Reading sends one woman to the hospital
Reading, PA - One person was taken to the hospital following a carbon monoxide leak in Reading. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday in a nine-unit apartment complex at 200 North 11th Street.Fire crews responded to the scene and proceeded to call UGI, according to a...
Seaside Heights explosion related to natural gas leak, authorities say
Seaside Heights, NJ - The cause of the Saturday explosion that left one person hospitalized was related to a natural gas leak from inside the residence, authorities said.Emergency crews responded to the explosion and fire on Sumner Avenue around 10:10 a.m. and...
Explosion in Edgemoor home leaves kids, nanny unharmed
Bellingham, WA - Two young children and a nanny weren't hurt Friday afternoon, March 13, when an explosion in a basement rattled a home in the Edgemoor neighborhood, according to the Bellingham Fire Department.Earlier Friday a private contractor had been working on...
Keyless Ignition Linked to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Mooresville
Mooresville, NC - An incident that sent seven people to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning is linked to a popular feature on many new cars - the keyless ignition.The system has been blamed for carbon monoxide deaths and poisonings in several other...
Third person dies in Newburgh carbon-monoxide poisoning
Newburgh, NY - A third person who lived in a Lander Street house that filled with a lethal level of carbon monoxide because of a clogged furnace chimney died on Friday, according to a social worker at Newburgh Ministry.Sister Norma Carney identified the man as James...
Chevy Volt recalled afater carbon monoxide sickens people
Detroit, MI - In what might be one of the most unusual recalls ever, General Motors is recalling 64,000 Chevrolet Volt hybrid cars because they were apparently working as designed. In this recall, it seems it's the owners with problems, not the hybrid cars.GM says two...