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Three police officers, three residents hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning in Mooresville
Mooresville, NC - Three police officers and three residents were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning Thursday morning after being exposed to the gas at a home in the 100 block of Cinebar Road, off N.C. 115 in Mooresville, town officials said.Two of the...
Fairbanks man dies in apparent CO poisoning at Summit Lake cabin
Anchorage, AK - ANCHORAGE -A Fairbanks man died early Sunday of apparent carbon-monoxide poisoning, after Alaska State Troopers said he was found in a Summit Lake cabin's generator shed surrounded by toxic fumes.An AST dispatch on the incident says that troopers...
Local Legislators Propose Bill Requiring Explosive Gas Sensors in Homes
Ocean County, NJ - Ocean County's state legislators have proposed a bill that would require homes to have explosive gas sensors installed. The proposal comes after two explosions leveled homes in Point Pleasant Beach and Stafford Township over the past few...
Carlos 1800 employees treated for carbon monoxide exposure
Winthrop, WA - Five employees of Carlos 1800 Mexican Grill and Cantina in Winthrop were overcome by carbon monoxide and were airlifted for medical treatment on Saturday (March 7).Aero Methow Rescue Service responded to a 911 call about 11:30 a.m. and found the...
Family Escapes Explosion That Destroyed Taunton Home
Taunton, MA - A family of five escaped a house explosion that leveled the home in Taunton early Wednesday morning.It happened in a heavily wooded area on Laneway Street around 2:30 a.m. when Ingo Dutzmann said he and his family heard a loud boom and thought an ice dam...
Carbon monoxide discovered in Takoma Park home, couple survives
Takoma Park, MD - An elderly couple in Takoma Park is fortunate to be alive after high amounts of carbon monoxide was found in their home Tuesday at 6:00 a.m.According to Tommy Reid, the couples son, the unidentified man in his 60s, was getting ready for work when he...
Carbon monoxide sends three people to hospital in Plymouth
Plymouth, MA - PLYMOUTH - Three people, including two young children, were taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide incident at their Justine Road home. The three were transported to Beth Israel-Plymouth around 9 a.m. by Brewster EMS.According to Brewster EMS...
Fire officials find carbon monoxide in evacuated day care
Dayton, OH - Fire officials say they found a carbon monoxide leak at an evacuated day care facility in southwestern Ohio.A Butler Township Fire Department captain says no injuries were reported Monday. Capt. Mike Blakesly says three children and three adults were...
After Recent Home Explosions, New Bill Pushes for Mandatory Explosive Gas Detectors in Houses and Other Dwellings
Trenton, NJ - After life-threatening gas explosions recently demolished homes in Stafford Township, Point Pleasant Beach and Seaside Heights, state Sen. Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen Dave Wolfe and Greg McGuckin of the 10th Legislative District have introduced...
Mother of three dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
Chattanooga, TN - "It was sad," says Eddie Gray.When he received a phone call Tuesday night, March 3, that Kelsey Kapherr passed away, his heart sank. He had know her since her middle school days. He describes her as a tom-boy, full of life."Playing ball and stuff...