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Family Demands Answers After Gas Leak Sparks Home Explosion in Manatee County
Bradenton, FL — Three family members and a responding firefighter were injured Thursday afternoon in a gas-related home explosion. On Friday, one family member, who was not home when the residence blew up, and the family's attorney held a news conference. They both...
Tragic: Carbon monoxide claims Forsyth dad, baby at Waffle House
Forsyth, GA - A 26-year-old Forsyth man and his 10-month-old son were found dead in their car in the Waffle House parking lot on Ga. Hwy. 36 near I-75 on Nov. 14. It is believed they died of carbon monoxide poisoning while sleeping in the car. According to a report...
Family of Duncan man who died of carbon monoxide poisoning wants to warn others
Duncan, OK - A Duncan man passed away and another was taken to the hospital Monday as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. The family of those men is now issuing a warning in hopes of saving the lives of others. “Please, please check on your elderly. Check on your...
Three residents saved from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by generator
Tuscola County, MI - Three people survived a potentially lethal exposure to carbon monoxide in their residence near Vassar late Monday. Michigan State Police and the Vassar Fire Department responded with an ambulance to the 5000 block of West Sanilac Road around 11:20...
Four people injured by carbon monoxide leak in Brooklyn home
Brooklyn, NY - Four people were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes when an unspecified leak caused fumes to spread throughout the home, fire officials said. Two of the four people were taken to Cornell Hospital suffering from exposure to carbon monoxide, officials say,...
Man, children taken to hospital after carbon monoxide leak in Peabody home
Peabody, MA — A Massachusetts man and his two sons were taken to a hospital after they were exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide inside their home, according to fire officials. The Peabody Fire Department responded to the Endicott Street home Sunday afternoon....
Two hospitalized after furnace gas leak at Ionia County home
Ionia County, MI — Two people were taken to the hospital after being found unresponsive Thursday as a result of a furnace gas leak, according to the Ionia County Sheriff’s Office. At 1 p.m. Nov. 12, Ionia County Sheriff’s deputies, the Saranac Community Fire...
Propane Leak Focus of Nantucket House Explosion
Nantucket, MA - Investigators are focusing on a propane leak as the potential source of Thursday's catastrophic house explosion and fire on the island of Nantucket. On Friday evening, Nantucket Fire Chief Stephen A. Murphy and State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey...
2 in critical condition after carbon-monoxide leak in home
Ionia County, MI – Two people nearly died after they were overcome by carbon monoxide in a home, police said. The victims, an 81-year-old woman and 59-year-old man, were unconscious and had stopped breathing when rescuers pulled them outside. They were revived by...
Official presses for gas leak checks after 3 hospitalized in Porter kitchen explosion
Porter, TX - The Montgomery County Fire Marshal is urging residents check for gas leaks after a kitchen explosion Monday evening in Porter sent three, including a toddler, to the hospital with up to second-degree burns. A 46-year-old woman, a 16-year-old girl and a...
Natural gas explosion rocks Signal Hill building
Los Angeles, CA - Authorities were at the scene of a natural gas explosion at a Signal Hill structure Thursday evening. The explosion at the two-story home located at 2100 N. Ohio Ave. was first reported at 4:24 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire...
Investigation continues into home explosion
Rimersburg, PA – Investigations into the explosion at a Chestnut Street home in Rimersburg continued this week, as local officials breathed a sigh of relief that the disaster didn’t turn into a true tragedy. Rimersburg Borough Council president Scott Myers, who lives...
2 Dead In Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Bensonhurst
New York, NY — Two people are dead following a carbon monoxide incident at an apartment building in Brooklyn. Two dozen residents of the building in Bensonhurst were stuck late Monday night trying to figure out where they were going to sleep after two of their...
Massive gas explosion leaves several Long Island homes on fire near JFK airport
Long Island, NY - A gas explosion close to JFK airport destroyed three Long Island houses in a huge fire Sunday morning, with two firefighters and a homeowner all airlifted to the hospital, according to officials. Terrifying videos showed houses completely in flames...
Doctor stresses generator danger after 2 die from carbon monoxide poisoning
Oklahoma City, OK — With 38% of the metro still without power, many are relying on generators to keep warm. But there can be deadly consequences to using them. Two people in Oklahoma City recently died from carbon monoxide poisoning from using the generators to fight...