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Authorities: Carbon monoxide kills Orangeburg mother, son
Orangeburg, SC- Orangeburg County authorities say a preliminary investigation shows a mother and young son have died of carbon monoxide poisoning.Investigators tell multiple media outlets that the 27-year-old mother and her 7-year-old son were found dead Saturday...
Two Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Alarm Ignored
East Hampton, NY - Fire officials are reminding resident to make sure their carbon monoxide detectors are working and to pay attention to them, especially during cold weather when heating sources tend to malfunction. On Sunday, two people in Southampton Village could...
Report: States could help prevent natural gas explosions
Indianapolis, IN - Three powerful accidents in recent years highlight weaknesses in oversight of how natural gas providers maintain the largest pipelines in their networks, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.A major effort a decade ago by the...
3 treated after carbon monoxide incident at East Bridgewater convenience store
East Bridgewater, MA - Three people were taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak was reported at an East Bridgewater business.Firefighters responded to Tri-Town convenience at 60 Franklin St. in East Bridgewater at around 11 a.m. Saturday after receiving a...
Carbon monoxide exposure sends five to hospital in Ben Hill County
Ben Hill County, GA - Five people in Ben Hill County were sent to the hospital late Friday night for carbon monoxide exposure, officials confirm.They said in a statement a family of four used a generator to power a heater in their home Friday night, but it was not...
Child transported to hospital due to carbon monoxide leak
Kingston, NH - A Kingston child was taken to the hospital Friday due to a carbon monoxide leak.At about 7 p.m., fire officials responded to a home on Harvest Drive for a high carbon monoxide count. The family living in the home had just moved in and tried the stove...
Gas leak forces evacuation of Weymouth medical building
Weymouth, MA - A gas leak at a South Shore Hospital owned building at 780 Main St. forced the evacuation of 25 employees at 7 a.m. Thursday, according to Deputy Fire Chief John Haslan.We believe it was snow related, Haslan said. It sent a natural gas odor into the...
Corbin man rescued after his home explodes
Corbin, KY - A man has been rushed to the hospital after investigators say his house exploded in Corbin Friday afternoon.The explosion happened just before 1 p.m. at a home on South Kentucky Street, near 20th Street. Firefighters say the explosion also sparked a fire...
As N.J. pipeline network grows, safety is concern
Bergen County, NJ - With more than 1,500 miles of aging natural gas pipelines already crisscrossing New Jersey, and five new projects to expand the network's capacity being proposed or recently completed, federal authorities are raising concerns about the safety of...
Furnace eyed as possible cause of deadly carbon monoxide leak
Springfield, IL - A malfunctioning furnace is being eyed by investigators as the possible cause of a carbon monoxide leak that led to the Tuesday night death of a 40-year-old man in the 2400 block of Huntington Road."We do know that there had been problems with the...