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Owatonna High School graduates experience carbon monoxide poisoning

Owatonna, MN - OWATONNA — For Owatonna High School graduates and friends Matt Garbers and Isaiah Fails, ice fishing has become a winter hobby.But last weekend was almost their last on the ice.“At the hospital, they said it was darn close,” said Melissa, Garbers'...

Explosion levels house on west side of Indy

Indianapolis, IN - Investigators are working to determine what may have caused an explosion Monday morning that leveled a west side home.The explosion and subsequent fire happened on Vine Street in a neighborhood off Rockville Road, between South Lynhurst Drive and...

Fairfield Home Evacuated, Family Treated for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Fairfield, NJ - A Fairfield family of four was evacuated from their home Thursday and transported to a nearby hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning by the West Essex First Aid Squad, Police say.When Fairfield Police Officers arrived at the Pier Lane home shortly...

Loudoun EMS Saves 3 From Carbon Monoxide

Ashburn, VA - An Ashburn area family is recovering after a scare: Three adults in their Summerstown Place home were overcome by carbon monoxide Friday.One of the residents called emergency services after a fall.The aid bags carried by paramedics have carbon monoxide...

Two women die in Lindstrom of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning

Lindstorm, MN - Carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in a home in east-central Minnesota.Police were called to the home in Lindstrom Monday afternoon to check on an employee who had not been heard from since...

Possible carbon monoxide leak sends 9 to hospital in Provo

Provo, UT - PROVO — Nine people from a four-plex were treated at a local hospital due to elevated levels of carbon monoxide Sunday.It was the second time in 24 hours that emergency crews were called to The Boulders complex, 750 S. 650 West. But as of Sunday night,...

8 hospitalized after carbon monoxide incident in Beckley

Beckley, WV - Eight people were taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide incident Monday morning at the United Bank building in downtown Beckley.Crews with the Beckley Fire Department was dispatched to the building at 120 Main Street at around 10 a.m. after those...

High levels of carbon monoxide shuts off gas at Penrose Apartments

St. Louis, MO - City officials, accompanied by the fire department and Salvation Army, came to the rescue of the residents of the Penrose Apartments after it was discovered they were living with the threat of carbon monoxide poisoning and no running water.“They came...

Report: Propane caused deadly home explosion in Victoria

Victoria, TX - A propane leak caused a Victoria home to explode, killing a 26-year-old woman, injuring her infant daughter and damaging homes a quarter of a mile away, according to a state report.The Texas Railroad Commission found that two manual valves to the pipes...