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Dunmore, PA - Madlyn M. Mecca, 86, of 413 Smith St., was leaving her home shortly before 4 a.m. because police and firefighters evacuated the area, due to a heavy odor of natural gas. A neighbor, whom state police did not identify, was moments away from picking Mecca...

Duluth, MN - An 11-year-old girl and 39-year-old man were found dead in a home just outside of Duluth Wednesday evening of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, FOX 21 reports.A family member found their bodies and called authorities just before 7 p.m., the Duluth News...

Rice Lake Township, MN - A father and his 11-year-old daughter died late Wednesday after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide in a camper in Rice Lake Township.Authorities say the bodies of Michael Mechley, 39, and Charlene Mechley, 11, were found Wednesday...

St. Louis, MO - Students at Nance Elementary School this morning were evacuated to a nearby church for about two hours due to a carbon monoxide leak.Maintenance crews found that the leak was coming from the school's boiler room, where a detector exposed an unsafe...

Portland, ME - A proposal to require carbon monoxide detectors in all Maine homes and hotel rooms is headed for the Legislature, and safety advocates hope an incident in which the colorless, odorless gas sickened 21 guests at an Ogunquit resort in February will...

Clinton Township, MI - On Nov. 22, nine people at a local apartment complex displayed carbon monoxide-like symptoms after what is thought to be a furnace mishap.The incident occurred at Peachtree Apartments, near Metropolitan Parkway and Groesbeck Highway, in Clinton...

Nottingham, NH - An EMT with the Nottingham Fire Department was killed last week when she was overcome by carbon monoxide from a generator used during the widespread power outages.Officials said Diane Nugent, 51, died when she went to refuel a generator in a detached...

Conover, NC - Two Conover women were hospitalized from carbon monoxide poisoning after one of the women accidentally left her vehicle running in the garage overnight (December 1 & 2).The victim's S.U.V. utilizes a remote control device to turn the ignition on and off....

Chicago, IL- An elderly couple were found dead Saturday in the South Shore neighborhood, possibly from carbon monoxide poisoning, police said.Police responded to a well-being check about 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the 6700 block of South Dorchester, police said. Family...

Philadelphia, PA - Five people were hospitalized early Sunday after they were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes inside a home in the Walnut Hill section of West Philadelphia.Emergency crews were dispatched to the home on the 5000 block of Market Street around 4:15...