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Rockford, IL  — Around 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday, several crews were called to the 2800 block of Lapey Street for a building explosion. Fire officials confirmed that one person has died as a result of the explosion. Two people are still being treated for serious injuries...

Monroe, LA — Authorities say there was a Natural Gas leak that caused an explosion at a house in the 1600 block of S. 2nd St. in Monroe. Officials say windows were blown out and there was one person in the house who was able to get out unharmed. The cause of the leak...

Aurora, CO - Several people were hospitalized Thursday night after being exposed to elevated levels of carbon monoxide in an Aurora apartment complex, according to officials with Aurora Fire Rescue. Aurora firefighters and workers with Xcel Energy responded to 15600...

Wyandotte, MI - What Wyandotte police originally thought might have been two people overdosing on the docks turned out to be eight people getting seriously ill after carbon monoxide exposure. The victims were discovered shortly after 9 p.m. Sept. 24 at Motor City...

Blairsville, GA - An explosion from an accidental fire at a Union County home killed one woman and injured four others Tuesday afternoon. The Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner told FOX 5 the fire happened around 1 p.m. at the home on the 500 block of...

Oklahoma City, OK - A girl was killed and her parents and brother were injured when their home in Oklahoma City exploded Thursday morning, fire officials said. The ages of the girl or her brother were not immediately released, but both are younger than 18, according...

Roanoke County, VA - A portable Carbon Monoxide monitor potentially saved lives in Roanoke County Wednesday. The Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department said it was dispatched to Vinton just before noon for an EMS call. When the medic crew entered the home on Tulip...

Gypsum, CO — A home exploded in Gypsum Thursday afternoon following a report of an underground gas leak in the Chatfield Corners neighborhood, according to a tweet from the Eagle County Sheriff's Office (ECSO). The explosion at 50 Cottonwood Pass Road was reported...

Wayne County, PA - A woman is recovering after an explosion demolishes her Wayne County home. It happened Sunday on Tiffany Drive in Paupack Township. According to police reports, the victim is a 59 year-old woman who recently bought the home which had no heat or hot...

Sylvan Beach, NY — A woman has died and a Syracuse police officer is in critical condition in what state police said was a possible case of carbon monoxide poisoning aboard a boat in Sylvan Beach. Blair M. Dodge, 34, of Central Square, and William R. LaShomb, 36, of...

Memphis, TN - A woman died Wednesday night and a child is in extremely critical condition after exposure to carbon monoxide at their apartment in East Memphis, officials said. WREG reported that a woman and her young grandson were found unresponsive by the child’s...

Broken Arrow, OK  - A grieving mom thought her nine-year-old son drowned on Lake Eufaula, only to learn he actually passed out from carbon monoxide. Cassi Free said when she was told her son died from drowning, she knew there had to be more to the story. After getting...

Portland, OR - A boat that caught fire Saturday afternoon at DiMillo’s Marina was towed by the Portland Fire Department into the harbor, where the flames were extinguished, but the boat is likely unsalvageable, fire officials reported. No one was injured in the fire,...

Detroit, MI – A house was destroyed Saturday afternoon on Detroit’s west side in a potential gas explosion. The house was located on LaBelle Street, near 14th Street and Oakman Boulevard. Authorities said the woman who resided was not home at the time and is safe....

Porter, IN - A natural gas explosion is suspected of setting off a house fire Thursday night that injured seven people, including a 3-year-old girl. The 3-year-old girl was airlifted to a Chicago hospital and the others were taken to other hospitals for treatment,...