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Memphis, TN - Hundreds of tenants were evacuated Tuesday night following a carbon monoxide leak at The Venue apartments in Midtown. Officials say fixing the leak could take days, displacing hundreds right before Thanksgiving. In total, five people were hospitalized,...

Towamensing, Township, PA - Emergency personnel were dispatched to a home Sunday morning for a Carbon Monoxide leak on Lower Towamensing Township. The call came in around 11 a.m. for a possible furnace malfunction the 3000 block of Fireline Road with victims. The...

Lubbock, TX - A Central Lubbock apartment building was evacuated after reports of “the smell of gas” from inside one of the apartments. Lubbock Fire Rescue officials stated there was “faulty gas venting” in the unit. A natural gas heater was turned on and the...

Rochester Hills, MI - An elderly Rochester Hills couple was found dead inside their home Friday afternoon, said the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. The OCSO and the Rochester Hills Fire Department responded to the 1100 block of Avon Rd around 3p.m. Friday on the...

Gaithersburg, MD — A condo explosion in Gaithersburg, Maryland, left a dozen people injured, two of them critically, kicking off a massive search-and-rescue operation Wednesday, the Montgomery County fire chief said. The “significant” blast resulted in a structural...

Philadelphia, PA -- Officials are still investigating what caused a carbon monoxide leak that killed one person and sickened several others on Tuesday. The city has posted a sign along the 4700 block of Chester Avenue declaring an apartment building "unfit for human...

Princeton, IN — Two people were reportedly injured when a house exploded in Princeton, Indiana Tuesday. The explosion happened around 11:30 a.m. in a house that is divided into apartments at Clark and Hart streets in Princeton. Video from a doorbell camera across the...

Lawrenceville, PA — A gas leak caused a house to explode and catch fire, sending an occupant to the hospital. Scott Banfiled said a gas leak is the suspected cause of an explosion at his home at 70 Junction Cross Road around 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7. His wife, Valerie,...

Pontiac, MI — Five people, including an 8-month-old baby boy, were sent to a local hospital Tuesday after an explosion and fire at an apartment complex, officials said. A 24-year-old Oxford Township woman and a 33-year-old Pontiac woman were taken to a hospital where...

Dilworth, NC  - The Charlotte Fire Department controlled a carbon monoxide leak that exposed 27 people in south Charlotte after four hours. Firefighters began evaluating the carbon monoxide levels on East Boulevard in Dilworth at a structure just before 5 p.m. They...

Evansville, IN - A leaking gas line caused the accidental explosion that killed three people and damaged nearly 40 homes in August in Evansville, Indiana, the state Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday. Investigators found the uncapped line’s valve in the...

Omaha, NE - Omaha fire investigators say a generator left running in the garage sent five people to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning. Family friends tell our crews everyone will be "OK." First responders found the family at a home near 8th and Cedar Streets...

Chicago, IL  – Chicago Fire Department responded to an apartment containing potentially deadly high carbon monoxide levels near Douglass Park Thursday morning. Fire officials said the CO level reached 490 parts per million (PPM) due to a bad vent on a furnace inside a...

Toledo, OH - Homeowners are being warned of carbon monoxide poisoning after a local postal worker, and her dog were found dead. Kathleen Mossing worked for the post office for nearly 20 years. Now, her sister is urging families to get a carbon monoxide detector....

Akron, OH  – One person has died following a carbon monoxide leak at an Ohio apartment complex in which pet birds alerted firefighters to the danger. Officials with Summit County confirm the county medical examiner’s office is investigating the death of a 66-year-old...