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Study finds 5,893 natural gas leaks in Washington, D.C
Washington, DC - New research today says the nation's capital, notorious for leaking state secrets, has thousands of leaks of another sort: methane from natural gas pipelines.More than 5,800 leaks from aging pipelines were found under Washington, D.C.'s streets by...
1 man dead, 7 women hurt in carbon monoxide poisoning in Oak Broo
Oak Brook, IL - An 84-year-old man has died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in a gated community in Oak Brook, officials said. Seven other people were injured, according to officials.At a noontime news conference, Oak Brook Police Chief James Kruger...
Propane leak caused central Pa. house explosion
Dubois, PA - A state police fire marshal determined a central Pennsylvania house exploded because of a propane leak in the basement.Troopers from the DuBois barracks say the blast Monday afternoon caused about $250,000 damage to home in Sandy Township, Clearfield...
Carbon monoxide leak sends apartment resident to hospital
Ypsilanti, MI - A carbon monoxide leak sent one resident of an Ypsilanti apartment house to the hospital and displaced the others early Wednesday morning, officials said.The Ypsilanti Fire Department was called to a seven-unit apartment building in the 100 block of...
One Dead, Another Critically Injured in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Cumberland, MD - Officers with the Cumberland Police Department say one person is dead and another is critically injured after being poisoned by carbon monoxide.The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon, just before 4:30 p.m. at a home on Boone Street.Investigators...
Barrows School evacuated due to high carbon monoxide levels
Reading, MA- Students were evacuated from the Barrows School today after the detection of high levels of carbon monoxide, according to Reading Police.The carbon monoxide was detected at around 10:50 a.m., police said. Students and faculty were then taken by bus to...
Galloway Man Escapes Gas Explosion Uninjure
Galloway Township, NJ - A Galloway Township man turned on his garbage disposal on Monday evening and sparked a small explosion of natural gas that seeped into his home from an underground leak.Daniel Crum of 285 Mattix Run was not injured and his home was not damaged,...
Family rushed to the hospital after a carbon monoxide scare
Port Huron Township, MI- Don and Kim Nichols appreciate life a little more these days after a scare sent their entire family to the hospital."We assumed it was just the flu, said Don Nichols.Our dog even passed out inthe front room."What they did not realize at the...
Steel Ice Center reopens in Bethlehem after carbon monoxide sends 20 to hospital
Bethlehem, PA - The Steel Ice Center in Bethlehem is open today after a Zamboni was apparently left running Saturday night, causing carbon monoxide to sicken 20 people.An announcement on the center's website says that the Bethlehem Fire Department cleared the building...
6 hospitalized for carbon monoxide exposure
Austin, TX - Five adults and one teenager were hospitalized Sunday morning for symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in East Austin.At least one of the individuals treated briefly lost consciousness, according to Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical...