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Puritan evacuates Pittsfield factory Thursday due to carbon monoxide

Pittsfield, ME - One of the two Puritan Medical Products factories in Pittsfield that produce millions of swabs to test for COVID-19 was evacuated Thursday night after employees reported an odor and several complained of trouble breathing. Friday morning, the issue...

17 sickened by possible carbon monoxide leak at Carlton plant

Portland, OR — 17 people were sickened by a possible carbon monoxide leak in Carlton on Monday. McMinnville Fire officials said 7 different agencies responded to the plant at 10600 Westside Road after reports of a boiler malfunction. 11 people were taken to a...

Carbon monoxide exposure suspected in rural Oconto hospitalization

Oconto, NE -- Two people are in serious condition after a carbon monoxide exposure at a central Nebraska home. Rescue personnel from Oconto and Callaway responded to a rural Oconto home last Thursday for an illness call. Oconto fire officials say a high level of...

6 hospitalized after possible carbon monoxide leak in Montgomery County

Montgomery County, MD - Six people are hospitalized, including several children, following a suspected carbon monoxide leak at an apartment building in Montgomery County, Maryland. It happened on the 14200 block of Weeping Willow Drive off Bel Pre Road in Aspen Hill....

Early morning explosion jolts Death Valley resort

Death Valley, CA — No serious injuries were reported after an early morning explosion jolted a Death Valley National Park resort. The incident happened Monday at Stovepipe Wells around 4:30 a.m. The National Park Service (NPS) says a propane leak appears to have...