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La Quinta downtown evacuated after 2 guests exposed to carbon monoxide, SAFD says
San Antonio, TX - San Antonio firefighters evacuated the downtown La Quinta Inn & Suites after two guests were reportedly exposed to carbon monoxide, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.A spokesperson with SAFD said both guests were taken to an area hospital...
Preston County Elementary School Evacuated Due to Carbon Monoxide
Preston County, WV - Students at Tunnelton-Denver Elementary School and South Preston Middle School were evacuated Friday afternoon after being exposed to higher than normal levels of carbon monoxide. A neighboring business' furnace pushed smoke into the school, which...
Children suffer carbon monoxide poisoning from faulty heater
San Diego, CA- Two children were rushed to a local hospital Friday with carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty wall heater.Officials with Sharp Memorial Hospital said the children, ages 6 and 12, were admitted to the emergency room Friday morning suffering from the...
Plant workers recover from carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms
Wanamingo, MN - Three people are recovering after showing signs of carbon monoxide poisoning at a food processing and packaging plant in Wanamingo.The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office said that when they arrived at Maple Island Inc. at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, they...
Ventless fireplace may be cause of carbon monoxide poisoning of 4 in north Tulsa home
Tulsa, OK- TULSA - A family of four is recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning in Tulsa, EMSA officials confirmed Thursday evening.Tulsa firefighters were called to a north Tulsa home just south of East Pine Street near North Irvington Avenue around 6 p.m. over the...
Roseland Center Plaza stores evacuated for carbon monoxide issue
Canandaigua, NY- Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores and CosmoProf in the Roseland Center Plaza in Canandaigua had to be evacuated for about an hour Tuesday morning after carbon monoxide was detected, said Canandaigua Fire Chief Mark Marentette.Canandaigua fire crews...
Natural gas line to fireplaces is blamed for Overland Park apartment fire
Overland Park, KS- A natural gas line that fed residential fireplaces probably caused a blaze at an Overland Park apartment complex Tuesday, a Fire Department official said.Gas from that line somehow escaped and found an ignition source in a furnace in one of the...
Carbon Monoxide Scare At Fort Drum, 3 Taken To Hospitals
Jefferson County, NY - Three employees at Fort Drum were rushed to area hospitals Tuesday following a suspected carbon monoxide problem on post.Officials said emergency crews were called to Building 2792, which is the Ammunition Supply Point & Surveillance Building,...
Mother, 62, found dead in rubble after propane leak explosion flattens three-story home
Grandview, TX- A 62-year-old Texas mother died Saturday night after her three-story home exploded, rattling the entire neighborhood and surrounding cities.Wanda Buckley Davis' body was found amid the rubble of her property in Grandview, outside Fort Worth following...
Family taken to hospital following carbon monoxide alarm
Morrisdale, PA - Members of the Mike Tocimak family were taken to Clearfield Hospital yesterday morning after they were overcome with carbon monoxide fumes at their home at 771 Troy-Hawk Run Highway.According to Fred Edwards Jr., chief, Morris Township Fire Co., the...