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Carbon Monoxide Leak Prompts Apartment Evacuation
Omaha, NE - About a dozen families were displaced from their Northwest Omaha apartment units after a carbon monoxide leak.It happened around 4 AM Tuesday morning at "Legacy Crossing" near 106th Plaza & Ellison.Around 30 residents made it out safely from the complex as...
Chief: Natural gas leak caused Pawtucket explosion
Providence, RI - A natural gas leak from somewhere inside the house caused an explosion and fire that tore apart a triple-decker in Pawtucket and left a man and baby badly burned.Pawtucket Fire Chief William Sisson says the explosion at the Mineral Spring Avenue...
30 sickened by carbon monoxide at Utah school
Montezuma Creek, UT - Sheriff's officials say about 30 students and staff members have been sickened by a carbon monoxide leak at a Utah elementary school, including two who were airlifted to hospitals.The San Juan County Sheriff's Office says one student and one...
Woman suffers carbon monoxide poisoning in Palm Beach Gardens
Palm Beach Gardens, FL - A woman suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in Palm Beach Gardens was taken to a hospital for treatment Monday.Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue reports the incident happened shortly before noon. The unidentified victim was taken to St Mary's...
Windsor woman injured in home furnace explosion
Windsor, CA - A Windsor woman went to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital early Monday after her home furnace boiler exploded, said a Windsor fire official.Lori Cook had gone into the garage of her Pleasant Avenue residence just prior to the 6:25 a.m. explosion so was nearby...
Carbon monoxide leak sends 20 to hospital in Mass.
Waltham, MA - Fire officials in Waltham say at least 20 people were taken to a hospital as a precaution because of a carbon monoxide leak at a local Sunday school.Firefighters responded to St. Mary's Religious Education Center on Sunday morning and detected high...
9 sickened by carbon monoxide in Baldwin
Baldwin, NY - Authorities say that six adults and three children were hospitalized this morning after a carbon monoxide scare at their Baldwin home.The residents woke up at around 7 a.m. to a house full of smoke. Fire crews arrived on the scene, and carbon monoxide...
Natural gas leak detected in Napa condominium
Napa, CA - On Friday, firefighters responded at 11:45 a.m. to a report of a gas leak at a condominium in the 1700 block of Silverado Trail. Natural gas escaped when a valve on a deck may have been knocked open, Napa Fire Capt. Steve Becker said.Responding firefighters...
Two men die in car trailer
Allen, NY - A father and son were found dead in a car trailer Wednesday after they were reportedly overcome by carbon monoxide, a New York State Police investigator said. Amity-based state police Thursday identified them as Joseph Scaccia Sr., 67, of Allen, and Joseph...
House explosion in Boulder County
Boulder County, CO - There was a house explosion in Boulder County in the 6000 block of Indian Road Friday morning.The explosion happened at 3:57 a.m.Firefighters from Rocky Mountain Fire, Boulder Rural Fire, Boulder Emergency Services, Boulder County Emergency...