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Woman suffers serious injuries in apartment blast
Lincoln Park, MI - Authorities in a Detroit suburb say a woman was seriously injured after an explosion forced her through an apartment's picture window and into a parking lot.Lincoln Park Fire Capt. Scott Lewis said the woman in her 40s suffered third-degree burns...
Carbon monoxide detector saves Scranton family
Scranton, PA - A city family's carbon monoxide detector saved lives on Sunday morning, Fire Department Lt. Jim Walsh said.Lt. Walsh said Luz and Felix Murrero had just fired up their furnace for the year when a chimney blockage likely trapped carbon monoxide inside,...
Oklahoma City school carbon monoxide leak hospitalizes 6
Oklahoma City, OK - A carbon monoxide leak at Lee Elementary School in southwest Oklahoma City sent three students and three staff members to local hospitals Monday afternoon, authorities said.People began complaining of dizziness, nausea, and stinging eyes in the...
City sued for blast that razed 2 homes
Grand Junction, CO - A lawsuit alleges the City of Grand Junction, which has said it bears no responsibility for a gas line rupture and explosion that destroyed two homes on Seventh Street and led to widespread evacuations this past spring, failed to maintain...
Propane tank caused Villas house explosion
Cape May County, NJ - A powerful explosion that leveled a home in Cape May County and left a couple seriously injured was caused by a propane leak, authorities said Friday.Investigators found a leak in a line for a propane tank on the property on the 200 block of East...
Carbon monoxide poisoning kills Big Lake woman
Anchorage, AK - Toxic levels of carbon monoxide killed a Big Lake woman Thursday morning.Emergency crews responded to a home on Kyrsten Circle where they found an unresponsive man who was taken to the hospital in critical condition; a five-year-old girl and two people...
Man and dog injured in Indianola apartment explosion
Indianola, WA - A man and his dog were injured and an Indianola apartment was severely damaged in a Friday night propane explosion.The explosion happened just before 6 p.m. inside a small apartment at NE Shore Drive and Wildwood Street NE, according to Michelle Laboda...
Baby taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning
Rochester, MN - A 10-month-old was taken to the hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday night after the family's alarm indicated high levels of the gas.Firefighters were called at 9:30 p.m. to an apartment in the 2900 block of Charles Court...
UT man dies of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
Tooele, UT- Police say a 54-year-old Tooele man has died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning after working on his truck most of the day.Authorities say the man was found unconscious in his living room a little before 10 p.m. Wednesday.Tooele police Sgt. Don Nelson...
Four taken to hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning
Overland Park, KS - A 16-year-old boy who left his car running Tuesday night may be to blame for sending him and three others to the hospital. Police said the boy and three others suffered carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday morning.Two are said to have...