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Carbon Monoxide leak; 8 people rushed to hospital
Baltimore, MD - On Saturday night, multiple homes were evacuated on the 200 Block of E. Pontiac Ave in South Baltimore due to high levels of carbon monoxide. Five medical units are on the scene and multiple people are reported sick. The source of the Carbon Monoxide...
4 hospitalized, 21 evacuated after carbon monoxide leak in Queens
New York, NY – Eight people were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes at a home in Queens on Friday night, and four of them had to be hospitalized, authorities said. Twenty-one people evacuated their homes after the carbon monoxide leak on 81st Street, near 31st Avenue,...
Nacogdoches County Sheriff: 3 Melrose residents died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
Nacogdoches County, TX - Three people have died as a result of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning after they ran their electric generator too close to their house, according to Nacogdoches County Sheriff Jason Bridges. The victims are two men and a woman. Bridges...
Carbon monoxide poisonings spike in winter storm-battered Texas
Houston, TX - Power outages in Texas have forced many to seek warmth in unconventional ways. Some are burning the artwork in their homes, and some are burning baby blocks. But others are resorting to more dangerous measures. People are using their grills, cars and...
Several escape house fire following reported explosion in Chapmantown
Chapmantown, CA — Several people escaped a house fire that broke out in Chapmantown Friday morning. Neighbors reported hearing an explosion when the home caught fire around 7:45 a.m. on Jackson Street near Wisconsin Street. Nobody was injured and all eight people...
One person hospitalized after propane-caused home explosion in Lebanon
Lebanon, MO — One person is in the hospital after a propane tank explosion destroyed a home on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 117 Cedar Crest Drive in Lebanon. Lebanon Fire Chief Sam Schneider was on scene to help with searching for other victims. “At this point, we’ve also...
Carbon monoxide poisoning may be to blame for 3 deaths in SW Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM - The Albuquerque Police Department is waiting on the autopsy reports to find out how three people died in a southwest Albuquerque home. Police said a homeowner called 911 after finding a body inside a car, in the garage of his rental home. When police...
One injured in house explosion near Lewellen
Lewellen, NE — An investigation is underway after a house explosion in the Nebraska panhandle Tuesday evening. Garden County Sheriff Michelle Quinn tells News Channel Nebraska one person was airlifted to the hospital with burn injuries after a house near the Village...
Woman who lost power dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
Laurel County, KY - A Laurel County, Ky., woman died Tuesday and her family members were sickened by a build up of carbon monoxide in their home after they began using a generator when they lost electric power, police said. "The initial investigation revealed the home...
3 adults and 4 kids transported after carbon monoxide poisoning in Plum Grove
Plum Grove, TX -- Firefighters said at least seven people were hospitalized Tuesday due to carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in Plum Grove. The Plum Grove Volunteer Fire Department said around 1:30 p.m., crews responded to a call of multiple occupants in a home...