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CO forces Messiah dorm evacuations
Grantham, PA - More than 400 Messiah College students are back in their dorms after they were evacuated for high carbon monoxide levels.Three dorms in the Mountain View complex were evacuated shortly before 11:30 p.m. Thursday.Campus officials believe there was a clog...
Officials: Faulty piping work led to N.H. gas explosion
Conway, NH- Fire officials said piping work that didn't comply with building codes led to a propane gas explosion inside a house in Conway.Conway Fire Chief Stephen Solomon told WMWV-FM the source of the problem was most likely the home's hot water heater.The house...
Residents shaken, not hurt after propane explosion knocks Taymouth Township house off foundation
Taymouth Township, MI - Taymouth Township resident Dave Leinau said he was at home with his wife and granddaughter when his wife noticed the hot water wasn't working.When Leinau went downstairs to check on the water heater, he caught a whiff of propane.Turning away...
Explosions spur rise in safety concernsTwo explosions in the last week prompt flurry of inquiry
Liberty Center, OH- Two explosions of homes, resulting in death and destruction in the last few days in northwest Ohio, has prompted a flurry of calls from area residents requesting safety checks from propane retailers.Roger Fisher of Liberty Center, Ohio, said he...
95-year-old grateful for fire company’s quick action in saving her life
Silver Spring, MD - Judith Summers, a 95-year-old resident, is eternally grateful to the firefighters of Station 19 after they responded to her home on Sept. 10 for a carbon monoxide alarm.Summers, who has lived in her home on Sanford Road for 54 years and in...
3 sickened by CO fumes at Bendersville orchard
Bendersville, PA - BENDERSVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) -Three people were flown to a hospital Wednesday afternoon after they fell ill to carbon monoxide fumes at an orchard near Bendersville, Adams County.Fire officials told abc27 News that the men were very ill but conscious...
Starbucks Reopens After Carbon Monoxide Scare
Bridgehampton, NY - Starbucks in Bridgehampton reopened Tuesday morning after workers fixed a problem that caused a carbon monoxide leak that sent three to the hospital on Monday."Repairs to the refrigeration unit have been made and the business has re-opened,"...
Stamford, Connecticut explosion levels house, flings debris up to 400 feet
Stamford, CT- A massive explosion destroyed a home in a quiet Connecticut neighborhood and flames spread to at least three other houses, causing extensive damage.Fire and emergency crews rushed to the blast site at 305 Webbs Hill Road in North Stamford, after it was...
Probe focuses on propane tank in deadly Ohio home explosion
Stony Ridge, OH- STONY RIDGE, Ohio An explosion leveled a home in northwest Ohio Tuesday morning, killing two people, injuring three and scattering debris up to a quarter-mile.Investigators were looking into whether a leaking liquid propane tank near the home's...
Carbon monoxide evacuates Drew dorm, 5 sent to hospital
Madison, NJ - Five students were sent to the hospital early Wednesday morning after a carbon monoxide alarm alerted officials to the presence of the odorless gas in a dormitory, according to a spokesman for the university.Drew University Class of 2016 arrivalFoster...