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Explosion Levels House In Flora
Flora, MS - Just before 4:00 Friday afternoon, Flora first responders were called to a house fire on the 4700 block of Highway 22."Upon arrival, we had a fully-involved house with fire, as well as obvious gas leak," says Flora Police Chief Dwayne Moak. "Flames spewing...
Engine blamed for two deaths on Lake of the Woods, third man hospitalized
Williams, MN- Authorities say a faulty boat engine killed two men and hospitalized a third on Lake of the Woods in northwest Minnesota late Sunday.Lonnie Ray Norberg, 44, and Jeffrey Edward Wheeler, 35, both of Champlin, died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a boat...
Mother and two children treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Fort Kent, ME- A mother and her two sons were transported to Northern Maine Medical Center on Tuesday evening, Sept. 3 after showing signs of carbon monoxide poisoning at their home, according to Fort Kent Fire Chief Ed Endee.A carbon monoxide detector in their house...
New Bill Requires Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Leased RV’s in Tennessee
Murfreesboro, TN - September 18th is carbon monoxide awareness day in Tennessee.Carbon monoxide is a silent killer.It's an invisible and odorless gas created from fuels like kerosene.coal.and propane used in camp stoves, heaters and portable generators.Carbon monoxide...
Carbon monoxide sends five from Hartford to hospital
Hartford, SD - Five people were transported from a Hartford home to Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls on Tuesday morning because of carbon monoxide exposure.Hartford Area Fire and Rescue's assistant fire chief Bryon Schumacher couldn't share the extent of their...
Cedar Lake woman apparent victim of carbon monoxide poisoning
Cedar Lake, IN - CEDAR LAKE | A 61-year-old Cedar Lake woman was found dead of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in her Monastery Wood townhome Friday morning.Cedar Lake Police Chief Gerald H. Smith said there were no signs of foul play, leading investigators to...
Carbon monoxide suspected as cause of death for 3-year-old Illinois boy
West Salem, IL - Carbon monoxide leaking from the faulty exhaust system of the vehicle in which he was a passenger is suspected as the cause of death of a 3-year-old West Salem, Ill., boy Thursday afternoon.James M. Clark, the son of Gloria L. Clark and Jeffrey Hunley...
Report says New Milford fatal explosion caused by propane li
New Milford, CT - An uncapped liquid propane line in the basement of 109 Sunny Valley Road caused the explosion that destroyed the house, killing a contractor and seriously wounding another man and a boy last August, state police said Tuesday.Police released a final...
Woman’s body found in basement of Hampton home that exploded, State Police say
Hampton, NJ - A woman's body was found in the basement of the home on New Road that exploded this morning, State Police Spokesman Sgt. Adam Grossman said.State Police are not releasing the identification of the woman at this time, saying the body will be identified by...
Kissimmee man hospitalized after propane gas explosion in home
Kissimmee, FL - A Kissimmee man in his 70s was making breakfast when an explosion inside his home sent him flying backward Tuesday morning."It is remarkable he only had first-degree burns," said Osceola County Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Daniel McAvoy.A gas leak filled...