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Man hospitalized following Minnewaukan propane explosion
Minnewaukan, ND - One man is hospitalized Tuesday evening after an explosion at an apartment building in Minnewaukan.The explosion happened about 3:00 Tuesday morning C Avenue in Minnewaukan. Authorities haven't released the name of the injured man, but they say he...
Gas leak in Neenah
Neenah, WI - An explosive level of natural gas threatened a Neenah neighborhood Sunday morning, prompting an overnight evacuation. Dozens of families were forced out of their homes as a safety precaution, while firefighters worked to eliminate the threat of an...
Report: Consumers Energy employees failed to follow regulations in fatal explosions in Royal Oak, Wayne
Detroit, MI- Consumers Energy employees failed to follow natural gas safety regulations and standards in fatal explosions in December 2010 in Wayne and again in February in Royal Oak, the Michigan Public Service Commission concluded in levying fines against the...
Boone hotel heater came with warnings, but detectors never installed
Boone, NC - Despite clear warnings on an owner's manual, a Boone hotel did not put in recommended carbon monoxide detectors when its maintenance staff installed a pool heater now suspected of leaking the dangerous gas that killed three guests this spring.Best Western...
4 kids, 2 adults treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at DeKalb complex
DeKalb County, GA - Channel 2 Action News has learned six people, including four children, are recovering after carbon monoxide poisoning at a Stone Mountain apartment complex.Hazmat crews were dispatched Sunday afternoon to the Marquis Bridge Apartments at 1607...
Pequannock senior living facility evacuated after reports of carbon monoxide
Pequannock, NJ - About 150 residents at Cedar Crest Village, a senior living community, were evacuated on Thursday morning as a result of high levels of carbon monoxide at one of the buildings, officials said.Security at Cedar Crest called local police shortly after 9...
Another boating danger – carbon monoxide poisoning
Possum Kingdom Lake, TX - The death of Lindsey Culver, 27, of Lubbock, who died Saturday, July 6, inside Hell's Gate at Possum Kingdom Lake, has brought into sharp focus the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning. Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Shawn Humphries said the...
1 dead in apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in RV
Cresaptown, MD - A 75-year-old Somerset County, Pa., man died as a result of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning while at the Allegany County Fairgrounds and his wife was taken to the hospital Thursday morning for treatment, according to C3I.William E. Miller and Ruth...
Helena man critical after trailer explosionPropane explodes in camping trailer
Helena, OH - HELENA A local man is in critical condition at a Toledo hospital after a camping trailer exploded over the weekend.James Bishop, 71, was transported Sunday by LifeFlight to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center from a residence in the 1500 block of South...
Yeadon Fire Company offers advice on how to deal with a gas leak
Yeadon, PA - Yeadon Fire Department is reporting an increase in natural gas calls in Delaware County.Yeadon Fire Chief Mike DiIenno reported two recent incidents July 30 in the borough. Fire crews responded to the 1200 block of Moore Avenue at 8:06 a.m.About 12 hours...