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Odorless carbon monoxide found to be unsuspected boating hazard
Pocatello, ID - It's colorless, odorless and deadly, and safety officials say carbon monoxide poisoning likely contributed to more drowning deaths over the past decades than imagined.The hazard is not something people tend to think about when on a boat enjoying the...
Firefighters respond to carbon monoxide call
Boone, NC- Firefighters responded to a Boone home Tuesday afternoon after a gas-powered pump filled the residence with high levels of carbon monoxide, according to the Boone Fire Department.No one was seriously injured or killed in the incident.A woman called 911...
Playing It Safe with Natural Gas in Your Home
Milwaukee, WI - The home explosion in Beloit brings to mind how volatile natural gas can be. Investigators blame an uncapped gas line.Luckily in this case there are survivors.Contractor Brian Bamke fumes when he hears stories, more like nightmares,about natural gas...
Carbon monoxide leak could have killed S. Memphis mom and children
Memphis, TN - A Mid-South woman is one step to having a safer home for family, after contacting the Action News Five Investigators. She says issues in her home on Worthington Street has caused major issues for family.Janayah Ivory and her four children have lived in...
Explosion fueled fire at Lake Breeze resort in Duluth
Duluth, MN - Officials have confirmed that an explosion fueled the fire that destroyed the office building at Lake Breeze Motel Resort on Wednesday.We know we had a propane explosion but what ignited the explosion is still under investigation, Duluth Fire Marshal...
Carbon monoxide poisoning also a danger outside
Idaho Falls, ID - A 22-year old died from carbon monoxide poisoning on a boat with his friends at Bear Lake recently.Many people hear about carbon monoxide poisonings when grills are brought indoors or cars are started in a closed garage.Outdoors, many rule out the...
Authorities: Water heater likely the cause of house explosion
Ypsilanti Township, MI - A water heater is likely to blame for the explosion that rocked an Ypsilanti Township neighborhood Sunday, officials said Monday morning.A man who lives at the home in the 1300 block of Gattegno Street told authorities he had been having...
Man in critical condition after explosion levels home in Beloit
Beloit, WI - A 37-year-old Beloit man is still in critical condition with second and third-degree burns after his home exploded Sunday night.Beloit Fire Chief Bradley Liggett said in a press conference today that Todd Purdy was transported by helicopter to UW Hospital...
Carbon monoxide leak forces evacuation of Old Spaghetti Factory
Portland, OR - Lunchtime customers and employees of the Old Spaghetti Factory in Southwest Portland evacuated the popular restaurant Saturday afternoon after authorities discovered a carbon monoxide leak shortly after noon.Two employees of the restaurant were treated...
Family says dog saved them from carbon monoxide poisoning
Bristol, VA - (WBIR - Bristol, Va.) A Bristol, Virginia family is recovering after a close call with a silent killer and they have their dog to thank for their lives.Michael Carr was asleep Thursday night when his dog Buster Brown woke him up. He got up and found his...