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House in Greenfield demolished after basement explosion
Greenfield, MA — The house at 19 Prospect St. was demolished Tuesday evening, hours after being blown off its foundation by a reported explosion that remains under investigation. Greenfield firefighter William Kimball previously said the white two-story house was...
Carbon Monoxide Leak In Queens Apartment Building Leaves One Dead
Queens, NY - One person was found dead after a carbon monoxide leak inside a Queens apartment building forced an evacuation, officials said. The FDNY responded to the scene on Leavitt Street in Flushing around 8 p.m. Tuesday, officials said, after a report of someone...
Sioux City apartments evacuated for carbon monoxide
Sioux City, IA — A Sioux City apartment complex was evacuated Monday afternoon for carbon monoxide. Sioux City fire crews arrived just after 12:00 p.m, at the Stellart Apartments on 21st and Nebraska for an alarm. Firefighters found unsafe levels of carbon monoxide...
AFR responds to gas explosion in NE Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM – The Albuquerque Fire Rescue is on the scene of a natural gas explosion in northeast Albuquerque Monday morning near Girard and Constitution. According to AFR, the initial call was of an explosion, but now they are working on a house fire that was...
State: Natural gas caused home explosion
Port Washington, OH - A natural gas explosion caused the explosion that destroyed a home in the Port Washington area Jan. 14, according to a spokesman for the Division of State Fire Marshal of the Ohio Department of Commerce. The exact cause, however, remains...
2 men found unresponsive from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in northern Minnesota
Rockwood Township, MN - Two men are recovering from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning after they were found unresponsive in a garage near Bemidji, Minnesota, according to the Hubbard County Sheriff's Office. Just before noon Friday, authorities responded to a home in...
1 dead, 36 apartment units evacuated after Orlando firefighters respond to gas leak
Orlando, FL —One person is dead and 36 units of an apartment building were evacuated after Orlando firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide alarm at an apartment complex. Firefighters were called around 4 p.m. to The Jackson Condos Apartment on Jackson Street for...
Boat catches fire after fueling at marina in Fort Lauderdale, FLFR says
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Dark smoke could be seen billowing into the sky from the Bahia Mar Marina on Sunday morning. According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, a 28-foot cabin cruiser had just completed fueling at the marina when flames erupted. Fire rescue was called to...
Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in Chicago woman’s death
Chicago, IL — An elderly woman is dead and an elderly man is in critical condition after an apparent carbon monoxide leak in an apartment on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Police say officers were called to the apartment shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday. Officers found...
1 wounded in Middletown house explosion; fire chief suspects natural gas
Middletown, OH — One person was wounded following a house explosion in Middletown, Ohio. Fire investigators said they suspect natural gas. It happened just before 4 p.m. Monday in the 2500 block of Flemming Road. According to Fire Chief Paul Lolli, one person was...