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Woman found dead in her Cooper Township home identified as Lulubell Vanwezema, 75
Cooper Township, MI - Authorities have identified a 75-year-old woman found dead in her home on North 14th Street as Lulubell Rose Vanwezema.According to a news release from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office, autopsy results are still pending, however it is...
McHenry: Girl, 12, Dies in Overnight Fire, Man Dies from Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
McHenry, IL - Two people died early this morning in separate incidents in a McHenry neighborhood, the Northwest Herald is reporting.A 12-year-old girl was found dead after a house fire in the 4500 block of West Parkway Avenue at 1:20 a.m. Friday. The victim has been...
Utah family learns carbon monoxide detectors have a shelf life
North Salt Lake City, UT - Daylight saving time begins this weekend. That means we lose an hour, but it also means we should replace the batteries in our smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.One Utah family found out that's not all you need to do to keep your detectors...
High levels of carbon monoxide displace Jersey City residents from home
Jersey City, NJ - Residents of a two-story, nine-unit complex on Tonnelle Avenue were forced into the cold early this morning after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the building, Jersey City officials said today.Firefighters and EMS crews responded to...
Hotel Evacuated Due To Carbon Monoxide
Lexington, KY - Firefighters evacuated hotel guests after they detected high levels of carbon monoxide inside Wednesday morning.Officials say a manager at the Homewood Suites on Ruccio Way noticed a strange odor on upper floors and called 911. Firefighters pulled the...
Norristown Family Hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Norristown, PA - A family of six were hospitalized this morning after authorities discovered dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in their apartment in the 400 block of West Marshall Street.Authorities responded to the scene sometime around 3 a.m. Monday...
Man dies in accidental carbon monoxide poisoning
Waterloo, IA - Police said a La Porte City man who was found unresponsive in a garage over the weekend died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.Authorities were called to the garage in the 1700 block of West Ridgeway Avenue on Saturday and found 44-year-old Kevin...
Officials: Natural gas explosion leveled Hempstead home
Hempstead, NY - HEMPSTEAD - Officials say the blast that demolished a Hempstead home was a natural gas explosion.The Fire Marshal's office tells Newsday a hot water heater valve was left on and the pilot light was also on. It remains unclear why.The house on Perry...
Man, Woman Seriously Hurt in Gas Explosion at Sport Chalet
La Canada, CA - At least two people were seriously injured in a natural gas explosion at a Sport Chalet in La Canada on Friday.The explosion happened just before 10 a.m. at the store at 2 Sport Chalet Drive, in the La Canada Flintridge Town Center.The location is near...
Wayne fire marshal says natural gas caused 2010 Frank’s Furniture store explosion
Wayne, MI - DETROIT (WXYZ) - If history is a guide it will be years before we get a final answer on what caused Wednesday's devastating blast in Royal Oak.It was more than two years ago that a furniture store in Wayne was leveled by an explosion and the Michigan...