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Carbon Monoxide in French Creek Home Sends 3 People to Hospitals
Clarksburg, WV - Emergency responders were dispatched to a report of a medical call just after 5 p.m. Saturday at a home on Mulberry Ridge Road near French Creek.Responders determined that there were high levels of carbon monoxide coming from the home. Two people were...
Union City tenants forced out of homes due to high carbon monoxide levels — again
Union City, NY - For the second time within six days, 12 people in a Union City apartment building were forced to leave their home Friday night due to high levels of carbon monoxide.The same tenants had been forced out of their homes Sunday, Feb. 17 for the same...
Geneva Grad Raymond Kaligian III Dies in Tragic Accident in Housto
Houston, TX - Visitation will be held Wednesday and a memorial service will be held Thursday in Geneva for Raymond Kiligian III, 28, who died unexpectedly Feb. 17 in his Houston, TX, townhome.The visitation will take place from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at...
Carbon monoxide forces evacuations at Merriam motel
Merriam, KS - A carbon monoxide problem forced guests to evacuate a Merriam motel early Sunday, police said.Emergency crews were called to the Drury Inn on Shawnee Mission Parkway east of Interstate 35.Guests were moved to another hotel but were allowed to return once...
Haddon Heights explosion likely caused by natural gas leak: Prosecutor’s Office
Hadden Heights, NJ - HADDON HEIGHTS A natural gas leak likely caused the explosion Saturday afternoon in a borough house that left a woman in critical condition, authorities said on Sunday.According to a release by the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, there is no...
12 Union City residents forced out after carbon monoxide leak allowed to return home
Union City, NJ - Twelve people evacuated from a Union City apartment building Sunday night have returned to their homes, police said.The building, on the 700 block of 24th Street, was evacuated at 11:43 p.m. Sunday due to high levels of carbon monoxide coming from the...
Positive Carbon Monoxide Reading Found At Marion County School
Marion County, WV - While most schools across North Central West Virginia had a two hour delay Friday, East Park Elementary School in Marion County kept students home due to a positive reading for carbon monoxide. That positive reading came from a furnace in an older...
Experts say natural gas explosions far too common
Kansas City, MO - Natural gas pipeline experts say explosions from leaks are far too common, especially in cities with hundreds of miles of underground lines.Federal law designates gas companies as the primary responders during natural gas emergencies, but sometimes...
Kansas City restaurant explosion: Investigation could take months
Kansas City, MO- A day after a natural gas explosion leveled a popular restaurant, investigators raced to search the rubble and tried to understand how the blast happened despite suspicions that flammable fuel had been leaking, maybe for weeks, somewhere in the busy...
Woman overcome with high amount of carbon monoxide
Elyria, OH - A woman was found unconscious in her kitchen after firefighters discovered a gas leak emitting more than 500 times the normal amount of carbon monoxide.We measured the carbon monoxide at 500 parts per million; 0 to 10 is normal so it was pretty high,...