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Natural gas explosion destroys Gainesville house
Gainesville, TX - A natural gas explosion and fire leveled a home and forced the evacuation of several families living near the intersection of South Weaver and West Tennie Streets in Gainesville early Thursday morning. A city water crew was in the area to repair a...
Family’s survival of carbon monoxide poisoning holds lessons
Arvin, CA - An Arvin family survived a brush with a silent killer last week.Micaela Martinez, who lives with her four children and a granddaughter, said their house was hot when the family awoke at 5 a.m. on Jan. 11 to her 3-year-old granddaughter crying. They'd...
Huntsville woman injured in natural gas explosion upgraded from critical to serious condition
Huntsville, AL- A woman injured in a dramatic natural gas explosion at Huntsville's Lincoln Park public housing development has been upgraded from critical to serious condition at UAB Burn Center.Fire officials said Cheri Kent, 26, and her children - ages 5 and 7 -...
Metro schools lack carbon monoxide detectors
Nashville, TN - A north Nashville charter school will be closed until Thursday after 40 of its students were admitted to the hospital Monday for carbon monoxide poisoning.Officials at Drexel Prep Academy said the school's heating system leaked fumes and the carbon...
Carbon Monoxide Detectors Installed at Unit Five Schools
Normal, IL - A brand new safety measure is in place at McLean County Unit Five schools.Each of the district's 29 buildings are now equipped with carbon monoxide detectors.Crews installed them during winter break.Unit Five Superintendent Gary Niehaus says the decision...
Legislature should strengthen carbon monoxide laws in 201
Mechanicsburg, PA - We are now fully entrenched in the cold-weather season which means its time for all Pennsylvania residents to equip their homes with a carbon monoxide alarm.It's also timely to renew the call for lawmakers to pass legislation that strengthens...
La Crosse Fire Dept.: CO Detector Law working
La Crosse, WI -It has been two years since having a carbon monoxide detector on each floor of your home became law in Wisconsin, and local emergency personnel say it seems to be serving its purpose.The La Crosse Fire Department says the number of carbon monoxide calls...
Woman, Son Saved By Carbon Monoxide Detector
Washington, MO - A woman and her infant son could have died if their home did not have a carbon monoxide detector, Washington Fire Chief Bill Halmich said.Halmich said firefighters responded last Thursday, Jan. 3, to a home at 3195 Highway A, in the Krakow area, to a...
Natural Gas Leaks: A Risky Business in Need of a Fix
New York, NY- A few weeks ago, Springfield, Mass., was rocked by a natural gas explosion that destroyed a building, ruined a city block, and was hailed as a miracle because no lives were lost.The pipelines that lie below our communities, always out of sight, came...
Carbon monoxide detector works just fine for Hyannis family
Hyannis, MA - HYANNIS A family annoyed by a malfunctioning carbon monoxide detector learned it was working just fine and they were in grave danger from a wood-burning stove, fire officials said.Residents of a home on Bishop's Terrace called the Hyannis Fire...