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Carbon monoxide poisoning sends 16 to hospital
Fredonia, UT - Early morning chaos occurred at an old Fredonia motel, now used as a rental unit. It arrived when a silent, toxic gas, carbon monoxide, permeated the inn and sickened 16 individuals who were sleeping at the time. Fortunately, one person was cognizant...
Gas leak sickens 49 Pennsylvania inmates
York, PA - A carbon monoxide leak sickened 49 inmates at a county jail in York, Pennsylvania, with five hospitalized overnight, county officials said ThursdayInvestigators suspect the heating and ventilation system in a unit housing female inmates was the source of...
Six treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Elgin, IL - Six people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at an east-side two-flat after one man came in to Sherman Hospital and reported he was not feeling well, authorities said.Once Sherman staff determined that the man was suffering from carbon monoxide...
South Albany woman has carbon monoxide scare
Albany, GA - A South Albany woman got the surprise of her life, Monday, when she came home to a ringing carbon monoxide alarm.She was not injured, but had it not been for her alarm, the outcome could have been much different because of that silent killer.Fire crews...
Boston riddled with mostly small natural gas leaks, Boston University study finds
Boston, MA - Natural gas is escaping from more than 3,300 leaks in Boston's underground pipelines, according to a new Boston University study that underscores the explosion risk and environmental damage from aging infrastructure under city sidewalks and streets.The...
Hurricane Sandy carbon monoxide incidents, deaths highlight danger of generators
East Windsor, NJ - Fire chief Kevin Brink said it was a scene that stuck with him.Amid the wind and rain of Hurricane Sandy, he and a crew of East Windsor firefighters were dispatched to a first-floor apartment in town for a carbon monoxide detector alert.When...
Hotel guests face carbon monoxide risk
New York, NY - Eight people have died and at least 170 others have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in the past three years in hotels, which rarely are equipped with CO alarms, a USA TODAY investigation finds.And a review of state and local laws finds that...
Covington house explosion blamed on propane getting into home
Covington, LA - A see-through shell makes up most of the remains of a burned up home in Covington that exploded Thursday night.The explosion was heard and felt throughout the neighborhood."I didn't know if a plane had crashed into a house, said Jeanne Brewer, who...
Carbon monozide detector in apartment where marine died did not have batteries
Boise, ID - Authorities say an 18-year-old Marine whose body was found in a Meridian apartment died from acute carbon monoxide poisoning.McQuen Forbush's girlfriend found him unresponsive on the apartment's bedroom floor Saturday afternoon.The Idaho Statesman reports...
Carbon monoxide poisoning sends 2 to hospital
Bismark, ND - Two residents in Bismarck are recovering at a local hospital following carbon monoxide poisoning at their home.The Bismarck Fire Department says firefighters were dispatched to a Bismarck home about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday following a report that two...