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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...

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 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...