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25 people hospitalized after Donnelly carbon monoxide leak
Donnelly, ID — A majority of the 25 people taken to the hospital Monday morning following a carbon monoxide leak in Donnelly have been treated and released. Fifteen of those sickened were children. First responders at 6:27 a.m. arrived at a vacation home where the...
Deputies: Carbon monoxide poisoning may have killed elderly NSB couple
New Smyrna Beach, FL - An elderly New Smyrna Beach couple found dead in their condo on Sunday possibly died of carbon monoxide poisoning, investigators with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities were called to the Sea Winds condominiums, 4875 S....
Selma family, pets poisoned by carbon monoxide
Selma, NC — A community is raising money to help a family of four that was poisoned by carbon monoxide after they used a generator to heat their home Friday night. According to firefighters, the family had no electricity at their home on Jordan Narron Road and used a...
2 dead after propane explosion in northern Minnesota
Itasca County, MN - Two people are dead after an explosion in rural Itasca County in northern Minnesota. The explosion happened just before 7:30 a.m. Thursday with the sheriff's office being alerted by a 911 caller who reported a structure fire near Turtle Lake. The...
Man found dead in Cameron County
Cameron County, TX — Authorities found a Cameron County man dead on Thursday morning. Officials received a call at around 6 a.m. and responded to the corner of Lovelace Ave. and Santa Rosa Ave., south of Santa Maria High School. At the scene, authorities found an...
Defective boiler cause of carbon monoxide in Old City Hall Thursday
Spokane, WA - Carbon monoxide was discovered in Old City Hall on Thursday morning emanating from a malfunctioning boiler, the Spokane Fire Department said. The building was evacuated quickly, and no one was hurt. Just before 6 a.m., morning workers called 911 when...
28 Treated, 9 Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Incident In Hempstead
Hempstead, NY - Twenty eight people were treated following a carbon monoxide incident in Hempstead Wednesday morning.Nine of them were hospitalized, though are expected to be OK, officials said.It happened around 8 a.m. at an apartment building on Fulton...
Snow covered exhaust, fresh air pipes cause carbon monoxide to enter Storm Lake home
Storm Lake, IA - Carbon monoxide gas filled a Storm Lake home after snow blocked the exhaust and fresh air pipes from the furnace.According to a press release from the Storm Lake Fire Department, they responded to a carbon monoxide detector going off inside a...
Couple being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Minot, ND - A couple was transferred to the Twin Cities and is undergoing treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning. It happened Sunday at their home in Minot.Emergency responders found the two adults unconscious and breathing. They were rushed to Trinity Hospital...
South Philly explosion caused by crack in gas main, officials say
Philadelphia, PA - Officials say a crack in a 92-year-old natural gas main led to the explosion that devastated a South Philadelphia block last month, killing two people, destroying five rowhouses, and forcing the evacuation of 60 residents.An investigation by the...
Over Half Dozen Workers Affected by Carbon Monoxide Leak at South Beach Hotel
Miami Beach, FL - Over a half dozen people were treated after a carbon monoxide leak broke out Thursday morning at a hotel in Miami Beach.Chopper 6 was over the scene at the Shore Club, located at 1901 Collins Avenue, where Fire Rescue crews say a call came in of the...
Carbon monoxide warnings issued in Keene, N.H.
Keene, NH - Fire officials in Keene, N.H., were investigating Wednesday after a system error at a utility's distribution plant raised concerns about elevated carbon monoxide levels in this city in the southwestern part of the state.The Keene Fire Department began...
Propane explosion sparks house fire in Ionia Co.
Boston Township, MI - No one injured after a propane explosion at a home in Ionia County early Wednesday morning.Authorities were called around 3:10 a.m. Wednesday to a home in the 8600 block of Elm Lane, just off of Bluewater Highway, in Boston Township.The...
Fire marshal, police investigate after explosion levels house in Bucks
Buckingham Township, PA - An explosion leveled a home in Buckingham Township, Bucks County.Buckingham Police and Midway Fire Company were called to the 4300 block of Biddeford Circle in the township's Doylestown section Tuesday morning."The local neighbors heard the...
211 stoves at McDougald Terrace emitting carbon monoxide as Durham finishes inspections
Durham, NC - After weeks of going apartment to apartment looking for carbon monoxide leaks, crews finished inspecting all of the apartments at McDougald Terrace on Tuesday.According to officials with the Durham Housing Authority, crews inspected 346 homes and found...