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Macungie Township, PA - Twelve people were taken to a hospital after becoming ill on Saturday night in a home with high levels of carbon monoxide in Lower Macungie Township, authorities report. Macungie Ambulance was dispatched to the home in the 3600 block of Clauss...

New York, NY – A building in Chinatown had to be evacuated overnight after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected. It happened around 10:30 p.m. Sunday on Mulberry Street near Canal Street. Five people were taken to the hospital – one in critical condition, two...

Carthage, NY - Most residents of a Carthage nursing home returned to the facility Sunday afternoon, after a carbon monoxide leak forced their evacuation Sunday morning. Roughly 80 residents of the Carthage Center For Rehabilitation and Nursing on West Street were...

Bedford County, VA — Fire and rescue units responded to a house in Bedford County on Friday morning after dangerous amounts of carbon monoxide triggered a fire alarm. According to the Forest Volunteer Fire Department, units were dispatched to a fire alarm on Colby...

Virginia Beach, VA — Nikki James Zellner started to panic last Thursday when she pulled onto the street of her children’s day care and saw a host of fire trucks and ambulances. She’d gotten word from Kids Town Learning Center to come pick up her two sons, ages 3 and...

Sioux City, IA - Authorities say a gas-powered power washer is to blame for elevated carbon monoxide readings at a Sioux City apartment late Tuesday night. Shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday Sioux City Fire Rescue was called to 75 W. Clifton Avenue in Sioux City to the...

Star Lake, NY - Two people died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning inside a home in Star Lake, state police said Monday. The bodies of Brian Merkley, 49, and Lisa Leroux, 53, were found late Saturday afternoon inside a one story home at 188 Benson Mines Golf Course...

Grady County, OK  – A man has been transported to a hospital following a house explosion. Fire crews are on scene. Officials say initial reports indicate the blast was caused by a propane leak that settled into the home’s basement. The water heater then ignited the...

Brookings, SD - We are following some developing news out of Brookings concerning a deadly explosion and fire. In an interview with a local radio station, Fire Chief Darrell Hartmann said the call came in before noon. He said crews arrived to find smoke and flames. He...

Houston, TX – A husband and wife who were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at a southeast Houston residence Wednesday night have been identified. The Houston Fire Department said they responded to a call at the residence located in the 3000 block of Burkett...

Augusta, ME - In wake of last year's tragic explosion at the LEAP, Inc. building in Farmington, lawmakers in Augusta are looking to increase safety measures. A public hearing was held Wednesday on a bill aimed at getting propane and natural gas detectors into more...

New York, NY — Residents were evacuated from their Bronx apartments Monday after some people said they suddenly felt ill. Investigators said the problem was carbon monoxide, CBS2’s Jessica Layton reported. Parents hugged their kids in the cold, knowing that despite...

Aspen, CO - A homeowner was injured on Sunday morning as a result of a gas explosion that caused a fire in the garage of a West End residence, Aspen Fire Chief Rick Balentine said. The fire, at 621 W. Francis St., was extinguished within 90 minutes of authorities’...

Franklin, MA - Twelve people were taken to the hospital after a gas leak and carbon monoxide scare at a shopping plaza in Franklin Thursday morning. Firefighters were called to 9 Round Kickbox Fitness in the Franklin Village Mall just after 9 a.m. and found high CO...

Edwardsville, IL — Crews from the Edwardsville Fire Department and Ameren Illinois responded to a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm around 11 a.m. Tuesday at a residence in the 100 block of North Fillmore Street. “The CO was apparently caused by a blocked or clogged flue...