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Northern Broome family suffers CO symptons
Northern Broome County, NY - A serious situation involving Carbon Monoxide poisoning is being reported in Northern Broome County where the power has been out overnight following the two-day winter storm.Ambulance crews were called to Route 26 in the area of Hemlock...
Mobile Home Explosion Leaves NY Mother, 2 Young Children Hospitalized With Burns
Vernon, NY - Authorities say a woman and her two young children have been hospitalized with burns after their mobile home was destroyed in an explosion in central New York.Officials with the Vernon Fire Department say the explosion happened around 7 p.m. Sunday at the...
Malfunctioning heating system causes carbon monoxide incident at Hanover house
Hanover, MA - A malfunctioning heating system caused a carbon monoxide incident at a house in Hanover Monday morning, Hanover firefighters said.The residents of a single-family home at 55 Clark Circle called firefighters at 5:03 a.m. to report an unknown odor, said...
1 injured in explosion, collapse at Middletown building, officials say
Middletown, OH - Middletown City officials say a building collapsed after an explosion Monday afternoon.The city official confirmed the report just before 12 p.m. Monday. The reported collapse and explosion happened in the 400 block of Cribbs Avenue in Middletown.City...
Equipment failure may have caused Warren house explosion
Warren, MI - Fire and utility officials Monday plan to resume their investigation into what caused an apparent gas explosion and resulting fire that destroyed a house on Warren's southwest side over the weekend.The force of the blast could be felt for blocks and sent...
2 possibly killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in Hemet motel room
Hemet, CA - Sheriff's detectives were investigating the deaths of two people found Friday inside a Hemet motel room who may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to authorities.The bodies of a man and woman were discovered inside a room at the Coach...
Dozens evaluated after possible carbon monoxide leak in industrial park
Medway, MA - One person was transported to the hospital and approximately 30 others were being evaluated by first responders after a possible carbon monoxide leak at an industrial park in Medway.First responders rushed to the scene located at 7 Industrial Park Road...
Carbon monoxide sickens 16 children at daycare center
Atlanta, GA - Paramedics rushed 16 children and three adults to Atlanta hospitals Monday after a carbon monoxide leak made them sick.Firefighters responded to G.A.T.E.S. Children & Adolescent Academy on Hapeville Road in southwest Atlanta at about 3:30 p.m. after...
Close call for Twin Cities man is reminder to check for expired carbon monoxide detectors
Minneapolis, MN - As he watched television Saturday evening, Blake Mills couldn't figure it out.Why was he so tired?I could not stay awake, the Golden Valley resident said.Mills got a call from a friend.She said, 'Are you drunk?' This was like within 30 seconds of...
Apparent natural gas explosion destroys Mt. Vernon home, closes nearby high school
Mount Vernon, WA - An apparent natural gas leak caused a large explosion that shook a Mount Vernon neighborhood and left a home fully engulfed in flames.The explosion was reported in the 900 block of East Fulton Street just after 6 a.m., according to Peter Donovan...
House explosion rocks Canton area
Canton, OH - A Canton area home is considered a total loss after it exploded just before midnight Friday.Home owner Jean Godwin said she heard an explosion one that literally shook her house located less than 50 feet from the rental home that exploded on her...
2 taken to hospital due to carbon monoxide poisoning
Columbus, OH - Two people were taken to OSU Wexner Medical Center on Saturday to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.The incident occurred on Saturday after 10:30 a.m. on Malin DriveThe identities and the condition of the two exposed to carbon monoxide has not...
Unoccupied house near Homer destroyed by explosion linked to gas
Anchor Point, AK - A two-story home in Anchor Point was destroyed by what is believed to be a gas explosion Thursday night, Alaska State Troopers say.Troopers responding to a report of an explosion near Mile 165 of the Sterling Highway at about 10 p.m. came across...
Two critically injured in house explosion in eastern Muskegon County
Muskegon County, MI - An explosion that leveled a home in eastern Muskegon County critically injured two people Tuesday afternoon.The house in the 1900 block of South Barnes Road, described as a large two-story, was reported blown off its foundation into the basement...
Fire officials sound alarm on carbon monoxide poisoning after 2 separate Md. incidents
Prince George's County, MD - Local fire departments are urging residents to install carbon monoxide detectors in their homes after nine individuals suffered carbon monoxide poisoning early Monday morning in Maryland.In Prince George's County, six children and two...