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Dozens of families at Fort Bragg warned of potential carbon monoxide poisoning threat
Fort Bragg, CA - Fort Bragg officials have warned several dozen families in base housing about a potentially dangerous threat of carbon monoxide poisoning, after one family ended up in the hospital.The hospitalized family was released Sunday, Aug. 4, from Womack Army...
1 injured in Remer house explosion
Remer, MN - A Hill City man is recovering from serious injuries and burns at a Twin Cities hospital after a house explosion in the City of Remer, according to authorities.Cass County Sheriff's deputies were called to a home in Remer shortly before noon Wednesday for a...
North Dakota couple found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at rally campground
Sturgis, SD - A man and woman from North Dakota died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their makeshift camper at the Sturgis motorcycle rally, bringing the 2019 rally-related death toll from asphyxiation to three.Meade County Sheriff Ron Merwin identified the couple as...
Employees of Beech Grove company sent to hospital due to carbon monoxide leak
Beech Grove, IN - A carbon monoxide leak at a Beech Grove business sent at least seven employees to the hospital on Wednesday.The Beech Grove Fire Department responded to the late-afternoon incident at Elmco Engineering, 6107 Churchman Bypass. That's near I-465.Seven...
Sunday house explosion shakes Grand Lake
Grand County, CO - No one was home during a violent explosion inside a Grand Lake home on Sunday morning.Authorities are still investigating the cause of the explosion at 45 County Road 475, but propane is suspected.Neighbors heard the blast, which blew out the home's...
Man injured in Warwick boat fire
Warwick, RI - Firefighters battled a boat fire off Oakland Beach on Saturday afternoon.The Fire Department received a call at 4:45 p.m. about a boat fire at Fairwinds Marina, at 2 Seminole St., according to Battalion Chief Alan Gouveia.When fire crews arrived, the...
2 badly burned in Mission Bay boat fire
San Diego, CA - Two people were severely burned in a boat fire Thursday afternoon off Dana Landing in Mission Bay. Witnesses reported hearing an explosion around 3:15 p.m.It happened in the water near a fueling pier, but they were not in the process of re-fueling when...
Rally death attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning
Sturgis, SD - Sheriff's officials say the death of a Nebraska man at the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota is apparently due to carbon monoxide poisoning.The Omaha man, who has not been identified, was found dead in his motor home at the rally on Tuesday. The...
Detroit house explosion possibly caused by natural gas leak
Detroit, MI - A natural gas leak -- possibly from a defective appliance -- is being blamed on an explosion and fire that destroyed a Detroit home and damaged two adjacent houses.The Detroit Free Press reports Wednesday that fire officials say the gas leak was inside...
Fire destroys boat on Rose Lake
Rose Lake, ID - A fire engulfed a boat on Rose Lake on Saturday night, but no injuries were reported."The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but preliminary indications show the fire started in the engine compartment, possibly due to a buildup of gas...
Boat destroyed by fire on Sebec Lake, incident caught on webcam
Dover-Foxcroft, ME - A dramatic boat fire was caught on webcam Tuesday at the public marina on Sebec Lake.It happened just after noon at Greeley's Landing.According to the fire chief, the owner of the boat was with his daughter and had just filled it with gas.The...
Boat catches fire on Lake Texoma
Marshall County, OK - A fire department in Marshall County says several people jumped into Lake Texoma Sunday afternoon after their boat caught fire.The Enos Cardinal Cove Volunteer Fire Department says they were called to the Cardinal Cove boat ramp around 2 p.m.The...
Carbon monoxide incident leads to hospitalizations in Meriden
Meriden, CT- A carbon monoxide incident in Meriden led to people having to be transported to the hospital.According to fire officials, it happened at a building on Old Colony Road.High levels of CO gas were detected in a part of the building.There's no word on how...
15 people taken to area hospitals after carbon monoxide concerns
Lincoln, NE - Several Lincoln Fire & Rescue medic units transported 15 people to area hospitals following a hazardous materials call in west Lincoln. It happened near Northwest 22nd and Q streets in Lincoln. The call came in around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday.This is the...
9 People Injured In Baltimore County Carbon Monoxide Incident
Edgemere, MD - Baltimore County Fire officials said nine people were transported to Shock Trauma following a carbon monoxide incident in the Edgemere area.Firefighters were called to the 7800 block of St Claire Lane this morning after carbon monoxide entered several...