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2 deaths in Asheville Best Western being investigated as carbon monoxide poisoning
Asheville, NC - Police are investigating carbon monoxide poisoning as the culprit behind two deaths in Asheville's Best Western hotel this month.On June 9, Jacob Galloway, 28, and James Landreth, 39, were found dead in room 244 of the Best Western hotel on Tunnel...
Carbon monoxide sends family to hospital
Little Rock, AR - A family of four was transported to a local hospital Thursday reportedly due to carbon monoxide poisoning, Piney Fire Chief Scott Miser said.The source of the carbon monoxide was under investigation, Miser said. The incident occurred at 104 Hamilton...
4 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning after Lexus left running in garage
Orange County, FL - Four Orange County residents were taken to a hospital Tuesday morning for carbon monoxide poisoning, fire officials said.The incident was reported around 5:30 a.m. at a home in the 15000 block of Stonebriar Way, east of the University of Central...
KFDM/Fox 4 live from scene where bodies of man, woman found in West Orange mobile home
West Orange, TX - West Orange Police are investigating the deaths of a man and woman found inside their mobile home.Their bodies were discovered Tuesday night inside a mobile home at Gresham's Mobile Home Village in the 1000 block of Albany Street in West Orange.An...
Candle ignites leaked propane, causing explosion at western Minnesota home
Barnesville, MN - Two people suffered from minor burns in a gas explosion at a western Minnesota home early Tuesday, June 18.The Clay County Sheriff's Office said an explosion at a farm house a few miles south of Barnesville was reported at 5:30 a.m.Homeowner Brad...
Floor treatment, detector temporarily close Rome Walmart
Rome, NY - Walmart was closed and evacuated for several hours this morning after an overnight floor treatment set off the carbon monoxide detectors, according to city fire officials.The alarm was raised shortly before 7:30 a.m. today, leading to a full evacuation of...
House Explodes In Ridgefield, N.J.
Ridgefield, N.J. - One person was treated after a house exploded in Ridgefield, N.J. Monday.The explosion took place at 360 Abbott Avenue, near Elizabeth Street at around 11:30 a.m.Neighbors say their homes shook as if a bomb went off. When they looked out their...
Elderly couple, firefighter hospitalized after car left running leaked carbon monoxide
Pheonix, AZ - An elderly couple and one firefighter were hospitalized after carbon monoxide leaked into a home from a running vehicle.Phoenix Fire says a unit from Scottsdale Fire responded to a home near 64th Street and Thunderbird for reports of an elderly female...
Boat Explosion Injures Five People At Lake Of The Ozarks Marina
Lake of the Ozarks, MO - Five people were reportedly injured in a boat explosion at Millstone Marina & RV Resort on Saturday afternoon.According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 25 ft. Chris Craft exploded at approximately 1:50 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, at the...
Man Dead, Wife & Children Hospitalized In N.J. Carbon Monoxide Incident
Bernardsville, NJ -Police made a deadly discovery at a home in Somerset County, New Jersey Thursday.A man lost his life and his wife and two young children were sickened in what appears to be a case of carbon monoxide poisoning.It happened about 40 miles west of New...
Gas leak explosion knocks out wall, causes partial collapse of Caldwell County home
Caldwell County, NC - A gas explosion severely damaged an unoccupied house off Baton Church Road in Caldwell County on Tuesday morning, according to North Catawba Deputy Fire Chief Dennis Hopkins.The explosion, which Hopkins said could be heard from a mile away, was...
Gas explosion in Rapatee kills two, IL 97 closed until Monday, Ameren working to restore power
Rapatee, IL - A minute before 11:30 Sunday afternoon, emergency responders were called to Illinois 97 and North Street for a report of a house explosion in Rapatee. That explosion claimed the lives of two individuals.No other injuries are being reported at this...
Leaking gas stove in Oyster Bay sends 15 to the hospital
Oyster Bay, NY - A leaking gas stove in an Oyster Bay home sent 15 to the hospital Friday night, Nassau County police said.The natural gas leak was reported just before 9:30 p.m. on Audrey Avenue, police said. Real estate websites show the location as a multifamily...
More than 100 employees evacuate Plympton office after carbon monoxide scare
Plympton, MA - A carbon monoxide scare at a food service company in Plympton forced more than 100 employees out of the office building Thursday night.Firefighters tending to a patient undergoing a medical emergency at Sysco Boston on Spring Street about 7:30 p.m....
Eight People Saved by Working Carbon Monoxide Detector
Rockland, MA - In Rockland, Fire Chief Scott Duffey says a working carbon monoxide detector helped prevent an incident from becoming much worse.Eight people were evacuated from a group home on Hingham Street Sunday after a call for a Carbon monoxide alarm.National...