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Firefighters: Explosion at San Pedro duplex caused by natural gas leak

San Pedro, CA - Firefighters said a gas leak led to an explosion that damaged a building in San Pedro about a block away from Averill Park on Sunday, April 28, but no injuries were reported.Crews responded at 5:39 p.m. to reports of an explosion at a two-story duplex...

Nine transported to hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning

Wichita, KS - The Wichita Fire Department responded to a home in the 2900 block of North Meridian just after 8 p.m. Tuesday for a carbon monoxide poisoning.Nine people were transported by EMS to Wesley Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries."Received a...

Officials determine cause of La Grange home explosion

La Grange,NC - A gas leak was determined to have caused a La Grange home to explode in early April.The Lenoir County Sheriff's Office and Lenoir County Emergency Services investigated the explosion that occurred on North Forbes Street in La Grange.The blast left one...

Alleghany County family survives after poisonous gas fills home

Covington, VA - Seven members of a Covington family are continuing to recover after what they describe as a near-death experience. They got carbon monoxide poisoning inside their home.Everyone survived, including their dog, but the high levels Wednesday night could...

2 taken to hospital after trailer home explosion in Mack

Mack, CO - Two people were taken to the hospital with burns after a trailer home explosion in Mack.It happened just before 9 a.m. Sunday on Moro Castle Avenue and Clarkton. The blast may have been caused by propane, and completely destroyed the home.Colorado State...

Neighbors pull man from burning home in St. Paul

St. Paul, MN - The flames were impossible to miss, but Paul Warner first heard the sound."It sounded like a car accident, and I actually turned around and looked, and you could see debris coming off the house," Warner said, "We just stopped what we were doing and we...

Carbon monoxide sickens nearly a dozen people in Yonkers

Yonkers, NY - Two Yonkers families were nearly wiped out Friday morning when they were poisoned by a carbon monoxide leak, authorities said.A total of 11 people — six youths and five adults — were taken to area hospitals after a resident came home from an overnight...