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Hartford man dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
Hartford, SD - A Hartford man died Monday from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning after using a portable generator, the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.Dustin Patch, 38, was found dead in his detached garage in the 500 block of Crystal Drive just...
Family Survives Home Explosion, Says A $30 Natural Gas Detector Could Have Prevented It All
Minneapolis, MN - Following a devastating explosion that took a River Falls, WI family's house, homeowners Tony and Angie Plourde say a $30 natural gas detector could have prevented it all from happening.The Plourdes miraculously survived the February home explosion,...
Destructive explosion caused by propane gas leak
La Grange, NC - Investigators have determined an explosion that destroyed a home and injured one person was caused by a liquid propane gas leak.The explosion happened around 11:30 a.m. at a home on North Forbes Street in La Grange, according to the Lenoir County...
One killed, seven injured in carbon monoxide poisoning incident
Bakersfield, CA - A man was killed due to carbon monoxide poisoning in northwest Bakersfield on Saturday morning.The Kern County Fire Department said at around 6:44 a.m., it received a report of a structure fire in the 6000 block of Gallery Drive. However, when crews...
Carbon monoxide poisoning killed 2 men on Peavine Mountain
Reno, NV - Washoe County's medical examiner says two men who were found dead last month inside a maintenance shed near the top of Peavine Mountain on the north edge of Reno died of carbon monoxide poisoning.The county sheriff's office said at the time in early March...
Floor evacuated, one person hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure in Norfolk hotel
Norfolk, VA - The first floor of the Quality Inn Suites in the 1500 block of Premium Outlets Boulevard was evacuated after reports of carbon monoxide exposure.The call for the incident came in around 7:25 p.m. The cause of the exposure was said to be a faulty pool...
2 injured in Breckenridge home explosion likely caused by falling ice, ruptured gas line
Breckenridge, CO - Two men were injured when a Breckenridge home exploded early Wednesday morning that is believed to have been caused by a ruptured gas meter when ice and snow fell from the roof, Red, White and Blue Fire Protection District said.Fire crews responded...
Two Hospitalized As High Levels Of Carbon Monoxide Detected In Apartment Building
Dillsboro, IN - Two people went to the hospital after they possibly suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning in an apartment building Sunday.The Dillsboro Fire Department responded to the four-unit apartment building on Shae Lane. They found there were high levels of...
Carbon monoxide closes downtown Columbia businesses
Columbia, MO - No one was injured or sickened by carbon monoxide flowing into a strip of buildings along Broadway on Sunday.Businesses from Kent's Floral Gallery to Nash Vegas were all impacted and shut down by the odorless and potentially deadly gas.Columbia...
10 injured in carbon monoxide poisoning in Queens: FDNY
Queens, NY - Tenpeople were hospitalized after carbon monoxide permeated throughout a home in Queens, FDNY said Saturday.Fire officials responded to a home located at 56-29 Roosevelt Ave. around 11:56 p.m.They arrived to find multiple people sick, FDNY...
One dead, another injured in house fire and explosion near Grand Lake
Grand Lake, CO - One person died and another was hospitalized in a structure fire and explosion early Sunday morning near Grand Lake, authorities said.The Grand Lake Sheriff's Office said on Facebook that deputies responded to a report of a structure fire at about...
Boiler May Be To Blame For Carbon Monoxide Incident That Sickened 8 In The Bronx
New York, NY - A defective boiler is being eyed as the cause of a carbon monoxide incident that sickened eight people Thursday in the Bronx.The FDNY responded shortly before 8 a.m. to a building on Lurting Avenue.Eight people suffered non-life-threatening injuries....
State fire marshal’s office investigating Saturday propane explosion, structure fire at Powell
Powell, ID - Cause is believed accidental for a propane explosion resulting in a fire that destroyed an Idaho Fish and Game (IFG) officer residence in Powell Saturday evening, March 16.Idaho State Police Trooper Dave Wesche, standing on the residence's front porch at...
Explosion at Colorado Springs mobile home park
Colorado Springs, CO - No one was hurt after an explosion inside a Colorado Springs mobile home park Wednesday night."It literally lifted us off of the beds," said neighbor Alexis Christian.The incident happened shortly before 10 p.m. at Sleep Village Mobile Home Park...
Fish house explosion critically injures former college quarterback
Moorhead, MN - A Detroit Lakes man is recovering in Region's Hospital in St. Paul with burns covering 76 percent of his body after his fish house exploded in Moorhead on Sunday morning.Michael Herzog spent the weekend with friends in Fargo-Moorhead, and was using his...