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OCSO: Elderly Rochester Hills couple found dead in home, high level of carbon monoxide inside
Rochester Hills, MI - An elderly Rochester Hills couple was found dead inside their home Friday afternoon, said the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. The OCSO and the Rochester Hills Fire Department responded to the 1100 block of Avon Rd around 3p.m. Friday on the...
Maryland condo explosion leaves 12 people, including 4 kids, injured
Gaithersburg, MD — A condo explosion in Gaithersburg, Maryland, left a dozen people injured, two of them critically, kicking off a massive search-and-rescue operation Wednesday, the Montgomery County fire chief said. The “significant” blast resulted in a structural...
Investigation continues into what caused deadly CO leak in SW Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA -- Officials are still investigating what caused a carbon monoxide leak that killed one person and sickened several others on Tuesday. The city has posted a sign along the 4700 block of Chester Avenue declaring an apartment building "unfit for human...
Neighbor’s camera captures southern Indiana house explosion
Princeton, IN — Two people were reportedly injured when a house exploded in Princeton, Indiana Tuesday. The explosion happened around 11:30 a.m. in a house that is divided into apartments at Clark and Hart streets in Princeton. Video from a doorbell camera across the...
Gas leak suspected in house explosion, fire
Lawrenceville, PA — A gas leak caused a house to explode and catch fire, sending an occupant to the hospital. Scott Banfiled said a gas leak is the suspected cause of an explosion at his home at 70 Junction Cross Road around 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7. His wife, Valerie,...
Fire at Pontiac townhouse sends 5 to hospital
Pontiac, MI — Five people, including an 8-month-old baby boy, were sent to a local hospital Tuesday after an explosion and fire at an apartment complex, officials said. A 24-year-old Oxford Township woman and a 33-year-old Pontiac woman were taken to a hospital where...
Firefighters control carbon monoxide leak in south Charlotte after 11 hospitalized, dozens exposed
Dilworth, NC - The Charlotte Fire Department controlled a carbon monoxide leak that exposed 27 people in south Charlotte after four hours. Firefighters began evaluating the carbon monoxide levels on East Boulevard in Dilworth at a structure just before 5 p.m. They...
Leaking gas line caused accidental explosion that killed 3 people and damaged 39 homes in Indiana, state officials say
Evansville, IN - A leaking gas line caused the accidental explosion that killed three people and damaged nearly 40 homes in August in Evansville, Indiana, the state Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday. Investigators found the uncapped line’s valve in the...
Fire Chief gives warning after family suffers from carbon monoxide poisoning
Omaha, NE - Omaha fire investigators say a generator left running in the garage sent five people to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning. Family friends tell our crews everyone will be "OK." First responders found the family at a home near 8th and Cedar Streets...
2 hospitalized following carbon monoxide leak inside apartment near Douglass Park
Chicago, IL – Chicago Fire Department responded to an apartment containing potentially deadly high carbon monoxide levels near Douglass Park Thursday morning. Fire officials said the CO level reached 490 parts per million (PPM) due to a bad vent on a furnace inside a...