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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...
Woman and dog die from carbon monoxide poisoning according to family
Toledo, OH - Homeowners are being warned of carbon monoxide poisoning after a local postal worker, and her dog were found dead. Kathleen Mossing worked for the post office for nearly 20 years. Now, her sister is urging families to get a carbon monoxide detector....
1 dead, 10 hospitalized from carbon monoxide leak after birds alert firefighters
Akron, OH – One person has died following a carbon monoxide leak at an Ohio apartment complex in which pet birds alerted firefighters to the danger. Officials with Summit County confirm the county medical examiner’s office is investigating the death of a 66-year-old...
Children taken to hospital after carbon monoxide leak at Kansas City elementary school
Kansas City, KS - Several children and adults were taken to a hospital Wednesday morning because of a carbon monoxide leak at a Kansas City elementary school, fire officials said. Fire crews responded around 9:30 a.m. to a medical emergency call at Longfellow...
8 Fort Drum soldiers hospitalized over weekend for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Fort Drum, NY — 10th Mountain Division soldiers were hospitalized during Mountain Peak, according to a statement from Fort Drum Public Affairs. In total, eight soldiers were hospitalized on October 15 with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, public affairs said....
Couple dies of carbon monoxide in northern Minnesota
Isle, MN – Investigators believe carbon monoxide poisoning caused the deaths of a Brooklyn Park couple — Mai Lee and Moon Lee, both age 66 — inside a hunting cabin in Mille Lacs County. The sheriff’s office says the son of the victims discovered his parents dead on...