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Man suffers serious burns after explosion at Crystal, Minn. home

Crystal, MN - One man was rushed to the hospital on Sunday with severe burns after a reported explosion at a home in Crystal, Minnesota. Police responded to the explosion shortly after noon on Perry Avenue North near 58th Street North, police report. At the scene,...

Carbon monoxide fumes force evacuation at Oak Lawn apartment building

Dallas, TX - About 200 Dallas renters are back in their apartments following last night's Carbon Monoxide scare. Dallas Fire-Rescue got 911 calls just past 7 p.m. Thursday. They were called to the Radius on Turtle Creek, a building on Cedar Springs near Welborn....

Explosion levels home in Sumpter Township, man hospitalized

Sumpter Township, MI - A home was leveled to the ground after an explosion in Sumpter Township on Saturday. The explosion happened at a home on Martinsville, near Oakville Waltz Rd. According to Sumpter Twp. Deputy Supervisor Tim Rush, a couple had just returned from...

Man hospitalized with severe burns after gas explosion in Lolo

Lolo, MT - One man is in St. Patrick Hospital with severe burns over half his body after a gas explosion that occurred in Lolo late Monday night. Mike Bowman, Battalion Chief with Missoula Rural Fire reported that crews were dispatched to a residence on Manor...

1 dead, 9 injured in gas explosion at Missouri home

Wyatt, MO -- A gas explosion Monday at a southeast Missouri home killed one person and injured nine others, authorities said. The explosion happened around 7 a.m. in Wyatt, a town of about 280 people that's about 130 miles (210 kilometers) south of St. Louis, Capt....

Police investigating Norton house explosion, fire

Norton, VA — Norton and Virginia State Police are investigating the cause of an early Sunday explosion and fire that left one dead and two injured in Norton. Norton Fire Chief Todd Lagow said city dispatchers received the call of a house fire with explosions at 2:27...

Water heater explodes; fire destroys home

Lucasville, OH - A mother’s time in the tub was interrupted by an explosion at her home. Samantha Brewer says she’d just put her kids to bed Monday night and was taking a shower at her home on Salt Creek Road in Lucasville when she heard and felt an explosion. “The...

Man found dead in Jeannette from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

Jeannette, PA  - A man was found dead in Jeannette from what his family suspects is carbon monoxide poisoning. The call for help came in around 2 p.m. Thursday at a home on Wiley Avenue. The victim was found unresponsive next to a portable generator in his basement....

At least 2 people injured after explosion at McKeesport building

McKeesport, PA — Two people were injured in an explosion at a building in McKeesport Tuesday. The incident happened at the old YWCA building in the 400 block of 9th Street. It's now known as the Common Ground Building, and is owned by the City of McKeesport....