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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...
York man killed, wife hospitalized after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
York, PA – A York man was killed after a suspected accidental carbon monoxide poisoning incident, according to the York County Coroner’s Office. The coroner’s office responded to the 200 block of Kralltown Road at 9:27 a.m. for a fatality possibly involving carbon...
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...
‘We are a resilient family’: Three injured in Pike County home explosion
Dorton, KY - Three people were injured Monday morning after an explosion leveled a home in the Dorton community of Pike County. US 23 was temporarily shut down, used as a landing zone to lift people out of the area, as two people were flown from the scene and one...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Lynn Township, Lehigh County Sends 2 Adults, 10-Year-Old Child To Hospital
Lynn Township, PA — A family was sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning in Lehigh County on Thursday morning. Firefighters are on the scene along the 7400 block of Camp Meeting Road in Lynn Township, Lehigh County. CBS3 has learned that two adults and a 10-year-old...
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....
3 evaluated after carbon monoxide alarm alerts residents to elevated CO levels inside DC home
Washington, DC - D.C. fire officials say three residents of a home in the Northeast were evaluated after their carbon monoxide alarm alerted them to high CO levels. The incident was reported Saturday night around 11 p.m. in the 800 block Oglethorpe Street. Officials...
5 sickened in apparent carbon monoxide leak in building home to Google’s headquarters
New York, NY -- An apparent carbon monoxide leak sickened six people at the Chelsea office building that is home to Google's New York City headquarters, as well as other businesses. Firefighters responded to 85 10th Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The FDNY says...
Fire call-carbon monoxide: Chagrin River Road
Hunting Valley, OH - Dispatchers received a call from a Boston, Mass., security company shortly before 1 a.m. on July 20 concerning a carbon monoxide alarm that went off in a home. The resident was contacted and reported that everything was OK, although firefighters...
Plano House Explodes, Damages at Least Two Other Homes
Plano, TX - Investigators are sifting through the debris Thursday looking for what led to an explosion at a Plano home late Wednesday night. The explosion at the home on the 3700 block of Shantara Lane happened at about 8:54 p.m. and caused significant damage to the...
MDFR treats 5 affected by carbon monoxide poisoning in Homestead
Homestead, FL - Five people were rushed to the hospital after a possible poisoning problem in Homestead. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to the 400 block of Southeast Eighth Street at around 2 a.m., Monday. When officials arrived on the scene, they found six...
Several hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at Eureka Springs, Ark. hotel
Eureka Springs, AR - Several people are hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in Eureka Springs Saturday morning. Eureka Springs Fire Department says the call came in just before 7 a.m. Saturday to the Stonegate Lodge. First responders evaluated to 24...
Sheriff: Explosion near Battle Creek, IA caused by underground leak in liquid propane line
Battle Creek, IA - Authorities have determined what caused an explosion in Ida County last week that destroyed a rural home. The Ida County Sheriff’s Office says the explosion at 2362 Carriage Avenue was caused by an underground leak in the liquid propane line. The...