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New Orleans, LA - The Louisiana Department of Health says that over the past week there have been 141 emergency room visits in the state for carbon monoxide poisoning. Those include in Regions 1 (Greater New Orleans), 2 (Baton Rouge), 3 (River Parishes) and 9...

New Orleans, LA — Ambulances took 12 people from a New Orleans home in Gert Town to a hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning Wednesday, a report from New Orleans first responders said. Five of the patients were adults, and seven were children, according to reports...

Marrero, LA — A family has died in Jefferson Parish and officials are saying the cause of death is carbon monoxide poisoning. Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng made the announcement Thursday evening at the beginning of her daily briefing on Hurricane Ida....

Chandler, AZ -- New details released on Tuesday morning show the apparent cause of last week's building explosion in Chandler. According to Chandler police, the ATF determined that a natural gas leak is to blame for the explosion. "The findings by the ATF National...

New Orleans, LA - One of the most consistent knock-on effects of damaging hurricanes are injuries and deaths of people who are improperly using portable home generators after the power goes out. On Wednesday, three days after Hurricane Ida knocked out the electricity...

Ocean City, MD — Seven people were rescued from a boat fire in Ocean City early Sunday morning. The Ocean City Fire Department responded to a call for a boat fire in the inlet against the south jetty at about 5:17 a.m., according to a department Facebook post. The...

Coleman, TX - Coleman Fire and ambulance units responded to the 500 block of West 14th Street this morning to a reported carbon monoxide poisoning call. ColemanTODAY.com talked to Duston Crawford, Assistant Fire Chief, Coleman Fire Department, who shared the following...

Williams County, OH — A home exploded in Williams County, Ohio, on Monday, killing a man and injuring his wife. The explosion happened at on County Road Q 50 around 4:30 p.m., 15 miles east of Angola near the Lake La Su An Wildlife Area. A WTOL report said the...

Glenville, NY – Two people were taken to a hospital after a suspected propane dryer explosion in a home’s basement Sunday, Glenville Hill Fire Department Assistant Chief Rick Manocchi said. Both individuals — a man and a woman — were conscious and talking when...

Selma, AL - An explosion that damaged Selma's city convention center on Monday was caused by a natural gas problem, the mayor told city leaders. The Selma Times-Journal reported that Mayor James Perkins Jr. told a City Council meeting on Tuesday that Spire, a natural...

Camdenton, MO - One person died, four others suffered carbon monoxide exposure while boating at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a cabin cruiser at Tonka Springs Cove at 9:45 p.m. Saturday for a carbon monoxide leak. The patrol...

North Huntingdon, PA – An elderly couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning inside their home on Thursday. According to North Huntingdon Police, a family member was unable to make contact with his parents, Joseph and Freda Polinski, so he drove to their home in the...

Kinderhook Township, MI – An explosion and fire destroyed a boat on Huyck Lake just before noon on Sunday. The Branch County Sheriff’s Department reports the incident took place as 34-year-old Zachariah Young of Middle Point, Ohio was starting his boat near the access...

Winthrop, MA — A woman suffered serious injuries and at least 20 people are displace after a natural gas explosion at a Winthrop apartment. Fire official officials said the explosion happened Friday in the laundry room of an apartment on Irwin Street. A 57-year-old...

Totowa, NJ - A family member found Ethel Rosskopf unresponsive on the kitchen floor and a vehicle with its engine running in the garage of the home at Knollwood Road and Meadow Drive, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Totowa Police Chief Carmen Veneziano...