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2 overcome by carbon monoxide after car left running in garage
Orlando, FL - An 80-year-old woman and another woman were overcome by fumes Monday morning after a car was accidentally left running overnight in the garage of an Orange County home, officials said.The incident occurred at a home in the 10000 block of Creekwater...
2 taken to hospital for carbon monoxide exposure after Super Bowl party
Hialeah, FL - Two people were hospitalized for carbon monoxide exposure after a Super Bowl party at a Hialeah apartment.Firefighters were called to an apartment complex on West 35th Street early Monday.Hialeah Fire Department Lt. Paul Garcia said some residents in a...
Metro Detroit hospital executive, police chief survive carbon monoxide poisoning
Auburn Hills, MI- Members of a Metro Detroit family who are familiar with the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, thanks to their jobs, survived it after their furnace malfunctioned.Michelle Baker is an executive director with the Henry Ford Health System and Jeff...
Infant among 10 sickened by carbon monoxide in Norristown
Norristown, PA - At least 10 people, including one infant, were sickened after authorities say they found high levels of carbon monoxide inside a residence in Norristown.It happened on Monday around 6:40 a.m. on the 500 block of Green Street.The Norristown Fire...
Carbon monoxide from running car in Niles sends elderly woman, son to hospital
Niles, IL- An elderly woman and her adult son were hospitalized during last week's subzero temperatures after their Niles home filled with high levels of carbon monoxide from a running car, the village's fire chief said.Paramedics responding to a call of an...
Four dead in Dallas carbon monoxide poisonings
Dallas, TX- Four people two of them children died of carbon monoxide poisoning at an East Oak Cliff home construction site, police say.Their bodies were found in a home in the 1400 block of Owega Avenue around 9:20 Sunday morning, police said. Upon arrival, Dallas...
Man injured in house explosion in Pontiac
Pontiac, MI - One person was injured when a house exploded in Pontiac Saturday night. The home was located on Irwin Avenue, near South and Martin Luther King boulevards.The home was completely destroyed. 7 Action News was told the victim is a man in his 50s. He was...
Carbon monoxide exposure claims life in Detroit-area home
Wayne, MI - Authorities say one person has died and another taken to a hospital because of carbon monoxide exposure in a Detroit-area apartment.Fire officials say crews went to the Hickory Hollow Cooperative apartment complex in Wayne Friday evening after getting a...
Man, 20, killed after explosion levels central Illinois home
Sullivan, IL - A 20-year-old man has died after an explosion leveled a home in central Illinois.The (Decatur) Herald & Review reports the explosion occurred just before 10 p.m. Friday near Sullivan. Fire Chief Mike Piper said the home was fully engulfed in flames when...
5 people taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning from home on Detroit’s west side
Detroit, MI - Five people were taken to the hospital Friday with carbon monoxide poisoning from a house on Detroit's west side, police said.High levels of carbon monoxide were detected at a house in the 7500 block of Forrer Street near Greenfield Road and Tireman...
Three sickened by carbon monoxide in Near West Side apartment
Madison, WI - Three people became ill from carbon monoxide fumes Thursday afternoon in their Near West Side apartment, the fumes apparently coming in through the furnace vent system.The incident happened at about 12:30 p.m. in the Oak Tree Apartments in the 2100 block...
6 Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Leak In Marquette Park
Chicago, IL- Six people went to the hospital Thursday morning, after firefighters discovered a carbon monoxide leak at a home in the Marquette Park neighborhood.Paramedics responded to a call for a sick person at a home near 64th and Homan around 1:15 a.m. When they...
23-year-old dies after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in his New Brighton garage
New Brighton, MN - Jose Bello is struggling to cope with the tragedy that unfolded in the family's New Brighton garage stall.With the help of police, Bellow ripped down the door last Sunday night to find his 23-year-old son Gerson Bello unconscious on the floor in...
Gas explosion at apartment complex displaces residents
Portsmouth, OH - No one was injured in a natural gas explosion at an apartment complex Thursday afternoon.As of 8:30 Thursday evening, crews from Columbia Gas were still on the scene along Coles Boulevard isolating leaks and doing repairs, Portsmouth Police Chief...
High carbon monoxide levels at Gaylord Rockies Resort send at least 2 to hospital
Aurora, CO - Aurora firefighters responded twice to the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center this week on reports of high levels of carbon monoxide.At least two people were transported to local hospitals, according to Aurora Fire Rescue spokeswoman Scherri-Jo...