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2 found dead in apartments; gas or carbon monoxide suspected

Columbia, SC - South Carolina authorities say two people found dead in separate apartments in the same building may have been killed by natural gas fumes or carbon monoxide.Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said autopsy results and testing will be needed to confirm...

Mother, son found dead in suspected carbon monoxide deaths

Carleton, MI - A mother and her son were both found dead in their Carleton home in what is suspected to be a case of carbon monoxide poisoning.Sgt. Rob Moody with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office says deputies did a wellness check at the home of 57-year-old Mark...

Multiple people injured after Bronx carbon monoxide incident

New York, NY - Six people were injured after a carbon monoxide incident in the Bronx, officials say.The leak was reported at about 9 Saturday night at a two-story residential house at 2261 Walton Avenue in Fordham Heights.One man was rushed to the hospital in cardiac...

Wasilla woman dies due to carbon monoxide poisoning

Wasilla, AK - Jan. 5, around 1:15 p.m., Wasilla resident Michelle Ahern died in her home due to carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the Alaska State Trooper dispatch posted Friday. Ahern, 44, has since been transported to Anchorage for autopsy.Mat-Su Borough...

2 Poisoned By Carbon Monoxide In Victorian House: Fire Department

Vallejo, CA - The Vallejo Fire Department rescued two people who were overcome by odorless and deadly carbon monoxide in a two-story Victorian home on Georgia Street Friday morning, a firefighter and paramedic said.A 24-year-old man who lives in the home at 901...

Two teens injured by propane explosion in Poneto

Blackford County, IN - Two area teens were severely burnt when a wall mounted heater exploded in a Poneto garage. Conner Hasinbiller and Will Moore were taken to St. Joseph Regional burn Center in Fort Wayne for treatment. The explosion happened in a garage at the...

House explosion still under investigation; probably gas related

Anchor Point, AK - A natural gas explosion most likely caused a two-story log home near Mile 166 Sterling Highway to be completely destroyed on the evening of Dec. 27, Kachemak Emergency Services Area Fire Chief Bob Cicciarella said this week.“It's leaning toward the...

Canonsburg man dies of carbon monoxide poisoning, four others sickened

Canonsburg, PA - A 20-year-old Canonsburg resident was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in his apartment Monday morning.Canonsburg police responded to the basement apartment at 220 Grace Ave., about 7:30 a.m., to check on a man who had not been heard from in a...