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‘Lucky’ homeowner escapes uninjured after house explosion in Macedon
Macedon, NY - Fire officials are investigating to determine why a furnace exploded in a Wayne County home Tuesday morning.The homeowner was inside the two-story home at 2249 Wilcox Road in Macedon when the explosion occurred around 9:45 a.m., said Joe Sirianno, first...
LPD, LFD respond to carbon monoxide alarms at Gamma Phi Beta Tuesday morning
Lincoln, NE - Members of Gamma Phi Beta at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln lined a sidewalk in their pajamas after evacuating their residence due to a faulty water heater Tuesday morning.The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department and Lincoln Fire and...
Northern Broome family suffers CO symptons
Northern Broome County, NY - A serious situation involving Carbon Monoxide poisoning is being reported in Northern Broome County where the power has been out overnight following the two-day winter storm.Ambulance crews were called to Route 26 in the area of Hemlock...
Mobile Home Explosion Leaves NY Mother, 2 Young Children Hospitalized With Burns
Vernon, NY - Authorities say a woman and her two young children have been hospitalized with burns after their mobile home was destroyed in an explosion in central New York.Officials with the Vernon Fire Department say the explosion happened around 7 p.m. Sunday at the...
Malfunctioning heating system causes carbon monoxide incident at Hanover house
Hanover, MA - A malfunctioning heating system caused a carbon monoxide incident at a house in Hanover Monday morning, Hanover firefighters said.The residents of a single-family home at 55 Clark Circle called firefighters at 5:03 a.m. to report an unknown odor, said...
1 injured in explosion, collapse at Middletown building, officials say
Middletown, OH - Middletown City officials say a building collapsed after an explosion Monday afternoon.The city official confirmed the report just before 12 p.m. Monday. The reported collapse and explosion happened in the 400 block of Cribbs Avenue in Middletown.City...
Equipment failure may have caused Warren house explosion
Warren, MI - Fire and utility officials Monday plan to resume their investigation into what caused an apparent gas explosion and resulting fire that destroyed a house on Warren's southwest side over the weekend.The force of the blast could be felt for blocks and sent...
2 possibly killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in Hemet motel room
Hemet, CA - Sheriff's detectives were investigating the deaths of two people found Friday inside a Hemet motel room who may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to authorities.The bodies of a man and woman were discovered inside a room at the Coach...
Dozens evaluated after possible carbon monoxide leak in industrial park
Medway, MA - One person was transported to the hospital and approximately 30 others were being evaluated by first responders after a possible carbon monoxide leak at an industrial park in Medway.First responders rushed to the scene located at 7 Industrial Park Road...
Carbon monoxide sickens 16 children at daycare center
Atlanta, GA - Paramedics rushed 16 children and three adults to Atlanta hospitals Monday after a carbon monoxide leak made them sick.Firefighters responded to G.A.T.E.S. Children & Adolescent Academy on Hapeville Road in southwest Atlanta at about 3:30 p.m. after...