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Close call for Twin Cities man is reminder to check for expired carbon monoxide detectors
Minneapolis, MN - As he watched television Saturday evening, Blake Mills couldn't figure it out.Why was he so tired?I could not stay awake, the Golden Valley resident said.Mills got a call from a friend.She said, 'Are you drunk?' This was like within 30 seconds of...
Apparent natural gas explosion destroys Mt. Vernon home, closes nearby high school
Mount Vernon, WA - An apparent natural gas leak caused a large explosion that shook a Mount Vernon neighborhood and left a home fully engulfed in flames.The explosion was reported in the 900 block of East Fulton Street just after 6 a.m., according to Peter Donovan...
House explosion rocks Canton area
Canton, OH - A Canton area home is considered a total loss after it exploded just before midnight Friday.Home owner Jean Godwin said she heard an explosion one that literally shook her house located less than 50 feet from the rental home that exploded on her...
2 taken to hospital due to carbon monoxide poisoning
Columbus, OH - Two people were taken to OSU Wexner Medical Center on Saturday to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.The incident occurred on Saturday after 10:30 a.m. on Malin DriveThe identities and the condition of the two exposed to carbon monoxide has not...
Unoccupied house near Homer destroyed by explosion linked to gas
Anchor Point, AK - A two-story home in Anchor Point was destroyed by what is believed to be a gas explosion Thursday night, Alaska State Troopers say.Troopers responding to a report of an explosion near Mile 165 of the Sterling Highway at about 10 p.m. came across...
Two critically injured in house explosion in eastern Muskegon County
Muskegon County, MI - An explosion that leveled a home in eastern Muskegon County critically injured two people Tuesday afternoon.The house in the 1900 block of South Barnes Road, described as a large two-story, was reported blown off its foundation into the basement...
Fire officials sound alarm on carbon monoxide poisoning after 2 separate Md. incidents
Prince George's County, MD - Local fire departments are urging residents to install carbon monoxide detectors in their homes after nine individuals suffered carbon monoxide poisoning early Monday morning in Maryland.In Prince George's County, six children and two...
Billings natural gas explosion sends two to hospital with severe burns Monday
Billings, MT - A natural gas explosion in a Billings South Side home sent a man and a woman to the hospital with severe burn injuries early Monday morning.According to a release from the Billings Fire Department, a natural gas leak caused an explosion in the back...
Explosion destroys house on West Branch Road in Allegany
Allegany, NY - Betty Jo Volz had left for work early Monday morning, while her retired husband, Ronald Volz, decided to go hunting.His decision to go out on the third day of New York's gun season for big game meant he was away from home when an explosion leveled the...
Carbon monoxide exposure at Omaha Coco Key Water Resort leaves man in critical condition
Omaha, NE - A man was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center in critical condition Saturday night after being exposed to carbon monoxide at the Coco Key Water Resort in Omaha.Emergency scanner traffic indicated that the man is a maintenance worker who had been working...