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Carbon monoxide leak in Oxnard home brings fire crews

Oxnard, CA - Firefighters in Oxnard responded to a carbon monoxide leak at a home in the 3100 block of Nevada Avenue on Saturday morning.No residents were injured, but crews were on the scene for hours trying to identify the source of the leak.The leak was reported...

3 adults exposed to carbon monoxide flown to Shock Trauma

Parkton, MD - Three adults were flown to Shock Trauma Thursday evening with symptoms consistent with carbon monoxide exposure, Baltimore County officials said.Authorities said the adults were in a house in the 19000 block of Middletown Road in Parkton.Authorities said...

Carbon monoxide forces Vista South evacuation

New Castle, PA - A carbon monoxide incident at a local apartment complex could have been disastrous, but tragedy was averted yesterday afternoon by a small yellow detection device on an ambulance worker's bag.About 60 residents were forced to leave their apartments at...

Hinsdale family treated for severe carbon monoxide poisoning

Hinsdale, NY - Six Hinsdale residents were treated for exposure to high levels of carbon monoxide at Olean General Hospital Tuesday morning.Hinsdale Fire Department ambulance were called about 10:03 a.m. to transport two residents at 4281 Route 16, Fire Chief Kelly...

1 hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning in Northwest

Washington, DC - A person was hospitalized Tuesday night after passing out from carbon monoxide poison in a home in Northwest D.C.At about 10:30 p.m., D.C. fire and emergency medical services were dispatched to a home on Adams Street Northwest in response to reports...

Carbon monoxide scare sends 9 to hospitals on West Side

Chicago, IL- Nine people, including four children, were sent to hospitals early Thursday after carbon monoxide was detected in a building in Austin on the West Side.Firefighters responded to the high carbon monoxide reading about 3 a.m. to the 600 block of North...

Carbon monoxide leak hospitalizes five in York City

York City, PA - A carbon monoxide leak in a York City home could have ended differently had one resident not called 911."(It was) very close to a different outcome, a tragic outcome this morning," York City Fire Chief David Michaels said Wednesday, Dec. 5.Michaels...

Carbon monoxide poisoning injures two in east Columbus

Columbus, OH - The Columbus Fire Department says two people are in serious condition following a carbon monoxide poisoning in east Columbus.It happened around 8 p.m. on Monday at a home on Roger Madison Court.Fire officials say the two victims were transported to The...

Carbon monoxide forces Taco Bell closed

Scottsbluff, NE - Taco bell is closed tonight due to unsafe carbon monoxide levels. They will remain closed until a faulty hood vent in the kitchen is repaired and inspected.When Scottsbluff Fire Department arrived at the location which had already begun to air out...

Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in in St. Joseph death

St. Joseph, MO - Authorities suspect carbon monoxide poisoning in the death of a man in a St. Joseph shed.The St. Joseph News-Press reports that police say a generator was being used in the shed, where the man's body was found Sunday.The name of the man wasn't...