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‘It was very powerful’ | House explodes in Canton

Canton, GA - A house exploded in Canton after an apparent natural gas leak Friday afternoon, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.It happened at a home on Trenton Lane in Canton.Jim Whitehead, who lives a couple doors down from the home, said the...

Minor Fire After Rockford Gas Explosion

Rockford, IL- Firefighters battle a minor fire after a gas explosion at a Rockford home.This happened around 6pm Friday in the 500 block of S. 5th Street.A preliminary investigation reveals a natural gas leak may be to blame.No one was hurt.

Names released in deadly Meigs County house fire

Meigs County, OH - The names of two people killed in a Meigs County house fire have been released by the Meigs County Sheriff's Office.Harvey Smith Martin and Jeanette Lynn McDonald Martin are the victims. He was 49, and she was 45.Both are from Langsville in Meigs...

Hardyston explosion levels home; heard and felt for miles

Hardyston, NJ - HARDYSTON — An explosion Tuesday night leveled a home on Grumm Road and was heard and felt as far away as Vernon, Sparta, Jefferson and Roxbury, according to witnesses and authorities.There were no injuries, said Hardyston Fire Official Bill Walsh, who...

Carbon Monoxide From Stove Kills Broadview Man

Broadview. IL- A man died from carbon monoxide poisoning Monday afternoon in west suburban Broadview.Jimmi Marshall, 62, was pronounced dead just before 2 p.m. in the 2400 block of South 19th Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He lived in...

Sand Springs Middle School Remains Closed After Carbon Monoxide Leak

Sand Springs, OK - Sand Springs Public Schools says Clyde Boyd Middle School will be closed on Thursday, after two days without classes because of a carbon monoxide leak.Sand Springs School Still Closed After Carbon Monoxide LeakOn Wednesday the district defended...

Ansonia fire responds to carbon monoxide emergency

Ansonia, CT - Four people were taken to Yale New Haven Hospital for possible carbon monoxide inhalation Tuesday morning after a fast-thinking friend called 9-1-1.Ansonia assistant fire chief Michael Eheman said firefighters came to an Adanti Drive residence 11:28 a.m....

Middle School Students Treated After Sand Springs Carbon Monoxide Leak

Tulsa, OK - Sand Springs Public Schools has called off classes again at Clyde Boyd Middle School and the 6th-grade center after a carbon monoxide leak made dozens of kids sick Monday. At least two had to spend the night in hospitals.There was much more to this than we...

2 men taken to hospital after explosion at Cobb home

Cobb County, GA - Investigators told Channel 2 Action News faulty equipment may be to blame for an explosion at a Cobb County home.According to officials, the explosion was so powerful, it blew the home off of its foundation in the 800 block of Powers Ferry Road.“I...

Explosion and fire at El Rio house caused by gas leak; crews in area

El Rio, CA - A gas leak caused an explosion and fire at an El Rio home Saturday that injured three people, the Ventura County Fire Department said Monday.Also Monday, crews and equipment from the Southern California Gas Co. were working around the house to remove...