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Fire officials called after 24 diners get carbon monoxide poisoning at Red Robin in Orland Park
Orland Park, IL- Orland Fire Protection District paramedics assisted two dozen patrons suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning while dining at a Red Robin restaurant in Orland Park Friday night.According to a statement released by the district early Saturday,...
‘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.
Bruegger’s Bagels Workers Safe After Early Morning Carbon Monoxide Scare
Des Moines, IA - A carbon monoxide detector alerted workers in a downtown building that they needed to evacuate early Thursday morning.Employees at the Bruegger's Bagels at 555 Walnut Street started feeling dizzy just before 6:00 a.m. That's when the CO alarm started...
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...
2 dead, child in critical condition after ‘horrific’ carbon monoxide poisoning
Louisville, KY - A death investigation is underway after three people were found unresponsive in a vehicle that was parked and turned on in a garage in Valley Station on Wednesday, Nov. 28, the Louisville Metro Police Department said.LMPD responded to the 9900 block...
Boulder hotel evacuated earlier this month after person hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning
Boulder, CO - A person was hospitalized with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning after staying at the Hyatt Place Boulder two weeks ago, but the hotel was not evacuated until the hospital called the fire department to respond.Boulder Fire Rescue spokeswoman Shannon...
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...
Five Star Bank and other businesses evacuated for carbon monoxide leak
Elmira, NY - The Five Star Bank and offices at 150 Lake Rd. in Elmira were evacuated Monday morning after a carbon monoxide leak.First responders arrived around 9:00 a.m. and found CO levels as high as 850 parts per million. Levels of 1200 parts per million are...
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...