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Storm Lake, IA - Carbon monoxide gas filled a Storm Lake home after snow blocked the exhaust and fresh air pipes from the furnace.According to a press release from the Storm Lake Fire Department, they responded to a carbon monoxide detector going off inside a...

Philadelphia, PA - Officials say a crack in a 92-year-old natural gas main led to the explosion that devastated a South Philadelphia block last month, killing two people, destroying five rowhouses, and forcing the evacuation of 60 residents.An investigation by the...

Miami Beach, FL - Over a half dozen people were treated after a carbon monoxide leak broke out Thursday morning at a hotel in Miami Beach.Chopper 6 was over the scene at the Shore Club, located at 1901 Collins Avenue, where Fire Rescue crews say a call came in of the...

Boston Township, MI - No one injured after a propane explosion at a home in Ionia County early Wednesday morning.Authorities were called around 3:10 a.m. Wednesday to a home in the 8600 block of Elm Lane, just off of Bluewater Highway, in Boston Township.The...

Keene, NH - Fire officials in Keene, N.H., were investigating Wednesday after a “system error” at a utility's distribution plant raised concerns about elevated carbon monoxide levels in this city in the southwestern part of the state.The Keene Fire Department began...

Durham, NC - After weeks of going apartment to apartment looking for carbon monoxide leaks, crews finished inspecting all of the apartments at McDougald Terrace on Tuesday.According to officials with the Durham Housing Authority, crews inspected 346 homes and found...

Buckingham Township, PA - An explosion leveled a home in Buckingham Township, Bucks County.Buckingham Police and Midway Fire Company were called to the 4300 block of Biddeford Circle in the township's Doylestown section Tuesday morning."The local neighbors heard the...

Mariposa, CA - Boating experts are urging people to check their safety equipment after Mariposa County sheriff's deputies made a shocking discovery at Lake McClure Saturday.Investigators say carbon monoxide may be to blame for the deaths of 68-year-old Roger Dennis...

Greenport, NY - Greenport firefighters were called to a home on Route 9, in the area of Church Road early this morning after six family members were treated for Carbon Monoxide poisoning.Statement from Greenport Fire Department:1/13/2020 –A very close call tonight. We...

New Cassel, NY - Police say a case of carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame for four people being rushed to the hospital in Nassau County.The close call for a family in New Cassel was thanks to a carbon monoxide detector that alerted them to danger, reports CBSN New...

Campbell County, WY - Just before 9 p.m. Thursday evening, the Campbell County Fire Department responded to a residence on Mountain View Drive for a report of gas odor in the basement, according to a Campbell County Fire Department press release.When firefighters...

Detroit, MI - Authorities say six people were taken to a nearby hospital Saturday evening after an apparent gas explosion at a house on Detroit's west side.Deputy Fire Commissioner David Fornell told The Detroit News that responders were dispatched to the 14400 block...

Durham, NC - DURHAM, N.C. — The Durham Housing Authority plans to allow hundreds of McDougald Terrace residents to stay in hotels because of ongoing problems with carbon monoxide at the Durham housing complex.The voluntary evacuation of 111 units will begin Friday...

Jacksonville, FL - 10 people, including five children, are hospitalized after being exposed to carbon monoxide.Authorities in Jacksonville say they were inside an apartment where a charcoal grill was being used.Firefighters were called to the apartment just after 4...

Sioux City, IA - Three people in Sioux City were taken to the hospital after being overcome by carbon monoxide Monday.Fire captain Ryan Collins says the three were in a home that is slate for demolition and we using a gas powered generated to run heaters. “The fumes...