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Fire call-carbon monoxide: Chagrin River Road

Hunting Valley, OH - Dispatchers received a call from a Boston, Mass., security company shortly before 1 a.m. on July 20 concerning a carbon monoxide alarm that went off in a home. The resident was contacted and reported that everything was OK, although firefighters...

Plano House Explodes, Damages at Least Two Other Homes

Plano, TX - Investigators are sifting through the debris Thursday looking for what led to an explosion at a Plano home late Wednesday night. The explosion at the home on the 3700 block of Shantara Lane happened at about 8:54 p.m. and caused significant damage to the...

MDFR treats 5 affected by carbon monoxide poisoning in Homestead

Homestead, FL - Five people were rushed to the hospital after a possible poisoning problem in Homestead. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to the 400 block of Southeast Eighth Street at around 2 a.m., Monday. When officials arrived on the scene, they found six...

Faulty furnace triggers evacuation at Bow hotel

Bow, NH - The Hampton Inn in Bow was evacuated Tuesday night after elevated levels of carbon monoxide triggered alarms. Bow Fire Chief Eliot Berman said the incident, which began shortly before 8:30 p.m., was traced to a problem with one of the hotel’s furnaces....

House explosion cause is natural gas, Le Mars fire chief suspects

Le Mars, IA — Officials provided more information about the house explosion in Le Mars Wednesday morning. Responders were called in the morning to a rental home at the corning of 3rd Street SW and 4th Avenue SW. The fire department was on the scene since 6:34 a.m....

1 injured, house destroyed in Southern California explosion

Victorville, CA — A pre-dawn explosion and fire leveled a home, injuring one person inside, and damaged at least two other homes Wednesday in Southern California, authorities said. The blast occurred shortly before 3 a.m. in the San Bernardino County desert community...

Iowa teen dies from carbon monoxide poisoning, family sickened

Des Moines, IA - An Iowa teenager reportedly died Monday from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to WHO-TV. At about 6:40 a.m. Monday first responders were called to a home in the 1000 block of Cherry Avenue  because a 13-year-old girl was unresponsive.  Three other...

Firefighters respond to Raleigh gas explosion and fire

Raleigh, NC — On Sunday at approximately 11 a.m., officials confirmed a gas explosion near Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and Garner Road. Officials said this happened at Crosby-Garfield building. Officials said roughly eight fire units responded to the scene. East...

15 hospitalized after Chambersburg Kohl’s carbon monoxide incident

Franklin County, PA — Fifteen Chambersburg Kohl’s employees are in the hospital after a carbon monoxide incident took place Thursday morning. According to the Chambersburg Fire Chief Dustin Ulrich, around 9:30 a.m. police responded to a report of an unresponsive...

Ohio Fire Marshal: 3 dead after house explodes in Garfield Heights

Garfield Heights, OH - 3 people were killed after a house exploded in Garfield Heights on June 11, Ohio State Fire Marshals confirmed. Investigators found the bodies of two men and a woman among the remains of the decimated home, located in the 4900 block of E. 81st...

Explosion on SR 103 destroys home; two bodies reported

Bluffton, OH - At approximately 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, an explosion shook the Bluffton area. Responders including Bluffton Fire and EMS were on the scene, where photos show the home at 2275 SR 103 was totally destroyed. The Ohio Fire Marshal's office has...