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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...
15 adults, teens treated for carbon monoxide exposure at Chabad of Great Neck
Great Neck, NY -- More than a dozen people, most of them teenagers, were treated for carbon monoxide exposure on Long Island early Tuesday. It happened just after 6 a.m. at the Chabad of Great Neck on East Shore Road. Authorities were called after numerous people in...
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...
Two elderly women found dead in Breathitt County home died from carbon monoxide poisoning
Breathitt County, KY — Kentucky State Police say the two women who died in a home died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Police say they received a call at around 10:00 p.m. Wednesday night about two women that were found dead in a home on Mcintosh Road, located in the...
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...
35 exposed to carbon monoxide at local Home Depot distribution center
Halfway, MD — More than 30 people were exposed to carbon monoxide after high levels of the potentially dangerous gas were detected Monday night in a Home Depot distribution center off Hopewell Road, a fire official said. It appears the individuals are OK, the official...
Crews respond to boat fire at Kuttawa Harbor
Lyon County, KY - Crews responded to a boat fire at Kuttawa Harbor on Sunday, May 29. According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, they responded to the scene around 11:55 a.m., along with the Kuttawa Fire Department, Lyon County EMS and Lyon County Search and...
14 injured, 1 critically after boat explodes during refueling on Illinois River, authorities say
LaSalle County, IL - Multiple people are injured after a boat exploded on the Illinois River in the southwest suburbs Saturday, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said. Conservation police, as well as state troopers, responded after reports of a boat fire on...
Pottstown home explodes, leaving 5 dead. Neighbors say the area smelled of gas
Pottstown, PA - Around 8 p.m. on Thursday, near Butler Ave and Hale Street in Pottstown, a house exploded with a family inside. Pottstown Borough Manager Justin Keller said five people were killed and two others hospitalized. Friday morning, neighbors told WHYY News...
128-unit Madison apartment complex evacuated after high carbon monoxide levels detected
Madison, WI - “Dangerous and potentially lethal” levels of carbon monoxide were discovered at a downtown Madison apartment complex Monday, the City of Madison Fire Department stated, which were likely caused by a van left running outside the building. Crews were...