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Propane delivered to Missouri home before deadly explosion
Byrnes Mill, MO - A man killed in an eastern Missouri house explosion told a neighbor that his wife had complained of an odor and feeling ill after they got a propane delivery.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Jim Ingoldsby was killed Sunday and his wife,...
High Levels of Carbon Monoxide Leave 25 Boston University Students Displaced
Boston, MA - High levels of carbon monoxide in two Boston University residence halls left 25 students displaced early Tuesday.Officials received a call shortly before 2 a.m. for the carbon monoxide leak and evacuated students immediately upon arrival, according to...
Officials respond to carbon monoxide at residence in Moore Township
Moore Township, PA - Police responded to a carbon monoxide incident Monday afternoon.According to officials, a coroner was called to a home on Ridge Road in Moore Township because of a woman who had passed away.While the coroner was there, an odor was smelled and fire...
2 Adults, 3 Children Escape Howard County Home Before Explosion
Howard County, MD - Two adults and three children escaped a reported gas leak shortly before a home in Howard County, Maryland exploded into flames.The homeowner called the Howard County fire department to the 15000 block of Busky Park Road in Woodbine late Friday...
Garage Explosion Rattles Fullerton Neighborhood; 1 Person Sustains Minor Injuries
Los Angeles, CA - The explosion of a garage of a one-story home rattled a neighborhood in Fullerton on Saturday afternoon.While the incident only left a painter working behind the residence with minor cuts, videos show a chaotic scene in the 200 block of West Valencia...
Dallas Firefighters Sickened by Carbon Monoxide Exposure
Dallas, TX - Nine individuals, including seven firefighters, were hospitalized for possible carbon monoxide exposure at a Dallas condominium complex.Firefighters were called to the complex at 1:25 a.m. Friday by a resident who said his wife was experiencing a medical...
Explosion Levels Michigan City Home, Road Closed
Michigan City, IN - A Michigan City home lays in a pile of debris after an explosion early Sunday morning.Neighbors heard the explosion and felt the tremors from blocks away when the incident occurred.Firefighters received the call at 9:22 a.m. and were dispatched to...
Officials say kids suffered carbon monoxide exposure, taken to hospital
Parke County, IN - Officials are warning you to install Carbon Monoxide Detectors in your boats and RVs.That's after three kids were exposed, making for a scary situation in Parke County.According to the Bellmore Volunteer Fire Department, it happened Saturday night,...
Leak in old stove caused explosion, fire that destroyed Lincoln four-plex, investigator says
Lincoln, NE - Tenants and a passer-by at a central Lincoln four-plex had smelled rotten eggs and suspected leaking natural gas in the days before an explosion and fire there but no one called 911, a fire investigator said Wednesday.The fire Aug. 22 that destroyed the...
Propane to blame for deadly explosion
Laramie, WY - Authorities say propane gas caused the explosion at a house west of Laramie that burned two people, later resulting in a man's death.The Laramie Boomerang reports the Albany County Sheriff's Office has completed its investigation into the explosion and...
Home explodes in Milo sending two people to the hospital
Milo, ME - An explosion shook the town of Milo, Friday night.Officials said a home exploded on the Ferry Road around 8.Fire crews were on scene to put out the flames and clear the road of debris.We're told the homeowners were sent to the hospital with injuries.Police...
Man pulled from rubble after blast levels Huntsville home
Huntsville, UT - An explosion leveled a Huntsville house early Thursday and buried the homeowner in rubble."He's lucky honestly. He was in the home and the neighbor helped pull him out of the home after the explosion. So he's very lucky to be alive. I mean, really,...
Some residents at Mercer senior living center evacuated for carbon monoxide
Mercer County, PA - Some residents at a senior living community in Mercer County had to be evacuated this afternoon following a carbon monoxide scare.Firefighters were called to Fellowship Manor on Orchard Drive in Pine Township at around 11 a.m. on Saturday.Officials...
Babylon catering hall employees diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning
Babylon, NY - Multiple workers at a Babylon catering hall say they went to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning.About nine employees at The Piermont say they felt sick while on the job Friday night, including bartender Greg Gubitosi.Gubitosi and another...
2 in critical condition from carbon monoxide poisoning
North Plainfield, NJ - Two patients are in critical condition after they were overcome by carbon monoxide inside a North Plainfield business on Saturday evening.North Plainfield Fire Department personnel responded to the Fresh Catch Seafood Market on Route 22 just...