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Lake Park, IA - Two lake park residents are hospitalized early this morning due to carbon monoxide poisoning.Lake Park fire chief Brandon Ehret tells KUOO radio that crews were called to the residence of Wanda and Allan Garloff where they detected high levels of the...

Racine, OH- A Meigs County woman was found dead in her home on Sunday, possibly from carbon monoxide poisoning.Meigs County Sheriff Keith Woods says on Sunday, at 4:34 P.M., deputies responded to a request to do a welfare check on a person at a home on Main Street in...

Boston, MA - One man died and two women were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak was discovered Saturday morning in a Roslindale condo that fire officials said had detectors without batteries.Boston firefighters, police, and EMS responded to a 911 call at 9:47...

Le Mars, IA - A malfunctioning furnace sent two Le Mars individuals to the hospital and a dog to the vet with carbon monoxide poisoning.Dave Schipper, fire chief with Le Mars Fire Rescue, said the call came from Armel Acres, a trailer court on the west side of Le...

Charleston, WV - A 1,000-gallon (3,800-liter) propane tank exploded at a West Virginia family's home, but no one was injured.WCHS-TV reports three family members narrowly escaped the explosion Friday morning by running from the area after smelling gas in their living...

Toledo, OH - Toledo police are investigating the death of a 1-year-old girl after she was believed to be exposed to carbon monoxide.Toledo Fire and EMS crews responded to the 4000 block of Fairview on a report of an unconscious person around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday.Upon...

Madison County, AL - A man was hurt when a heater exploded in his detached garage Wednesday morning in Hazel Green, volunteer firefighters said.The fire was at a home on Carter Grove Road and was called in around 9:45, according to firefighters.Firefighters said the...

Augusta, NY - Six people, including a 6-month old child, were rescued by firefighters Sunday morning after being exposed to high concentration levels of Carbon Monoxide.According to the Oneida County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. Sunday at...

Georgetown, TX - Autopsy results are pending on a Georgetown man who investigators believe died of carbon monoxide poisoning. His name has not yet been released.The man's wife asked Williamson County sheriff's deputies at 7:18 p.m. Sunday to check on her husband after...

Waltham, MA - A carbon monoxide leak forced the evacuation of a luxury apartment building on River Street Sunday night, and two children were taken to the hospital after vomiting, an official said.Lisa Nickerson, a spokeswoman for the Currents on the Charles...

Steamboat Springs, CO - A woman was taken to UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center in critical condition early Sunday morning after being poisoned by carbon monoxide.Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue firefighters were dispatched to the Waterside Condos at 1110 Yampa St....

Charlevoix, MI - The pool at a Charlevoix-area hotel will remain closed until a new boiler can be installed after an apparent equipment malfunction caused numerous people to be exposed to high carbon monoxide levels recently.Charlevoix Township Fire Chief Dan Thorp...

San Antonio, TX - A natural gas explosion at a South Side hotel on Friday morning severely burned two people.Firefighters responded around 4:20 a.m. to the fire at the Ever-Kleen Motel in the 1300 block of Roosevelt Avenue, where they discovered one of the units...

Boise, ID - A Boise man was injured and taken to the hospital this morning after a natural gas explosion in his home on North Riviera Drive off of State Street.According to a Boise Fire Department investigator, the man was cooking last night and possibly forgot to...

Frierson, LA - The State Fire Marshal confirms a propane leak with built-up vapors caused a deadly house fire in Frierson.The fire erupted Wednesday night killing 88-year-old Remonia Young inside her home on Atkins Lane.Officials said they are investigating other...