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Genoa, IL- Six employees at a pallet sales business were taken to area hospitals and another three were treated at the scene after fire crews and ambulances from across the area responded Thursday to a carbon monoxide alert.Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District...

Perth Amboy, NJ - A girl is dead and dozens of others, among them numerous police officers, were sickened by carbon monoxide fumes in Perth Amboy, New Jersey Thursday.The fumes sickened the victims inside an apartment building at 185 Fayette St. in Perth Amboy around...

Victoria, TX- Ten people were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes Thursday night in Yorktown.First responders were sent at 7:49 p.m. to 321 E. Main St., where an unconscious person was reported at Masonic Lodge No. 76, said DeWitt County Sheriff Carl Bowen.He said eight...

Olathe, KS - Three people were taken to the hospital Thursday after being exposed to carbon monoxide.A gas-powered generator is to blame for carbon monoxide seeping into four Olathe businesses on the north end of the Santa Fe Shopping Center on Thursday afternoon."The...

St. George, UT - Authorities are investigating the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning after a family of four was found dead on New Year's Day in a northern Arizona cabin.Officials were responding to a welfare check Monday at the cabin located in Parks – a town...

Beloit, WI - More than a dozen people were displaced Monday night after a carbon monoxide leak, Beloit fire officials said.Crews were called around 9:20 p.m. to 725 Vine St. for a leak in a three-unit rental building, according to a release.No one was injured or had...

Parks, AZ - A family of four staying in a Northern Arizona cabin was found dead on New Year's Day, and the Coconino County Sheriff's Department believes the family died of possible carbon monoxide poisoning.Police say the bodies of the Arizona family, including those...

Lubbock, TX - A house explosion in West Lubbock was caused by a gas leak Friday, and now Lubbock Fire Rescue and Atmos Energy are warning of the dangers of gas leaks inside the home.The easiest way to know there's a gas leak in your home is the smell. Atmos Energy...

St. Paul, MN - Carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in St. Paul hospitalized ten people Monday morning, according to St. Paul Deputy Fire Chief Butch Inks.At 9:20 a.m., fire medics responded to an unknown illness at a home on Burr Street. A person at the home told...

Irving, TX - An Irving family escaped without injury after a small gas explosion rocked their house early Monday.The Irving Fire Department was called about 9 p.m. Sunday to investigate a gas odor near West Northgate Drive and North O'Connor Road, but wind prevented...

Brownwood, TX- Authorities in Central Texas say three relatives on a hunting trip are believed to have died of carbon monoxide poisoning inside a box trailer that was converted into a cabin.Brown County Sheriff Vance Hill says propane heaters were used to keep the...

Dayton, OH - Two local deaths in two days have prompted Dayton fire officials to warn about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.The causes of death have not been determined for the unnamed man and woman, who died in two separate incidents, but high levels of CO...

Eveleth, MN - Authorities say five people were treated for possible carbon monoxide poisoning at a nursing home in northern Minnesota.The Eveleth Fire Department says a staff member reported suspected carbon monoxide at the Fitzgerald Nursing Home and Rehab on Sunday...

Manchester, NH - A carbon monoxide leak sickened 10 people at a strip mall across from the Mall of New Hampshire on Friday.Several businesses, including a U.S. Army recruiting office and a dental office, were evacuated about 10:30 a.m. from the plaza at 1525 South...

Columbia, MO - Carbon monoxide poisoning is the common form of poisoning death in the country, according to the Center for Disease Control.Sources of carbon monoxide include most devices that burn fuel. Most common examples include cars, gas stoves and furnaces, but...