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New York, NY - Two Fire Department emergency technicians from Station 54 in Springfield Gardens swooped in to save four residents on 192nd Street in Jamaica after receiving a sick call Saturday, according to the FDNY.Once at the two-family home, EMTs Zache Cox and...

Cleveland, OH - A man was injured Sunday evening in an explosion on Cleveland's east side.Authorities said the man was severely injured. He was transported to MetroHealth Medical Center for treatment.Cleveland EMS said there was a strong gas smell coming from inside...

Virginia, MN - Seven people were evacuated from a residence in Virginia on Sunday morning following an incident of carbon monoxide poisoning. Additionally, multiple first responders were evaluated for exposure to the deadly gas, said a Virginia Fire Department news...

Sanbornton, NH - Authorities said a furnace malfunction caused a carbon monoxide scare in Sanbornton Saturday evening.Fire crews were responding to a medical call, and when they walked inside the carbon monoxide detectors they were carrying went off.Officials said the...

Swansea, MA - Standing in his slippers and a sweatshirt, grandfather Richard Vincent said a repairman had been working on their propane stove, went down to the basement “and we just heard 'ba-boom.'”He was in his bedroom working on his computer inside the century-old...

Asheville, NC - Authorities were called to a strip mall in South Asheville about 9 p.m. Monday after detectors picked up high levels of carbon monoxide.There were no injuries, but Asheville firefighters had to evacuate 12 people from Anytime Fitness, where they...

Columbus, MI - 28 Mississippi University for Women students went to the hospital on Tuesday morning after a carbon monoxide leak at a residence hall on campus.A Baptist Golden Triangle spokesperson says some of the students came in by ambulance and others arrived in a...

Queens, New York - Two quick-thinking Emergency Medical Technicians saved four people from potential carbon monoxide poisoning in Queens, the FDNY said Saturday.EMTs Zache Cox and Frantzi Honore noticed carbon monoxide detectors were registering high levels of the...

Hays, KS - Law enforcement officials say carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame in the deaths of two people in Hays on Friday.According to Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler, emergency personnel were called to the 700 block of East Sixth just before 1:30 p.m. Friday to...

Wilmette, IL- Wilmette fire department officials rescued two senior citizens from their carbon monoxide-filled home late last week.Firefighters responding to the Friday incident measured carbon monoxide levels of 300 to 400 parts per million inside the Oak Circle...

San Francisco, CA - A gas leak that caused an explosion in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood this morning has been resolved and evacuated residents are being allowed to return to the area, according to fire officials.The gas leak was reported shortly before...

Bay County, MI - Five members of a Bay County family consider themselves blessed after surviving carbon monoxide poisoning.The scare happened Saturday morning.Steve and Janet Billmeier said it started out simple enough."I started making coffee and I turned on the hot...

Miami, FL - A deep-fried turkey led to a chaotic Thanksgiving morning for one Florida apartment building, and the incident sent four people to the hospital.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Spokeswoman Erika Benitez says one of the families in the building started deep-frying a...

Dumont, NJ - Thanksgiving almost turned deadly in New Jersey when dangerous levels of carbon monoxide were found inside a family's home.As CBS2's Jessica Borg reports, it's tradition for Marie McManus to cook her turkey the night before the big meal. But around 11:30...

Lockwood, MT - A Lockwood man was transported to Billings Clinic with severe burns on his legs after a propane leak caused an explosion in his camper Tuesday morning, according to the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office.The man had woken up to the smell of propane. He...