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Columbus, OH - Investigators say a natural gas leak contributed to the home explosion in Ohio that killed a 54-year-old woman, but the cause of the leak is still unknown.In a statement Wednesday, Columbia Gas says they are confident their main lines and service lines...

Mansfield, OH - A man and woman were found dead in their home Wednesday morning from what officials suspect is carbon monoxide poisoning after a new coal burner was installed at the house.The Richland County Sheriff's Office says Megan Keller worked for the Wooster...

Battle Creek, MI - Twenty-six people have been treated at a hospital after Battle Creek firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide at an addiction treatment center.When firefighters arrived Wednesday morning at the A Forever Recovery center, monitors they...

Rochester, MN - A carbon monoxide leak Wednesday afternoon forced a family to evacuate their Rochester home.It happened at about 4:30 p.m. at 4523 21st Avenue NW.The Rochester Fire Department says the family reported a strange odor to Minnesota Energy Resources, which...

Fayetteville, NC - The Fayetteville Fire and Emergency Management Department says three guests at the Residence Inn by Marriott on Skibo Road near Cross Creek Mall were sickened early Tuesday by carbon monoxide.Two guests went to the emergency room at Cape Fear Valley...

Great Barrington, MA - Five residents of the Southern Berkshire County town of Great Barrington required hospital treatment after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday, reports The Berkshire Eagle.The patients, all residents of 232 Stockbridge Rd., also home to...

Wakeeney, KS - An August hailstorm in Trego County caused significant damage to homes and buildings. Midwest Energy Company says it is also contributing to an increase in carbon monoxide poisoning.One Wakeeney family says they're thankful to be alive after the deadly...

Marshalltown, IA - Exhaust fumes from a gas-powered generator caused 15 people to be hospitalized with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday in Marshalltown. One victim died.The generator, which ran for an undetermined amount of time in an unventilated basement...

Madison Township, OH - It's unclear what caused an explosion that leveled a house in southeastern Franklin County early Monday, killing a woman and injuring a man.Neighbors reported a house explosion to emergency crews at 3:59 a.m. in the 3300 block of Everson Road...

Sultan, WA - A woman survived an explosion and a fire that destroyed one house and damaged another Thursday in Sultan.Normally, two children sleep in a bedroom above the garage in the split-level home off Perkins Way, but they weren't home at 5:45 a.m. when that half...

Methuen, MA - A family of four was hospitalized early Thursday morning after being exposed to high carbon monoxide levels in their Methuen, Massachusetts home.Firefighters responded to the home on West Street at about 3 a.m. after a mother called 911 to say she was...

Livonia, NY - A faulty boiler almost turned deadly Halloween night in Livonia.A Livonia Ambulance was dispatched to a residence on Niver Road at around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday for reports of an unconscious 12-year-old female with ineffective breathing.The advanced life...

Atlanta, ID - Two South Idaho residents, a man and a 12-year-old child, died from what appears to be carbon monoxide poisoning during a camping trip over the weekend.Elmore County Sheriff Mike Hollinshead said the sheriff's office received a call Sunday night from a...

Fenton, MI - A Fenton family owes their lives to a carbon monoxide detector that went off as designed, even if they almost dismissed it as a false alarm."At first I was like, 'Am I really hearing an alarm, because I'm tired, I'm in the basement.' But it kept going...

Parsons, KS - Two men were found dead Tuesday evening in a house on the north side of Parsons, victims of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.Parsons firefighters were called to 1221 N. 26th at 6:36 p.m. Tuesday. Emergency personnel remained on scene for a time and...