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Residential Explosion/Gas Leak in The Lawndale / Wayside Area
Houston, TX - WHAT: Residential explosion with gas leak WHEN: December 28, 2021 at 8:59 a.m. WHERE: 400 block of Forest Hill Blvd. 77011 INJURIES: One civilian transported to the hospital. PROPERTY SAVED: $130 thousand in estimated property saved. DAMAGE: $65 thousand...
Three hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at Portland food bank
Portland, ME - Several people reported feeling sick after a gas leak at the Wayside Food Rescue Center in Portland Wednesday afternoon. Crews were called to the facility on Walton Street due to a forklift malfunctioning inside the building, causing carbon monoxide...
House explosion in south Toledo injures neighbor, rescue crews search debris
Toledo, OH - A suspected gas explosion destroyed a South Toledo home on Monday night, sending one person to the hospital with minor injuries. Fire crews received a call for an explosion near Western and Eldred around 7 p.m. Debris was scattered throughout the area...
New gas detector law takes effect in Maine on Jan. 1
Bangor, ME — A new Maine law kicking off on Jan. 1 requires gas detectors in some commercial businesses and residential properties. The new law responds to the deadly explosion two years ago in Farmington. This device is different from a smoke detector or a carbon...
3 Employees Sickened By Carbon Monoxide At River North Restaurant
Chicago, IL — Chicago firefighters responded to a hazmat situation in a building in the city’s River North neighborhood Sunday night, officials confirmed. Around 5:30 p.m., firefighters responded to an eight story building at 59 W. Grand for the Level 1 Hazmat due to...
Authorities: Carbon monoxide caused deaths of 7 in Minnesota
Moorhead, MN -- Seven members of an immigrant family from Honduras whose bodies were found inside a Minnesota home last weekend died of apparently accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said Wednesday. Relatives of the family discovered the victims Saturday...
8 hospitalized after carbon monoxide incident in Shakopee
Shakopee, MN — Shakopee public safety officials say eight people are recovering after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning early Tuesday. A city spokesman says police were dispatched to a townhome on the 1500 block of Coneflower Lane after a resident called 911 to...
Child among 5 hospitalized in Queens carbon monoxide incident
New York, NY -- Five people, including a child, were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide incident in Queens. It happened around 1:30 p.m. on 198th Street and 115th Avenue in Jamaica. Firefighters and FDNY responded to the scene, where they discovered elevated levels...
6 hospitalized from carbon monoxide leak in Evanston church
Evanston, IL - Six people were hospitalized Sunday afternoon following a carbon monoxide leak in an Evanston church. About 12:40 p.m., fire crews responded to a call of a toddler unresponsive at Mount Pisgah Ministry in the 1800 block of Church Street. The carbon...
High levels of carbon monoxide discovered at Muskegon County home
Norton Shores, MI — Dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide were found at a Norton Shores residence by the Norton Shores Fire Department (NSFD). At 5:18 a.m. on December 19, 2021, Blue Shift Personnel were sent to a home in the 6500 block of Lake harbor Rd. in...