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Couple and their pets miraculously survive propane explosion that ripped apart Pocatello home
Pocatello, ID — A propane explosion blew apart a south Pocatello home Thursday afternoon but the couple and their pets who lived there all survived, authorities said. Emergency responders said it was a “miracle” that the husband suffered only minor injuries in the...
1 injured after natural gas explosion, fire
Clinton, IA - One person received minor burns after a natural gas leak resulted in an explosion and fire in Clinton. The Clinton Fire Department was called to the 300 block of Thorwaldsen Place for a structure fire on December 21st. Upon arrival, they found a resident...
No injuries in explosion, fire at north Boulder home
Boulder, CO - A mobile home in the Boulder Meadows mobile home park caught fire after an explosion on Sunday morning, but the home’s residents escaped uninjured. Janet Meyer, a retired counselor, was at home with her family just a couple of blocks away when the fire...
13 hospitalized from carbon monoxide leak at Massachusetts apartment building
Lawrence, MA - A carbon monoxide leak at a Massachusetts apartment building left around a dozen people hospitalized, including two children and two first responders. Authorities were called to the area in Lawrence for a reported gas leak on Thursday morning. When they...
CFD: 4 hospitalized from carbon monoxide poisoning in North Lawndale; cause under investigation
Chicago, IL -- Four people were rushed to the hospital Thursday night after dangerously high carbon monoxide levels were found in a North Lawndale home, Chicago fire officials said. The carbon monoxide scare serves as a warning to everyone. Three of the four...
11 people hospitalized after being exposed to ‘unsafe’ levels of carbon monoxide in Lawrence
Lawrence, MA — Eleven people were taken to the hospital after they were exposed to “unsafe and unhealthy” levels of carbon monoxide in a building in Lawrence on Thursday morning, fire officials said. Firefighters responding to a report of people feeling ill in the...
12 hospitalized after high carbon monoxide levels detected at church due to faulty furnace parts
Chicago, IL -- Twelve people were taken to Chicago hospitals from a South Side church Sunday afternoon, after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected, Chicago fire officials said. Just before the afternoon service started at New Philadelphia Baptist Church,...
3 transported after Fairfax County carbon monoxide emergency
Centerville, VA - A carbon monoxide emergency in Fairfax County sent three people to the hospital Thursday night. The emergency was reported at 6:45 p.m. in the 14400 block of Black Horse Court in the Centreville area after high levels of carbon monoxide were...
At least 2 dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in Roy, sheriff’s department says
Roy, WA - The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said two people are dead after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in Roy. Deputies said a 51-year-old man was found dead at a home Tuesday night around 9:30 p.m., along with his son’s 24-year-old girlfriend. The...
Firefighters called to deadly carbon monoxide incident at Ann Arbor hotel Monday afternoon
Ann Arbor, MI – A Victory Inn and Suites hotel on Ann Arbor’s southeast side has been called unsafe after firefighters found the body of a maintenance worker on Monday. Fire department personnel responded to a call at 12:38 p.m. on Nov. 28 and found the worker in a...