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Woman taken to the hospital during carbon monoxide checks at Durham housing complex
Durham, NC - The Durham Housing Authority is doing emergency inspections Friday for carbon monoxide exposure at a public housing apartment complex.The inspections are happening at McDougald Terrace. Officials say there have been multiple reports of carbon monoxide...
Propane Leak Caused NH Hotel Explosion, Fire
Lebanon, NH - An explosion and fire in a hotel in New Hampshire that sent two firefighters and eight guests to the hospital on Christmas Eve was caused by an active propane leak, officials said.The explosion occurred in the early morning hours on Tuesday at the...
Christmas Day exposure incident highlights dangers of carbon monoxide
Cleveland, OH - Two people were hospitalized on Christmas Day after being exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide, the colorless and tasteless gas that can cause flu-like symptoms and even death. Cleveland fire officials said carbon monoxide exposures are most...
Three people taken to hospital after carbon monoxide incident in Brentwood home, officials say
Pittsburg, PA - Three people were taken to an area hospital to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after an incident at a home in Brentwood on Thursday afternoon, officials confirmed.Brentwood EMS officials said a car was left running inside a home's garage and...
Carbon monoxide scare causes Northwest DC evacuations
Washington, DC - A defective furnace is to blame for a carbon monoxide scare in a Northwest D.C. neighborhood that forced 11 people to evacuate their homes and left one family without a place to live on Christmas Eve.Firefighters were called to a row house on Gallatin...
One dead, two treated after carbon monoxide poisoning in Monroe City
Monroe City, MO - One man is dead, a woman is in the hospital, and a child was treated and released after experiencing carbon monoxide poisoning at a Monroe City residence on Saturday, the sheriff says.Monroe County Sheriff J. David Hoffman reported on Monday that...
Guests evacuated at Candlewood Suites hotel after carbon monoxide scare
North Syracuse, NY - Guests at the Candlewood Suites Hotel near the Syracuse airport were evacuated Saturday after high levels of carbon monoxide were found inside the building.Onondaga County 911 tells NewsChannel 9 crews first responded to the hotel just before...
Gas leak, explosion in Billings apartment injures 2
Billings, MT - A natural gas leak caused an explosion at a Montana apartment complex that sent two people to the hospital with severe burns, officials said Saturday.Billings Deputy Fire Marshal Jeff McCullough says the explosion at about 9:45 Friday night caused an...
FDNY: 8 hospitalized in carbon monoxide scare at Melrose church
New York, NY - Authorities say eight people were hospitalized when crews responded to the scene of a carbon monoxide emergency in Melrose Sunday.Con Edison says it happened on Third Avenue at a storefront church that was using space heaters.News 12 is told there was...
Couple survives gas poisoning
Thatcher, AZ - THATCHER Two Thatcher residents are lucky to be alive after experiencing carbon monoxide poisoning last Wednesday.The Thatcher Fire Department was called to an aprtment complex on Stadium Avenue for a possible gas leak at 5:27 p.m. Wednesday,...