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CO leak prompts evacuation of Ossining nursing home

Ossining, NY - An apparent carbon monoxide leak forced the evacuation of a nursing home in Ossining Saturday evening.Sources tell News 12 that construction caused the leak at Bethel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ossining.Nursing home visitors, who did not want...

Carbon monoxide leak at Taco Bell in Columbia

Columbia, IL - Two people were transported to an area hospital following a carbon monoxide leak at Taco Bell, 200 Columbia Centre, in Columbia on Tuesday morning.Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded about 10:30 a.m. The restaurant was evacuated as fire...

Propane leak causes fire at Rutland hotel

Rutland, VT - Crews put out a fire at the Holiday Inn in Rutland Monday night that was caused by a propane leak.Guests staying at the hotel smelled propane and called emergency crews around 11 p.m. Officials say the propane caught fire in the boiler room soon after...

Explosion at Kensington home injures three

Kensington, NY - Three people were injured — one seriously — after a reported home explosion in Kensington on Monday afternoon.The blaze broke out just before 1:30 p.m. after an explosion occurred on the first floor of 820 Friel Place, according to fire department...

Victims identified in Richmond home explosion

Richmond, NY - The victims of a home explosion Tuesday were identified Thursday as Eric Higham, 80, and his wife, Gail A. Higham, 70. The couple died in the blast that fire investigators determined was the result of a propane leak into the interior of the residence,...

Kids among 5 sickened by carbon monoxide in W. Houston

Houston, TX- 5 men and women, such as two small children, were being rushed to the healthcare facility with carbon monoxide poisoning in west Houston.Firefighters had been called to their rental in the 2500 block of Previous Farm Highway around Westheimer all-around...