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Carbon Monoxide Leak

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2 Passed Out, 11 Total Hospitalized In CO Leak At Newark Senior Living Facility 2 Passed Out, 11 Total Hospitalized In CO Leak At Newark Senior Living Facility
2 Passed Out, 11 Total Hospitalized In CO Leak At Newark Senior Living Facility Eleven residents of a Newark senior living facility were hospitalized in a carbon monoxide leak early Saturday, Oct. 15, authorities said. Two people who had passed out brought police to the Stephen Crane Elderly Apartments on Evergreen Lane around 5:40 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Firefighters determined that carbon monoxide was being emitted from a furnace in the building. A total of 11 residents were transported to area hospitals for treatment of shortness of breath and light-headedness.  Five victims were transported to University Hospital and si…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
NY Woman Dies From Carbon Monoxide Leak After Bathroom Water Heater Malfunctions NY Woman Dies From Carbon Monoxide Leak After Bathroom Water Heater Malfunctions
NY Woman Dies From Carbon Monoxide Leak After Bathroom Water Heater Malfunctions A New York woman died from a carbon monoxide leak after a bathroom water heater malfunctioned. She was found on Tuesday, Jan. 26, inside her Queens apartment after she passed out, said New York City Fire Department officials. The woman was rushed to Flushing Hospital, but she could not be saved, NYFD officials said. Her name has not been released. The other residents of the Flushing apartment building were temporarily evacuated and the gas was vented from the apartment by firefighters.  Con Edison said the leak was traced to a water heater inside of the bathroom that malfunctioned,&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Report: Newark Man Jumps On Firetruck, Chest Bumps Firefighters Report: Newark Man Jumps On Firetruck, Chest Bumps Firefighters
Report: Newark Man Jumps On Firetruck, Chest Bumps Firefighters An "emotionally distressed" man was arrested after climbing onto a fire truck and shoving several firefighters in Newark, reports say. Firefighters were responding to reports of a possible carbon monoxide leak on the 800 block of S. 13th Street when they saw a man throwing garbage around, RLS Media said citing a police statement. The man, identified as Dayvon A. Perez, proceeded to climb onto a fire truck in an attempt to vandalize it, police said. The 19-year-old jumped off the truck and chest bumped a firefighter, then climbed onto another truck and shoved a firefighter, authorities said…

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by Cecilia Levine