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Carbon Monoxide Leak

Bowie, MD
News
Dangerous Carbon Monoxide Levels At Maryland Assisted Living Facility Hospitalizes Two Dangerous Carbon Monoxide Levels At Maryland Assisted Living Facility Hospitalizes Two
Dangerous Carbon Monoxide Levels At Maryland Assisted Living Facility Hospitalizes Two More than a dozen people were evaluated by paramedics and two were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak was reported at a Prince George's County nursing and rehab facility on Monday morning. Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on April 15, crews from the Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department were called to the Sterling Care Hillhaven facility in the 3200 block of Powder Mill Road in Beltsville. Ambulance 1B is on scene of this CO incident at 3210 Power Mill Rd in Beltsville. Engine 1B is transferred to Station 41 in Beltsville as area units operate on this incident. #hv1fd https://t.co…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
News
Residents Evacuated From Northwest DC Apartment Building For Carbon Monoxide Incident Residents Evacuated From Northwest DC Apartment Building For Carbon Monoxide Incident
Residents Evacuated From Northwest DC Apartment Building For Carbon Monoxide Incident Some residents in a Northwest DC apartment building had to be temporarily evacuated on Wednesday morning due to a carbon monoxide leak. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 1700 block of Columbia Road NW, where there was elevated levels of CO reported in a multi-story building, though the source remains unclear. As of 11:30 a.m. on March 13, officials said that two apartments were alerted to the incident and certain residents were evacuated as a precaution "where necessary."  There were no reported injuries or illnesses. Crews were still working to search for the source of th…

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by Zak Failla
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Four Hospitalized, 70 Evacuated From Concord Senior Living Facility Gas Leak Four Hospitalized, 70 Evacuated From Concord Senior Living Facility Gas Leak
Four Hospitalized, 70 Evacuated From Concord Senior Living Facility Gas Leak A road to a senior living facility is closed and its residents removed while officials seek to determine what caused high levels of carbon monoxide to leak in the building, officials say.  A fire alarm sent first responders to Deaconess Abundant Life Communities, but upon arrival, at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, firefighters noticed that multiple carbon monoxide alarms were sounding, according to the Concord Fire Department.  Gas leak at Newbury Court senior living facility in #concord. Residents evacuated. Waiting for more info #boston25 pic.twitter.com/SA7FmRZSlG — …

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by Morgan Gonzales
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Children, First Responders Among 11 Hospitalized Due To Lawrence Gas Leak Children, First Responders Among 11 Hospitalized Due To Lawrence Gas Leak
Children, First Responders Among 11 Hospitalized Due To Lawrence Gas Leak Multiple people, including two children and two first responders, were hospitalized due to a gas leak in Lawrence, reports and officials said.   Firefighters responded to a building at 157 Lawrence Street on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 15, the Lawrence Fire Department confirmed to Daily Voice.  Seven people from the building's first-floor restaurant, "Pollo Ciba," had to be evaluated, as well as four people from the building's third-floor residential area, because of a carbon monoxide leak, reported WHDH. A furnace and faulty stove were determined to be the cause of the leak, reported WH…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Carbon Monoxide Leak Kills Bed & Breakfast Worker In Philadelphia: Reports Carbon Monoxide Leak Kills Bed & Breakfast Worker In Philadelphia: Reports
Carbon Monoxide Leak Kills Bed & Breakfast Worker In Philadelphia: Reports A man who worked at a local bed and breakfast was dead in a carbon monoxide leak in an apartment building in Philadelphia, authorities say.  Firefighters were dispatched to a residential building on the 4700 block of Chester Avenue in the city's Cedar Park neighborhood at around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, Philadelphia Fire Department officials said.  There, first responders found elevated carbon monoxide readings and one person dead in the building, the department said. The victim was later identified as Francis Horst, multiple outlets have reported.  Cesar Gonzales…

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by Mac Bullock
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
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
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
5 Victims Airlifted To Hospital Following Carbon Monoxide Leak In Trenton: DEVELOPING 5 Victims Airlifted To Hospital Following Carbon Monoxide Leak In Trenton: DEVELOPING
5 Victims Airlifted To Hospital Following Carbon Monoxide Leak In Trenton: Developing Five people were flown to nearby hospitals after going unconscious as a result of a Carbon Monoxide leak in Trenton, developing reports say. NorthSTAR and Hackensack Air 2 medical helicopters were called to the Trenton-Mercer Airport to take two unconscious victims in critical condition to Jacobi Hyperbaric Center Hospital in the Bronx around 1:20 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. One additional victim was also flown to Capital Health Regional Medical Center at Fuld, while two more were flown to Jacobi, the initial report says. According to RLSMedia, th…

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by Valerie Musson
Middletown, NJ
News
YMCA In Central Jersey Evacuated Due To Carbon Monoxide Leak: Developing YMCA In Central Jersey Evacuated Due To Carbon Monoxide Leak: Developing
YMCA In Central Jersey Evacuated Due To Carbon Monoxide Leak: Developing A YMCA in Central Jersey was evacuated due to a hazardous materials incident, according to a developing and unconfirmed report. The incident occurred about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at 166 Maple Ave. (Route 35) in Red Bank, according to initial reports. An unconfirmed report said the emergency was due to a carbon monoxide leak in the basement of the building. Red Bank police and the Fire Marshal were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Potentially Dangerous Leak Causes Closure Of School In Hudson Valley Potentially Dangerous Leak Causes Closure Of School In Hudson Valley
Potentially Dangerous Leak Causes Closure Of School In Hudson Valley Firefighters took quick action after a malfunctioning boiler caused a carbon monoxide leak at a Hudson Valley elementary school. The incident took place Monday, Oct. 25, around 11:30 a.m. when an automatic fire alarm at Warring Elementary in the City of Poughkeepsie alerted firefighters to the problem.  Upon arrival, it was discovered that the building had been evacuated of all children and staff and a manual pull station had been activated due to a haze and there was an alarm sounding, the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department said. The building was checked out with multimeters and a …

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by Kathy Reakes
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Business
PHOTOS: Morris County Hotel Evacuated During ‘Large Scale’ Carbon Monoxide Leak PHOTOS: Morris County Hotel Evacuated During ‘Large Scale’ Carbon Monoxide Leak
Photos: Morris County Hotel Evacuated During ‘Large Scale’ Carbon Monoxide Leak A six-story hotel in Morris County was evacuated due to a carbon monoxide leak Tuesday, several responding agencies confirmed. Fairchild and Hillside emergency crews responded to the Westin Governor Morris on Whippany Road in Morristown after the leak was reported in the early morning hours, the Fairchild Fire Company said on Facebook. The department evaluated carbon monoxide levels on each of the hotel’s six floors and secured issues with its boiler systems, authorities said. Meanwhile, all hotel rooms were searched for potential patients during the “large scale incident,” the department…

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by Valerie Musson
White Plains, NY
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
Newark, NJ
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