A D.C. fire department official says seven construction workers were sickened by carbon monoxide and sent to area hospitals. Fire department spokesman Lon Walls say 10 people were affected by the fumes on Monday night as they worked at the …
A new requirement for carbon monoxide detectors in Washington homes takes effect on Jan. 1. State law has required the alarms in new construction beginning in 2011. The 2013 law requires the detectors in all existing residences, including apartments, condos, …
A more than $2 million settlement has been accepted in the case of a Michigan man who was permanently disabled by carbon monoxide poisoning in Wisconsin. The Daily Telegram of Adrian reports 60-year-old Larry Brenke of Lenawee County will get …
Malfunctioning heaters are being blamed for high levels of carbon monoxide that sickened more than two dozen people at a Pennsylvania apartment building. Fire officials say five people had to be hospitalized after the odorless gas was detected Sunday inside …
Authorities have evacuated a South Charleston, W.Va., hotel after one guest died and four others were sickened. South Charleston fire Capt. Virgil White says firefighters detected high levels of carbon monoxide on several floors at the Holiday Inn Express and …
Emergency officials say seven people have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after an outdoor grill was used inside a Dallas-area house on a chilly evening. Grand Prairie Fire Department Battalion Chief Cal Timpf says a family used the grill …
Fire officials had to close down a tractor pull event at the Pennsylvania Farm Show complex after carbon monoxide sickened more than two dozen people. The Patriot-News of Harrisburg reports the Mid-Atlantic Antique Tractor Super Pull was shut down Saturday …
Authorities on Friday blamed fumes from a gasoline-powered generator for the deaths of an elderly couple discovered hours before electricity was restored to their rural New Jersey home. A utility worker and a relative found the bodies of 84-year-old Robert …
Three employees of a Springfield power plant have been released from the hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning during a fire at the plant. Fire officials say the blaze in coal bunkers at the John Twitty Energy Center on Monday …
Fire officials say a New Hampshire family has been treated at a hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning, which they attribute to a gas seeping into the home from a generator. Emergency crews were called to the Nashua home about 10:20 …