carbon monoxide

A building containing a restaurant and apartments was the site of a carbon monoxide leak Thursday.

At least 11 people have been hospitalized following a gas leak in a building in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Thursday.

A gas leak in Lawrence, Massachusetts, has sent several people to the hospital, officials say.

The U.S. agency responsible for protecting consumers announced this week that it intends to recommend new mandatory rules to make portable generators safer, saying manufacturers have not voluntarily done enough to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning deaths.

Fire officials investigated high carbon monoxide readings in an elementary school Monday morning in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The Duxbury Fire Department was called to Alden Elementary School, at 75 Alden Street, for a possible gas leak. The Alden School custodial staff made the call after noticing an odor in the gym Monday morning, Duxbury Interim Superintendent Danielle Klingaman said in a statement....

Seven people have been hospitalized in critical condition Saturday after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Hampton Inn in Ohio.

Fire crews rushed to a multi-family home in Somerville early Monday morning for a carbon monoxide incident. It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured in the home at 49 Francesca Avenue. The carbon monoxide readings were not immediately available.

A child is being called a hero after her quick thinking during a carbon monoxide scare at her Brockton home helped save her family from harm.

There have been several carbon monoxide scares this week with people using generators following widespread power outages from the nor’easter.

Generator use is now a serious concern following widespread power outages from this week’s storm. Eight people were taken to the hospital overnight after carbon monoxide scares at multiple homes in Brockton and Hanson, Massachusetts. Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power after a damaging nor’easter tore down trees and utility poles earlier this week. All three...

Experts say carbon monoxide from a boat’s engine can build up, creating an invisible cloud of toxic gas.

A 91-year-old woman and her caretaker were found dead inside a home, where firefighters said there were dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

Two women who were killed due to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide at a residence in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, have been identified by local police. Doris Gariepy, 91, who lived at the home and her caretaker, 38-year-old Tonya McKinney, were discovered by first responders to the scene on Mascuppic Trail Saturday around 10:45 p.m. already deceased. Tyngsborough firefighters, equipped with specialized…

There’s a nationwide recall involving the Kidde TruSense Smoke Alarms and combination smoke/carbon monoxide detectors. The company said the smoke alarm and the combination smoke/carbon monoxide (CO) alarm can fail to alert consumers to a fire. The recalled units are Kidde Model Series 2040, 2050, 2060 and 2070 Smoke and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide alarms. Only alarms with the TruSense logo…

Six people were hospitalized, including four children, following a carbon monoxide incident in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded after getting a call about a strange odor.

Six people were hospitalized, including four children, following a carbon monoxide incident in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning. Plymouth Fire investigators said an on-scene investigation indicated that a malfunctioning furnace in the basement was the source of the carbon monoxide. The furnace was shut off and the home was ventilated for over an hour. Plymouth fire said they received a…

Residents of a Lakeville, Massachusetts, elderly housing facility were temporarily evacuated Saturday morning due to high carbon monoxide levels, the Lakeville Fire Department said. Lakeville firefighters responded to a report of carbon monoxide alarm activation at 42 Lebaron Blvd shortly before 5 a.m. The location is a 56-unit apartment building that houses residents aged 55 and over. Carbon monoxide levels…

Carbon monoxide, a colorless and odorless gas, can be deadly if inhaled.

A carbon monoxide incident at a strip mall in Frankin, Massachusetts, sent 12 people to the hospital Thursday morning.

A carbon monoxide incident at a strip mall in Franklin, Massachusetts, sent twelve people to the hospital Thursday morning.