Two Massillon, Ohio residents, who are staying in New Matamoras, suffered carbon monoxide poisoning overnight, while they were sleeping. Lester and Jean Powell are building a log home in New Matamoras. During the construction of the home, they're ...
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Wheeling, WV -- Supplemental heaters come in various types, and so they pose various hazards. Electric space heaters are hot enough to ignite anything combustible that's near them, like clothing, paper or drapes. But the kind of heater that causes ...
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SOUTH FORK — Eight area construction workers were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after a massive explosion at a home under construction in South Fork occurred at about 1 p.m. The home is located in an upscale gated community in South Fork at #55 ...
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The Colorado State Patrol says the explosion happened around 1:10 p.m. South Fork is west of Alamosa. The South Fork Fire Department says workers were remodeling the home when a propane space heater started leaking gas into the basement. When they ...
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JOHN C. WHITEHEAD/THE PATRIOT-NEWS Lisa Yeager, 53, of Silver Spring Twp., sitting by a space heater, and Jim Kline of Silver Spring Twp. are thinking about living together to save money this winter. Yeager is selling her kitchen table, stove, DVDs ...
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Every year when the mercury dips, the calls to Gainesville and Hall County fire stations go up. This year, with more people worried about the cost of heating their homes, the use of alternative heating sources likely is to increase. That could mean ...
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With ice, emergency crews know, comes the threat of fire. The start of the heating season, signaled by the recent onset of subfreezing temperatures, means folks facing costly repairs or the cutoff of their gas or electrical service could turn to ...
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