3 dead in Hyattsville from possible CO poisoning
A generator is the likely source of the CO
Posted: 05/30/2010
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) -- Prince George's County fire officials say three people were found dead in a Hyattsville home where a gasoline-powered generator was found running in the basement.
Fire spokesman Mark Brady says a teenager was also hospitalized after paramedics were called to the home for a report of a woman having trouble breathing.
Brady says the teenager was being treated for exposure to carbon monoxide at a local hospital. Brady says the generator is the likely source of the carbon monoxide.
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