Two Tennessee residents were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning following a winter storm in January that wiped out power.
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WPLN News reported that the deaths were linked to generators that were used indoors. These devices typically run on gasoline or diesel and can release dangerous amounts of carbon monoxide into the home. There were also dozens of reports of non-fatal carbon monoxide poisonings across the state in the aftermath of the storm.
“We’re still seeing occasional cases coming in,” Tennessee Poison Center director Dr. Rebecca Bruccoleri told WPLN. “I checked last night for our poison center data, and we cover the entire state of Tennessee. We had 107 cases that occurred within the last week.”
The news station also reported that 49 children had been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital in the week following the storm…