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1 Person Killed, 6 Injured in Alleged Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Incident: Sheriff
One person died and six were injured, including three children, in what appears to be a carbon monoxide poisoning incident in Indiana, officials said.
Deputies with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Lexington home on Wednesday, according to the sheriff’s office in a statement. Officials then learned that a gas-powered generator was being operated inside the home without proper ventilation.
Generator manufacturers such as Generac say that gas-powered portable generators should not be operated inside an enclosed space, as the exhaust contains carbon monoxide.
The Scott County Coroner’s Office pronounced Terri Hart, 51, dead, according to the sheriff’s office.