Carbon Monoxide Kills 5 in Utah Apartment, Including 4 Minors
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 11
Carbon Monoxide Kills 5 in Utah Apartment, Including 4 Minors
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 11
Summary
Five people — a 43-year-old man and four girls and boys ages 5, 11, 12 and 16 — were found dead Saturday in a Richmond, Utah, triplex apartment.
High carbon monoxide levels kept firefighters from entering immediately after neighbors reported alarms sounding for an extended period and a man was found dead in the garage.
One man from an adjoining unit was taken to a hospital with possible carbon monoxide exposure, and surrounding apartments were evacuated.
Cache County authorities said the victims were related and are still awaiting a medical examiner’s findings to determine whether the deaths were accidental or intentional.
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas from cars and common household appliances; the CDC says non-fire-related exposure kills more than 400 people a year in the United States.