2 found dead in Georgia home filled with carbon monoxide
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – Authorities say two people died inside a Georgia home where the air was filled with carbon monoxide.
Savannah police said in a news release that 91-year-old Martha Brown and her son, 70-year-old John Duncan, were found dead Tuesday in a back room of the house. Firefighters were called in because of a gas odor. They detected lethal levels of carbon monoxide.
Police said no foul play is suspected. Autopsies are being conducted to determine the cause of death.
Juliana Bland told WTOC-TV she smelled smoke in the home when she arrived to check on her uncle and grandmother and found them motionless. She called 911.
Carbon dioxide is a gas found in fumes emitted by automobile engines and gas-burning appliances. It can poison people if allowed to build up indoors.
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