Carbon Monoxide Buildup in Garage Blamed for Death of 2 San Bernardino County Men
Carbon monoxide poisoning is apparently to blame for the deaths of two men who were running a generator in an unventilated garage, San Bernardino County Fire Department officials say.
The incident occurred Jan. 22 near the California High Desert town of Lucerne Valley. A woman brought a 23-year-old male family member to firefighters at Fire Station 8 at approximately 10 a.m., but he had no pulse and was later pronounced dead at an Apple Valley hospital.
A short time later, dispatchers received a call to a house on Laramie Street, and emergency responders found a 28-year-old victim, also male, lying in the garage.
The second victim died at the scene. Autopsies to confirm cause of death will be conducted, and the names of the two men have not yet been released.
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