Two people are dead from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning and several others have been sickened by the dangerous gas since this weekend's powerful storm knocked out power to hundreds of thoudands.
An 85-year-old Sharon man died of carbon monoxide poisoning on Tuesday.
State police said a generator was powering Richard Rothschild's Knibloe Hill Road house. The exhaust pipes were properly venting outside the house, but a muffler was broken, allowing the carbon dioxide to fill the house, police said.
Troopers went to check on Rothschild at 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday after a neighbor called to report that the man was unconscious. he was pronounced dead at the scene.
An autopsy will be performed.
Rothschild is the second person to be killed from carbon monoxide
An Enfield woman in her 80s was also killed by the dangerous gas, Gov. Dannel Malloy said during a news conference on Tuesday.
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The woman and her husband were staying with their son in a home, where a generator was set up outside, officials said. The exhaust might have entered the house through an eave above where the generator was located.
All three occupants of the house were taken to the hospital to be treated for elevated carbon monoxide levels. The husband and son were OK.
The woman who died had other health issues, officials said. Autopsy results are pending.
Firefighters in Durham and Meriden also responded to cases of carbon monoxide poisoning in their towns.
As many as 13 people were affected by the potentially deadly gas inside a home on Twiss Street in Meriden. A child called 911 around 6 a.m to report that his mother wasn't responding to him and that others in the house weren't feeling well, according to Meriden Fire Marshal Steven Trella.
In all, six people were taken to the hospital, including four children.
The family brought a charcoal grill into the kitchen to cook chicken and left the charcoal burning, Trella said.
Earlier in Meriden, 10 people were overcome by carbon monoxide at 13 South Broad St.
Emergency crews were called at 1:10 a.m. for a 15-year-old having a seizure. When they arrived, no one answered the door, so firefighters broke it down and found a 10-year-old passed out on the floor.
In all, rescuers found 10 people, including six children, suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning inside the home. The youngest victim is 1 year old.
A generator was running in the basement, and appears be to blame for filling the home with the dangerous gas, Meriden police said. It was running too close to the house.
The victims were taken to Yale-New Haven and Bridgeport hospitals and Midstate Medical Center for treatment. Everyone is expected to recover, police said.
In Durham, six people were hospitalized after being overcome by carbon monoxide.
Firefighters were called at 4:20 a.m. after a child was found unconscious inside a home on Madison Road and other family members were experiencing headaches. Firefighters found a generator running in the garage.
The conditions of the victims in Durham were not known early Tuesday.
