Coal stove blamed for deadly carbon monoxide poisoning Wales, MA

A coal stove is blamed for a deadly carbon monoxide poisoning in Wales, Massachusetts.

According to State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey, the victim was working on the coal stove while it was running at the time of the incident on Wednesday afternoon.

His wife called 9-1-1 stating that people were feeling sick and before the dispatcher could advise her to get out of the house to fresh air, she appears to have lost consciousness.

Responding firefighters found her and a pet unconscious, and her husband overcome in the basement of the home on Brows Beach Road.

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A carbon monoxide alarm was found on the kitchen counter without batteries, according to the state fire marshal's office.

Investigators determined that the coal stove in the basement was the source of the carbon monoxide in the home. The man was working on repairs to the stove with the door open. The flue pipe was full of coal ash which prevented the stove from venting properly to the outside.

The names of the victims have not been released.

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