Four people were found dead in a New Hampshire home on Christmas Day from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said.
The four adults were found dead in the Wakefield home around 4:20 p.m. after authorities were contacted to conduct a welfare check, the state fire marshal and police said.
“While the investigation remains active and ongoing, at this time, investigators believe the victims died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning,” the fire chief and heads of the police departments said in a news release. and Wakefield firefighters.
More than 400 people die each year in the United States from non-fire-related carbon monoxide poisoning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says on its website.
The colorless, odorless gas can come from electricity generators, furnaces, vehicle exhaust, and other sources.
State Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey highlighted the importance of having working carbon monoxide alarms in homes in Wednesday’s statement.
Wakefield is a town of about 5,000 people in eastern New Hampshire, near the Maine border.
