Family of six found dead inside Fenton Twp. (MI) home, likely carbon monoxide poisoning

First let me state that, as someone who very nearly suffered the same fate, two years ago, this really hits home. And my generator was outside the house, on an open screened in porch - but a wind shifted and blew the carbon monoxide back into the house. NEVER run a generator without plugging in a carbon monoxide detector!! The video explains that this family was running their generator in their family room!

FENTON TOWNSHIP (WJRT) - (2/21/16) - A family of six was found dead inside their home, Sunday. The Genesee County Sheriff's Office believes they died from carbon monoxide poisoning.

The family, two adults and four children, were found by a family member in their bedrooms around 2:30 p.m. The kids are between two and 11 years old.

Sheriff Robert Pickell says they were running a generator in the downstairs family room of their home on Stony Brook Pass, likely because of a power outage, Friday night. That's when the family was last heard from.

The Fenton Township Fire Department was the first crew inside the home and had to open windows to clear out toxic fumes.

"It's just very sad. It appears the accident may be cause by carbon monoxide inside the home," said Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell.

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