(Fox News) – A Texas woman and child were found dead Tuesday due to carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was left running in a garage to generate heat during the winter storm, according to authorities.
Police and firefighters responded to the home in Houston for a welfare check, where they found two adults and two children suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the Houston Police Department. A woman and girl were pronounced dead and a man and boy were transported to a hospital, police said.
The residence was one of many across Texas to be hit by widespread power outages from the rare winter storm. Because of the outages across the state, some families used cars in garages or indoor generators for heat and electricity.
“Initial indications are that car was running in the attached garage to create heat as the power is out,” according to the department. “Cars, grills, and generators should not be used in or near a building.” In Fort Worth, about 250 miles northwest of Houston, the Cook Children’s Medical Center treated at least 13 kids — some as young as 5 years old — for carbon monoxide poisoning this week. READ MORE
