A total of eight people in Texas and Louisiana were reported dead Friday following their use of portable generators during Hurricane Laura, leading to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. In Port Arthur, Texas, authorities discovered three people dead at Bida Vinh Pool Hall Friday morning, Port Arthur Police Department Chief Tim Dursio told KFDM. Preliminary information indicated that several shrimpers were staying inside the business, and a portable generator had been placed outside to provide electricity, he said. But when someone went inside to check on the shrimpers Friday morning, they discovered that the generator had been moved inside the business. Brad Burnett, a Justice of the Peace in Jefferson County, ordered autopsies to confirm the cause of death of the three victims, but carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected. Additionally, four of the shrimpers were hospitalized in critical condition and two in stable condition. Newsweek contacted the Port Arthur Police Department for comment, but did not hear back in time for publication. Newsweek subscription offers > Additionally, a family of five in Lake Charles, Louisiana, were reported dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. They were reportedly using a portable generator to provide them electricity during power outages caused by the hurricane, 1200… Read full this story
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