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Hurricane Irma: 1 Dead In Miami-Dade County Of CO Poisoning
BREAKING: A person was killed because of CO poisoning caused by a generator, officials said. Take a look at safety tips for generator use.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL — One person has died in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Miami-Dade, emergency management officials said.
The person died of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a generator. (For more hurricane news or local news from Florida, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Miami Patch, and click here to find your local Florida Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
Officials reminded residents that if they are using a generator — which many people are due to the astounding number of power outages in South Florida — to make sure that it is run in an open space and not in an enclosed space.
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Miami-Dade fire officials offer the following tips when it comes to generator safety.
#MDFRSafety: The primary hazards to avoid when using a generator are carbon monoxide poisoning and electric shock or electrocution. #Safety pic.twitter.com/sVQHH72cCQ
— MDFR (@MiamiDadeFire) September 11, 2017
Photo: Debris is strewn across a normally busy street in South Beach as Hurricane Irma passes by, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Miami Beach, Fla. Photo by Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press
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