Four people were found dead in a New Hampshire home on Christmas Day of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, officials said.
The home in Wakefield, N.H., where four people were found dead on Christmas Day of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
NBC BostonMore than 400 people die every year in the United States from carbon monoxide poisoning not linked to fires, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says on its website.
State Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey stressed the importance of having working carbon monoxide alarms in homes in Wednesday’s statement.
Wakefield is a town of around 5,000 in the eastern part of New Hampshire, near the Maine border.
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