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3 dead in Florida from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning from generator

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - OCTOBER 05: A portable generator, gas can and bottles of water sit on a dolly as South Florida residents prepare for Hurricane Matthew on October 5, 2016 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

MIAMI (AP) - Three people are dead from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning at a Florida home following Hurricane Irma, and four others have been hospitalized.

Orange County Sheriff's Office spokesman Jeff Williams says a deputy responded to the Orlando home Tuesday evening following a 911 call from what sounded like a juvenile. The deputy was overcome by fumes while approaching the home and called for fire rescue.

Firefighters pulled seven people from the home, three of whom died at the scene. Four others were taken to a nearby hospital in various conditions.

Rescue workers found a portable gasoline generator running inside the home.

Williamson described the victims as a multi-generational family.

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