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The Latest: Fumes from generator suspected in woman’s death

Motorists line up to enter the Florida Keys at a checkpoint in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Florida City, Fla. Residents of the Florida Keys continue to be turned away. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Motorists line up to enter the Florida Keys at a checkpoint in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Florida City, Fla. Residents of the Florida Keys continue to be turned away. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

By Associated Press 3 min read

MIAMI (AP) – The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local):

7 a.m.

A woman has died and three men are in critical condition in a suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by faulty generator use in Florida’s Palm Beach County.

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Capt. Albert Borroto said crews responded an unknown medical call Thursday night in Loxahatchee. He says that as firefighters approached the home, their carbon monoxide detectors went off, which warned them of potential danger as they went inside.

Firefighters put on air tanks and found the woman dead inside the home with three critically ill men.