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Greenville Fire Department
Carbon Monoxide
death in Greenville
At 21:25 hours (9:25 p.m.), Monday, October 29, 2012, Greenville Police
and Fire Departments along with Greenville Township Rescue were
dispatched to a Carbon Monoxide Emergency reported at 1241 Oaktree
Drive, Greenville. Upon arrival personnel found three victims inside
the residential structure.
Officers from the Greenville Police Department removed three victims
from the structure. CPR was initiated on one of the victims by
fire department personnel. Further medical treatment for the
victims was transferred to personnel of Greenville Township Rescue
personnel that responded to the scene.
Upon investigation, carbon monoxide levels as high as 270 parts per
million were found in the structure. It is suspected that a
malfunctioning or defective gas furnace was the source of the carbon
monoxide.
Two of the victims were transported to Wayne Hospital by Greenville
Township Rescue personnel for evaluation, and the third victim was
declared deceased on the scene. The Darke County Coroners office
will be handling the death investigation. Darke County Coroner’s Office
has identified the deceased as Dawn M. Cox, age 46 of 1241 Oaktree
Drive, Greenville.
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