2 Dead, 4 Survive After Carbon Monoxide Leak in an East Point Home

Carbon monoxide is the expected culprit in the tragic deaths of a father and son who lived on Graywall Street near Headland Drive in the City of East Point.  According to reports, a family member discovered the 2 bodies while doing a welfare check on the family Wednesday afternoon.

There were 2 survivors in the accident.  A 13 year old boy and a 2 year old girl were both survivors. 

CBS reports that investigators told them that, "the father and his 11-year-old son died from carbon monoxide poisoning," going on to say, "the CO inside the home was so concentrated that the woman who found the family and her baby were also overcome and had to be taken to the hospital."

In fact, the AJC reports that Lt. Cliff Chandler with the East Point Police Department said, that the first "officers arriving at the home were overcome by suspected carbon monoxide," and that is was not until the firefighters came on to the scene that they were able to make entry.

The AJC says, the "two other children, a boy and a 2-year-old girl, were semi-conscious and transported to the hospital for treatment."

Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas.  Investigators told AJC reporters that, the "exact cause of the deaths was not immediately known, but a generator’s exhaust fumes were suspected." The reports seem to indicate that a faulty generator was being used in the basement to provide electricity and heat to the home.