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Possible carbon monoxide death Uptown

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New Orleans Police are reporting a death in Uptown New Orleans that appears to be carbon monoxide-related.

According to police, the man was found dead at a business on Freret St.


Police say there was a generator in use there that was "not being properly ventilated."

New Orleans EMS this morning rescued eleven people from inside a single-family home where a generator was being run indoors.

Nine people were hospitalized Tuesday with carbon monoxide poisoning in an incident in St. Tammany Parish. Authorities say they had a generator running inside a garage.

Generators are only to be used outdoors, in an open and well-ventilated area, and should be kept 20 feet away from occupied structures.