Orange City,FL : Woman, 2 teenagers killed by carbon monoxide in Orange County on September, Tuesday 12th 2017

Orange County officials have identified a woman and two teenagers as the people fatally poisoned by carbon monoxide from a generator that was running in a home.

Seven people were inside the home when a child called authorities at 5:01 p.m. Tuesday, officials said.


Three of the people inside were dead, officials said. They have been identified as Jan Lebron Diaz, 13, Kiara Lebron Diaz, 16, and Desiree Diaz Molina, 34.

Four others, Louis Lebron Diaz, 13, Karis Colon-Feliciano, 16, Evette Diaz, 37, and Mirta Feliciano, 51, are being treated at Florida Hospital South.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is calling the incident an absolute tragedy.

The first deputy inside the door was overcome by fumes. The deputy was treated at the scene and is OK.

In a neighborhood powered only by generators after Hurricane Irma, the worst happened.

"It's so sad because you know these people. They're from your neighborhood, you know how bad it is," neighbor Maria Tuzzeo said.

Authorities said two people were found dead inside the home and one person was able to make it outside, but collapsed and died.

Tuzzeo said she feels powerless. She had just seen the family outside grilling Monday night.

"I said hi to them, how ya doing, and they said yes. To know that if I would have known there was a generator there, I would have...but they were all outside," Tuzzeo said.

Officials believe it was a deadly accident.

The Sheriff's Office is working to identify everyone involved.


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Woman, 2 teenagers killed by carbon monoxide in Orange County