TOLEDO, OH -- The autopsies of the family of four who died Wednesday of carbon monoxide poisoning are complete. The Toledo police investigation is ongoing, and now a federal agency is looking into the matter.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission will be investigating the role the generator played in the deaths of Tamara McDaniel, Taralynn Wood, Damien Reyes, and Dominique Reyes. Police suspect that an improperly installed generator generated the carbon monoxide that killed the family.
Among other consumer products The CPSC regulates generators. They will investigate the installation of the generator as well as its operating condition and whether or not it complied with federal safety regulations, according to Patty Davis, a spokesman for the agency.
The generator at 1319 Hamilton St. was operating in the kitchen of the home. The family was found in the living room. Their blood contained nearly twice the amount of carbon monoxide considered to be lethal.
"Never should a generator be operating inside of a building," said Davis. "All generators built in the U.S. after 2007 are required to have a warning sticker warning the operator not to operate it in an enclosed space."
A memorial fund has been established at Fifth Third Bank for Tamara, Dominique, and Damien under the name "McDaniel, Reyes, Wood Memorial Fund." A fund for Taralynn has been established at PNC Bank under the name of "In the Memory of Taralynn Wood."
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