Four people were found dead in a New Hampshire home on Christmas Day, and investigators suspect they died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
The four family members were located in a home in Wakefield after a welfare check, the city’s fire department said in a press release. The victims have not been publicly identified.
“While the investigation remains active and ongoing, at this time, investigators believe the victims died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning,” the press release read.
Family members called police after the four relatives did not show up as planned at a Christmas gathering, local ABC affiliate WMUR reported. All four victims were adults, but two were older and two were younger, officials said.
There were no working carbon monoxide alarms in the home, investigators said.
“It’s a terribly tragic event. It comes in a year we’ve had a tough year in general for carbon monoxide deaths and fire fatalities in our state,” New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey told WMUR. “I really hope to make it through the holidays without another death.”
In October, two people were killed by carbon monoxide in Bedford, N.H., about 50 miles south of Wakefield. An elderly couple, 78-year-old David P. Moore Jr. and 79-year-old Janice G. Moore, were identified as the victims.
