At least five people have died and 19 more have been hospitalized in Florida due to carbon monoxide poisoning in recent days. Cases like these have increased due to improper use of generators by some of the hundreds of thousands who lost power due to Hurricane Irma.
Irma swept through Florida starting Sunday and continued to cause damage in Georgia and the Carolinas. Almost 8 million customers—around 16 million people—lost power. Over 4 million customers still lacked power as of midday Wednesday.
