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Family of three found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning

RIVERTON (WNE) — A family of two adults and a toddler died after an undetected carbon monoxide leak consumed their home in Riverton.

Police were initially called to the 900 block of East Adams Street Thursday morning at around 7:40 a.m. after someone reported smelling fumes in the area.

“Fire department personnel found a high concentration of carbon monoxide around [the] home,” the Riverton Police Department (RPD) reported.

Police and firefighters forced open the door to the residence and discovered a family deceased.

The deaths are sti...