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Carbon monoxide kills three in New Hampshire home

PLAISTOW, N.H., Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Three people died after a Plaistow, N.H., home filled with carbon monoxide leaking from the home's propane heat system, police said.

The homeowner was among the dead. A fourth person, found unresponsive in the home, survived and was transferred to Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital, the Boston Herald reported Wednesday.

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Police did not identify the two men and one woman they found Tuesday, or the man who survived.

The police noted in a statement, "There was a carbon monoxide detector in the residence. However, its batteries had been removed."

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