Impact of Isaias: Officials confirm 2 storm-related deaths in Florida, 430K without power - WESH
Hurricane Isaias caused two deaths in Florida and left over 430,000 residents without power. Governor Ron DeSantis urged citizens to avoid using generators indoors after a fatality occurred due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Saturday afternoon that state officials had confirmed two deaths in Florida related to Hurricane Isaias. "One individual in Escambia County had a tree fall on his home and tragically was killed and another one unfortunately died inside of his garage," DeSantis said, speaking in Okaloosa County. >>Video below: 1 killed by 'downed tree' after Hurricane Isaias sweeps through Florida Panhandle Describing the second death further, DeSantis said that a generator was running inside of the garage when the individual was found. "Don't run the generator inside, it's something that can be fatal," he said. Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons has since said that it was a woman who was killed when a tree fell onto her home and a man who died of carbon monoxide poisoning from the generator running in his garage. "Her husband was in the room with her (...)
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