DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas County Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause of death of three people in a Southeast Dallas home Wednesday night.
Police found the family after being called for a welfare check at their home in the 7000 block of Rose Bud Drive just after 7:30 p.m.
The Dallas Fire Rescue’s Jason Evans said it’s possible they succumbed to a carbon monoxide leak and that there is a reason they call it a silent killer.
“It’s an invisible, odorless, colorless gas that is created basically from incomplete combustion of such fuels as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane oils and methane gas,” he said.
Evans said that’s why it’s important for residents to remain vigilant about checking their carbon monoxide detectors.
“If at any point your alarm sounds, check the batteries. If you changed the batteries and the alarm still sounds, there’s a good chance that you either have carbon monoxide or you have a malfunctioning carbon monoxide detector. Either way, you should call 911,” he said.
The victims were an elderly couple in their 80’s and their 65-year-old daughter.
One of their neighbors said she was a friend of the family and told WFAA TV she’s in a state of disbelief.
“We were all in the kitchen yesterday…she, her daughter and her husband…and now this,” she said.
The source of the gas leak has not been identified but police believe the rest of the neighborhood is not in danger.
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