THEY WILL RUN FOR YOU. CARBON MONOXIDE IS WHAT KILLED FOUR MEN IN GREENVILLE COUNTY HOME. THIS INFORMATION JUST FROM THE GREENVILLE COUNTY CORONER ON PAYTON FURTADO HE JUST SPOKE WITH THE DEPUTY CORONER MINUTES AGO. AND PAYTON, HE BELIEVES THOSE DEATHS WERE PREVENTABLE. THAT’S RIGHT, NIGEL. ALL FOUR MEN HAD LETHAL LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THEIR BLOOD, ACCORDING TO THE GREENVILLE COUNTY CORONER. NONE OF THEM HAVE HAD MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEMS. AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF TRAUMA. VICTIM NAME NOW AS ALFONSO OLDEN MALDONADO, 38, FERNANDO OLA AQUINO, 29, PETER ZAPO, 29, AND JUAN CASTILLO, 34. THEY ALL DIED LAST NIGHT AFTER THE INVESTIGATOR SUGGESTED THAT THEY LEFT A GENERATOR RUNNING INSIDE THE BEDROOM TO POWER A HEATER. ACCORDING TO NEIGHBORS AND PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS FAMILY MEMBERS. THREE MEN LIVED IN THE TRAILER AND A FOURTH STAYED THERE. THEY SAID THE POWER TO THIS TRAILER HAD BEEN OUT FOR TWO DAYS AND THE GUYS HAD ASKED THE OWNER TO FIX IT. THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICER RESPONDED TO A CARDIAC ARREST CALL THERE JUST BEFORE 8:00 O’CLOCK LAST NIGHT AND FOUND FOUR MEN DEAD. I THINK WHAT THEY SAW WAS AT LEAST ONE PERSON COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIBLE. SO IT APPEARS LIKE A CARDIAC ARREST. MANY TIMES CARBON MONOXIDE. WHAT IT WILL DO IS MAKE YOU HOLD AS IF YOU ARE DRUNK OR INJURED. I WILL MAKE YOU FEEL THAT. YOU WILL EVENTUALLY SUCCEED TO THE CARBON MONOXIDE WHICH BINDS YOUR BLOOD AND CAUSES DEATH. THERE WAS NO SMOKE DETECTOR OR CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR IN THE TRAILER THIS AFTERNOON. WE CONTACTED THE LANDLORD WHO SAYS SOME RESIDENTS HAVE REMOVED THESE DETECTORS IN THE PAST. NOW, DEPUTY CHIEF CORONER MIKE ALLEN SAYS FIRE DEPARTMENTS HERE IN OUR AREA WILL OFTEN GIVE DETECTORS TO FAMILIES FOR FREE IF THEY ASK FOR IT. IN GREENVILLE COUNTY I AM PATE
Coroner releases names and cause of death of people found dead in Greenville County home
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office was called to a home on Worth Street
Updated: 11:10 PM EST January 30, 2023
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office on Monday released the names and cause of death of four people found dead over the weekend at a home. Senior Deputy Coroner Shelton England identified the victims as Alfonso Yemenez Maldonado, 37; Fernando Olea-Cano, 29; Pedro Kobix Zapo, 29; and Juan Osorio Castillo, 34. More news: Relative finds two people dead in Greenville County home, deputies say. New information released in case of missing upstate mother not seen in year Young bull rider dies after accident during competition, emergency official says All dead are alive at home and all died of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the report. The medical examiner’s office said first responders were called to the home Sunday night on Lot 7 at 2 Worth Street for a cardiac arrest. Authorities said when they arrived, they found multiple people dead inside the home. “I think what they saw was at least one person who was completely unresponsive,” said Mike Ellis, Greenville County’s chief deputy investigator. “So it came out as a cardiac arrest. A lot of times carbon monoxide, what it will do, will make you act like you’re intoxicated or impaired. It will make you feel that way. You’ll eventually succumb to carbon monoxide, which binds to your blood and causes death.” The Parker Fire Department found the home had high levels of carbon monoxide, according to the medical examiner’s reports. After it was determined to be safe to enter, fire officials determined that a generator had been used as a power source for part of the residence and had been running inside the home. None of the deceased had obvious signs of trauma. According to neighbors and family members, three men lived in the trailer at 2 Worth St., and the fourth remained. They said the men mentioned the power had been out for two days and asked the landlord to fix it. Walking around the trailer Monday afternoon, the team did not see any smoke detectors or carbon monoxide detectors. We contacted the landlord who said that some residents have removed these detectors in the past. Ellis said that often the fire department will provide smoke and carbon monoxide detectors is available to families free of charge if they request it.
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office on Monday released the names and cause of death of four people found dead over the weekend at a home.
Senior Deputy Coroner Shelton England identified the victims as Alfonso Jemenez Maldonado, 37; Fernando Olea-Cano, 29; Pedro Kobix Zapo, 29; and Juan Osorio Castillo, 34.
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All of the deceased lived in the home and all died of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the report.
The medical examiner’s office said first responders were called to the home Sunday evening on Lot 7 at 2 Worth Street for a cardiac arrest.
Authorities said when they arrived, they found multiple people dead inside the home.
“I think what they saw was at least one person who was completely unresponsive,” said Mike Ellis, Greenville County’s chief deputy investigator. “So it came out as a cardiac arrest. A lot of times carbon monoxide, what it will do, will make you act like you’re intoxicated or impaired. It will make you feel that way. You’ll eventually succumb to carbon monoxide, which binds to your blood and causes death.”
The Parker Fire Department found the home had high levels of carbon monoxide, according to medical examiner’s reports.
After it was deemed safe to enter, fire officials determined that a generator had been used as a power source for part of the residence and was running inside the home.
None of the deceased had visible signs of trauma.
According to neighbors and family members, three men lived in the trailer at 2 Worth St. and a fourth stayed behind. They said the men mentioned that the electricity had been out for two days and asked the landlord to fix it.
Walking through the trailer Monday afternoon, the crew did not see any smoke or carbon monoxide detectors. We contacted the landlord who said that some residents have removed these detectors in the past.
Ellis said that often fire departments will provide smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to families for free if they ask.
