Identity of Santa Maria man killed by carbon monoxide poisoning released
SANTA MARIA – The name of the man who died of carbon monoxide poisoning was released.
The Cameron County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 87-year-old Felix Gonzalez.
Harlingen and La Feria fire responders were called to a home on Lovelace Avenue just after 6 a.m. Thursday.
Relatives found Gonzalez unresponsive. Fire Marshall Juan Martinez told CHANNEL 5 NEWS a hazmat team found lethal doses of the odorless gas in some areas of the home.
Martinez believes the source might have been the stove.
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