Two adults were found dead inside a Boyds/Clarksburg area home Saturday afternoon following what authorities believe was a carbon monoxide poisoning incident.
According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, firefighters were dispatched at approximately 3:20pm to the 12700 block of Fernberry Lane, off West Old Baltimore Road, for an inhalation emergency. Upon arrival, crews detected high levels of carbon monoxide inside the home, prompting a response from MCFRS HazMat personnel.
Montgomery County Police later announced that officers and firefighters had responded to the home. Two adults were found inside the residence and pronounced dead at the scene.
Piringer said relatives conducted a welfare check and located the two occupants inside the home unresponsive. Firefighters encountered very high concentrations of carbon monoxide upon entering the residence and discovered a vehicle running inside the attached garage.
The two occupants did not survive, and Piringer said the deaths are believed to be the result of carbon monoxide poisoning. Firefighters ventilated the home, and no other victims were reported.
The investigation remains ongoing. Additional information, including the identities of the victims, has not yet been released.
