Michigan State Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the deaths and hospitalizations of three people during the weekend’s Fast Horse Festival.
on Saturday, The Lenawee County Sheriff’s Department issued a statement regarding the event that festival audiences may be exposed to carbon monoxide.
According to the statement, a worried friend contacted the authorities and found that five men did not respond. The statement read: “The caller is a friend of these five men. When he did not hear from them, he was very worried.”
“This tragic incident is under investigation because the generator located near the travel trailer is suspected of exposing carbon monoxide.”
As a representative and medical emergency team Arrive at the campsite In the town of Woodstock, they found five men in their early 20s in a travel trailer.
Emergency personnel declared three deaths at the scene and transported two of them to the local hospital in critical condition and received treatment for acute carbon monoxide poisoning.
Investigators suspect that carbon monoxide leaking from nearby generators may cause casualties.
The police said in a statement: “First responders emphasize the importance of keeping generators away from camping areas, tents, travel trailers, etc., as well as exhaust emissions from vehicles.”
Faster Horses is a three-day country music festival held in Brooklyn, Michigan.This festival It starts on Friday and is expected to end on Sunday.
Event organizers have not publicly commented on the deaths and hospitalizations of festival participants.
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