5 family members killed by gas fumes after surviving Laura Five members of a Louisiana family were killed when a generator leaked carbon monoxide into their home, hours after they survived Hurricane Laura’s deadly winds and storm surgeLAKE CHARLES, La. The family was unable to evacuate because of health conditions that made travel difficult, The Advocate quoted family members as saying this week. The home, which had also withstood Hurricane Rita in 2005, suffered little damage and Rosalie Lewis and her family survived Laura. Rosalie Lewis' husband, John Charles Lewis Sr., 84, survived and was taken to a hospital in critical condition, relatives said. A joint funeral service for the family members was set for Sept. 12.

Source: ABC News September 03, 2020 13:52 UTC