Three children die in pair of gas-powered generator accidents indoors

Three children died Saturday from generator fumes in a pair of incidents, amid widespread power outages in SE Michigan.
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Three children died Saturday from generator fumes in a pair of incidents, amid widespread power outages in SE Michigan.
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Three children died Saturday from generator fumes in a pair of incidents, amid widespread power outages in SE Michigan.

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