A third child has died after being found in an Ohio home with high levels of carbon monoxide.
Jakia Jones, 13, died Sunday after a relative found her unresponsive at her western Ohio home.
The
teenager was at home with her cousins Dionanna Bishop, 14, and Dejah
Bishop, 13, who died Friday after they were rushed to an emergency room and died of possible carbon monoxide poisoning according to a report.
But
as the family come to terms with their tragic loss, Jones'
eight-year-old brother, Jahari Jones, remains on life support at Dayton
Children's Hospital.
According
to police, a furnace caused the leak of carbon monoxide, an odorless
and colorless gas created when some fuels are burned.
The children lived with their grandmother, Jean Bishop who was hospitalized with pneumonia Friday.
A
relative of the dead children reported to police that the kids had been
sick for days. All of the children were thought to be home alone when
they became ill.
Firefighters
who initially responded to the home were also treated and released at
Upper Valley Medical Center for possible carbon monoxide exposure, said
Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Simmons.
However,
James T. Ambrose, an attorney for Joseph and Kathy Caldwell, a couple
who own the home said they weren't aware of furnace problems and didn't
know children lived there.
They have owned the property for about 20 years and had no indication the furnace may have had a problem.
House: Emergency personnel carry a person
out on a stretcher from the home in the 100 block of South Elm Street,
Troy, Friday afternoon
'Every time there was a problem in the home, whether it was a leaky faucet of whatever, they attended to it,' Ambrose said.
'Whenever they were informed of anything, they addressed it appropriately and promptly.'
He
added that the Caldwells were devastated over what happened. But police
said there will be a thorough review of the case to determine whether
any charges should be filed.
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