LOCAL CONNECTION TO TRAGEDY IN NEW ORLEANS
Saturday, January 1st, 2011 -- 6:17 AM
There is a local connection to tragic story out of New Orleans.Eight young victims died when a fire destroyed the abandoned warehouse where they were trying to keep warm. One of them was from Abbotsford.
22-year-old Jeffrey Geerts from Abbotsford was one of eight that died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The victims started a fire in the building to stay warm and that carbon monoxide fumes likely rendered them unsconscious. The fire went out of control early Tuesday, destroying the building and burning bodies beyond recognition.
Four of the victims still haven?t been identified.
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