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Confirmed Death In Home Containing Meth Lab

At 4 a.m. Thursday, the Forestville Fire Department was dispatched to a home at 26 Pearl St. for an unresponsive subject, later declared dead due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

FORESTVILLE — A Forestville man has died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning believed to have been connected to a meth lab from a residence located at 26 Pearl St.

Chief Kyle Barthel of the Forestville Volunteer Fire Department said that he was dispatched to the residence at approximately 4 a.m. Thursday for an unresponsive subject. “The sheriff’s department arrived and pulled the subject out of the basement into the front yard,” Barthel told the OBSERVER. “That person did succumb to carbon monoxide poisoning, so we do have one that has passed away.”

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office later identified the deceased as 35-year-old Tye A. Kenny.

Bartel said upon arrival of the sheriff’s and fire departments, personnel inside the house noticed evidence of a meth lab, so the county HazMat Team was contacted. “They, in turn, contacted the state police, and they’ve been here taking care of all the evidence,” said Barthel.

“A couple of the officers took themselves to Lake Shore Hospital for evaluation,” Barthel said. “Also, there was another tenant that was being evaluated for carbon monoxide poisoning. To my knowledge, they were also a resident of the house, but I’m not 100% sure.”

Other responding agencies included the Silver Creek and Sunset Bay fire departments, as well as EMS.

Barthel could not confirm whether or not the residence had been suspected of drug-related activity or manufacturing in the past.

According to the press release from the sheriff’s office, a quantity of methamphetamine was located and collected along with a large quantity of items related to the Production and manufacture of methamphetamine. Charges are pending further investigation in to the incident.

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