Accident Involving Generator Adds to Storm-Related Deaths

1 dead after generator accident in Lafayette County

1 dead after generator accident in Lafayette County LAFAYETTE CO., Miss. (WMC) – One person is dead after a storm-related injury, Lafayette County Emergency Management reports. Lafayette County Fire Department rushed to the person’s home around 3 p.m. Wednesday after the person was refilling their generator and fell, hitting their head. The person was rushed to the hospital in Memphis where they later died Thursday. The identity of the person ha…

Accident involving generator adds to storm-related deaths

Victim fell, hit head in Lafayette County

One dead after falling while refilling generator in Lafayette County, officials say

A person died after falling while refilling a generator in Lafayette County, officials said.

Lafayette County reports first storm-related death

Lafayette County Emergency Management reported the area’s first storm-related death in Lafayette County following an accident involving a generator on a resident’s property. On Wednesday, Jan. 28, at approximately 3:05 p.m., Lafayette County Fire Department paramedics responded to a call involving an individual who had fallen on their property while refilling a generator and struck their head. LCFD paramedics provided life-saving efforts on scen…

Lafayette County Resident Dies After Generator Accident During Storm Cleanup

LAFAYETTE COUNTY — Lafayette County Emergency Management officials reported a storm-related fatality following an accident involving a generator on a resident’s property. According to a news release, Lafayette County Fire Department paramedics responded at about 3:05 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, to a call involving an individual who fell while refilling a generator and struck their head. Paramedics provided life-saving efforts at the scene, and the …