Whenever a major weather event threatens an area, portable generators are a hot commodity at nearby stores. But it's important to know how to use them because misuse can be a deadly mistake. In 2020, ...

If you're using a portable generator because your power is out, don't set it up in your garage. Its carbon monoxide fumes can poison you. Place the generator outside, 20 feet from a structure. Its ...

At least one Hurricane Florence-related death is being linked to an improperly used generator. A North Carolina man was electrocuted Friday while trying to plug in a generator, officials said.

Officials are warning residents without power not to use generators indoors after a Detroit woman and her two children were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning. The incident happened Wednesday ...