A deadly winter storm in Western New York has claimed the lives of at least 28 people, officials have confirmed. New York leaders are calling a 'once-in-a-generation' blizzard.
Fox News correspondent Madeleine Rivera reports from Buffalo, New York on an historic snowstorm and its affects on travel on 'Cavuto Live.'has claimed the lives of at least 28 people at the time of this reporting, officials have confirmed.bringing the total known dead to 27. The Niagara County Sheriff's Office reported one more 27-year-old man had died of carbon monoxide poisoning after heavy snow covered the external furnace of his residence, causing the fatal gas to enter.
The deadly blizzard dumped more than five to six feet of snow in Erie County, burying homes and roads in Watertown, Hamburg, and Buffalo, New York, The freezing weather knocked out power for tens of thousands of customers in Western New York. As of Tuesday morning, National Grid said power service had been restored to 93,600 of its 104,600 customers in the region, with more than 2,850 restoration experts working to get the power back on.
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