<p>In Massachusetts, at least six deaths were related to the storm, and a seventh was under investigation, said Peter William Judge, an official with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency said.<br /><br />Four of the deaths were linked to carbon monoxide poisoning; one person was electrocuted by a downed power line and one person died in a house fire blamed on the storm, he said.<br /><br />In New Jersey, eight storm-related fatalities were reported, including three people who burned to death in house fires, one person who died when a branch fell on him, another who died when a tree fell on him, and three people who died in motor vehicle accidents. A ninth death was under investigation, CNN reported.<br /><br />In Connecticut, eight people died, four of them from carbon monoxide poisoning, said Governor Dannel Malloy.<br /><br />An estimated 831,000 customers lost electricity during Saturday's storm, according to Connecticut Light & Power officials and the attorney general's office. The storm dropped at least a foot of snow in a band from West Virginia to Maine.<br /><br />President Barack Obama has signed emergency declarations for New Hampshire and Connecticut, clearing the way for federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts.</p>
<p>In Massachusetts, at least six deaths were related to the storm, and a seventh was under investigation, said Peter William Judge, an official with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency said.<br /><br />Four of the deaths were linked to carbon monoxide poisoning; one person was electrocuted by a downed power line and one person died in a house fire blamed on the storm, he said.<br /><br />In New Jersey, eight storm-related fatalities were reported, including three people who burned to death in house fires, one person who died when a branch fell on him, another who died when a tree fell on him, and three people who died in motor vehicle accidents. A ninth death was under investigation, CNN reported.<br /><br />In Connecticut, eight people died, four of them from carbon monoxide poisoning, said Governor Dannel Malloy.<br /><br />An estimated 831,000 customers lost electricity during Saturday's storm, according to Connecticut Light & Power officials and the attorney general's office. The storm dropped at least a foot of snow in a band from West Virginia to Maine.<br /><br />President Barack Obama has signed emergency declarations for New Hampshire and Connecticut, clearing the way for federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts.</p>