San Francisco couple and their two cats found dead after they were poisoned by carbon monoxide from 3D printer in their home
- Roger and Valerie Morash died inside their Berkeley, CA., home on Monday
- The MIT grads, 35 and 32, were poisoned by carbon monoxide from a 3D printer
- Their memorial service was Friday, the same day the cause of death was revealed
- Lasers used on types of plastics can emit gases, including carbon monoxide
A San Francisco couple and their two cats died from poisoning after a laser 3D printer ventilated carbon monoxide into their home.
Roger Morash, 35, his wife Valerie Morash, 32, and their pets were found dead inside their apartment in Berkeley, California, on Monday.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduates had died from poisoning due the couple's laser 3D printer, which ventilated carbon monoxide into their residence an officer said on Friday.
Roger Morash, 35, his wife Valerie Morash, 32, and their two cats were found dead inside their apartment in Berkeley, California, on Monday. They were poisoned by carbon monoxide from the couple's laser 3D printer an officer said on Friday
The couple's bodies, along with their two cats, were found by a friend at their fourplex on Deakin Street (pictured) where the couple had lived for seven years
The couple's bodies, along with their two cats, were found by a friend at their fourplex on Deakin Street, where the couple had lived for seven years, reported CBS San Francisco Bay Area.
The Morash's memorial service was held on Friday and attendants described the two as talented, modest and kind.
After the couple's sudden death, a GoFundMe was started to help with costs of getting friends and family into town for their funeral. It raised more than $15,000 in three days.
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The married couple were both graduates of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they had met
Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology warned users against the potential dangers of 3D printers for home use. Lasers used on types of plastics can emit toxic gasses, including carbon monoxide. Pictured: Where the couple lived in Berkeley, California
A former co-worker of Roger said to KTVU: 'They were modest people, they had great educations, and were clearly very talented.
'But they got up to do their thing every day and they were just the nicest people you'd ever meet.'
Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology warned users against the potential dangers of 3D printers for home use, reported the Chicago Tribune.
When used in industry, the machine's use of lasers on certain types of plastics can emit toxic gasses, including carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide.
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