text: A Maryland father and his seven children were discovered dead Monday afternoon from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a generator they were using after the power company had cut off their electricity, according to relatives. The tragic incident took place in Princess Anne - a community of 3,260 in Somerset County, Maryland. Princess Anne police told Daily Mail Online that no foul play was suspected in the deaths. Scroll down for videos . Family wiped out: Eight members of the same family - seven of them children between ages six and 16 - were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in their Princess Anne, Maryland, home Monday afternoon . Deceased father: Relatives have identified the adult victim as father of seven Rodney Todd Sr, 36, pictured left and right . Tynijuiza Todd, 15, (left) and her 12-year-old sister Tykira (right) are believed to have perished in the carbon monoxide accident . Eldest: Todd's eldest son Cameron, 13, is pictured with his sister, 15-year-old Tynijuiza . Birthday boy: On March 10, Todd posed for a photo with his son, 7-year-old Zycheim (left and right), saying his birthday was coming up soon . Tynijuiza Todd and all of her sisters perished in the carbon monoxide poisoning . Police Chief Scott Keller confirmed to Delmarva Now that seven of the eight victims were juveniles between the ages of six and 16, but they have not been officially named as of midnight pending the notification of next of kin. Bonnie and Lloyd Edwards, encountered outside the home by a reporter from The Associated Press, identified themselves as the mother and stepfather of Rodney Todd, 36, whom they identified as the adult who died. They said Todd had seven children, including five girls and two boys. Bonnie Edwards identified the children as boys Cameron Todd, 13, and Zycheim Todd, 7; and girls Tynijuiza Todd, 15; Tykira Todd, 12; Tybree Todd, 10; Tyania Todd, 9; and Tybria Todd, 6. Officers who responded to the home in the 30500 block of Antioch Avenue entered the residence and found the eight family members dead inside. Officers observed that a gas generator in the kitchen had run out of fuel. The home had no electricity. Chief Keller said they knew at once 'there weren't any live people in there.' Stephanie Wells, Rodney Todd's supervisor at University of Maryland-Eastern Shore food services, said she last spoke to him March 28. Chief Keller confirmed that the man and his children were last heard from on the last Saturday of March. Horrified: A woman looks away as bodies of the family of eight are removed from a house . Grieving: Lloyd Edwards, left, and Bonnie Edwards, the stepfather and mother of Rodney Todd stand outside the home where Todd and his seven children found dead Monday . Welfare check: Officers responded to the house in the 30500 block of Antioch Avenue after getting a call from the father's employer saying he had not shown up for work Monday morning . Lloyd Edwards said police told them Todd had died. 'It was disbelief,' he said. 'It's so hard. How can you understand something like that?' Mr Edwards also revealed that Delmarva Power had cut off the electricity to the house because of an outstanding bill. Matt Likovich, a spokesman for Delmarva Power, would not say Monday night whether the power had been cut off. He said the matter was being investigated. Edwards said, 'to keep his seven children warm, [Todd] bought a generator. It went out and the carbon monoxide consumed them.' According to AccuWeather.com, on March 29 temperatures dropped overnight into the mid-20s, with highs in the 40s. Bonnie Edwards described her son as a loving, caring young man who set an example for his children. 'I don't know anyone his age who would have done what he did' for his children, she said. 'I was so proud to say he took care of seven kids.' According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, carbon monoxide is found in fumes produced any time you burn fuel in cars or trucks, small engines, stoves, lanterns, grills, fireplaces, gas ranges, or furnaces. The harmful gas can build up indoors and poison people and animals who breathe it. The most common symptoms of CO poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion. CO symptoms are often described as 'flu-like.' More than 400 Americans die each year from exposure to carbon monoxide. Sheets are held as a body is removed from a residence where a gas generator in the kitchen had run out of fuel . The local chief of police said his officers knew at once they will not found anyone alive inside the house . Silent killer: Stunned neighbors look an as police probe the CO accident. More than 400 Americans die each year from exposure to carbon monoxide .
target: Victims were found inside home in Princess Anne, Maryland, Monday afternoon .
  Dead children range in age from six to 16 and were all brothers and sisters .
  Relatives named the adult victim as 36-year-old Rodney Todd Sr .
  Todd and his children - five daughters and two sons - had not been seen or heard from since March 28 .
  Grandmother named the children as Cameron, 13; Zycheim, 7; Tynijuiza, 15; Tykira, 12; Tybree, 10; Tyania, 9; and Tybria Todd, 6 .