A father and his seven children were found dead in their home on Monday afternoon in Somerset, Maryland from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Emergency officials said the children ranged from ages 6 to 16 years old. Princess Anne Police Chief Scott Keller said that there was no foul play found at the home, according to USA Today.

Keller said that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore will make the final determination about the cause of death.

The police were sent to the house at 1 p.m. on Monday after the adult male victim’s co-worker filed a report asking the police to go and check on the family. The unnamed adult victim had not been seen since he was at work on March 28 which was also the last date any of the victims were seen.

His supervisor, Stephanie Wells, said that by Monday, when he had not shown up for work yet, she became concerned. The man had worked at the University of Maryland in the dining services since August 2014. Wells remarked that he was a very nice and considerate man who would always talk about his kids.

“He was my big teddy bear,” she said.

The police found a gas generator in the kitchen when they arrived at the home, which had run out. They also discovered that the house did not have any electricity. Police said that they knew immediately upon entering the home that something was wrong.

The names of the victims have not yet been released. The mother of the children was notified of their deaths, but police are still attempting to contact the rest of the relatives that were involved with the victims.

A large crowd of neighbors gathered around the house on Monday as the eight bodies were being removed from the home. The Somerset County Public School system are opening their doors with crisis counselors to help with grieving students.