Three people died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Kirovohrad region, including children
Фото: facebook НКРЕКП
In the village of Novyi Starodub, Petrivska hromada, Kirovohrad region, three people died from carbon monoxide poisoning, including two children born in 2010 and 2011. Another child and a woman were injured and hospitalized.
This is reported by ” Suspilne “.
According to Oksana Korol, spokeswoman for the State Emergency Service in the Kirovohrad region, the tragedy occurred on October 26 in the village of Novyi Starodub, Oleksandriya district. Previously, the cause of the poisoning was a violation of the rules for operating gas appliances in the house.
“Three people died from carbon monoxide poisoning, two of them were children born in 2010 and 2011. Another child born in 2025 and a woman born in 1988 were injured. They were taken to the hospital,” the State Emergency Service reported.
Service specialists reminded of safety rules to prevent similar incidents.
In particular, you should not leave turned-on gas appliances unattended, you should regularly check ventilation ducts and chimneys, and ventilate the room.
In addition, the State Emergency Service advises installing a carbon monoxide detector, which will help detect dangerous concentrations in time.
When providing first aid to a person with signs of poisoning, it is necessary to immediately turn off all appliances, open the windows, take the victim to fresh air, loosen clothing, and call an ambulance.
Also follow “Pryamim” on Facebook , Twitter , Telegram , and Instagram.