Five members of the same family died on Saturday evening in southern Algeria, asphyxiated by carbon monoxide released by a radiator. michelangeloop / stock.adobe.com
Five members of the same family died on Saturday evening in southern Algeria, asphyxiated by carbon monoxide released by a heating device, bringing the number of deaths to more than 60 since the beginning of January, the protection said on Sunday. civil.
The victims were found dead at their home in Hassi r’mel, some 500 km south of Algiers. They died after inhaling toxic fumes from their heater, said Civil Protection.
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The sharp drop in temperatures recorded since mid-January in Algeria has prompted residents to make greater use of heating appliances, often running on gas or fuel oil, thus exposing themselves to the dangers of carbon monoxide, despite warnings from firefighters.
More than 60 people died of asphyxiation by carbon monoxide fumes, according to an official report.
On January 24, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune gave a series of guidelines aimed at limiting the phenomenon of gas asphyxiation in homes, by instructing the public electricity and gas group Sonelgaz to equip homes with gas systems free of charge. alarm to prevent leaks.
At the end of January, the Sonelgaz group announced that it was soon going to launch a national and international call for tenders for the acquisition of carbon monoxide detectors, whose identified needs relate to 22 million units.
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