The fire brigade intervention took place at 2:30 a.m. this Sunday, November 17. In the middle of the night, the occupants of three apartments in a building in Tournefeuille, on the western outskirts of Toulouse, had to rush out of their homes.
Serial carbon monoxide poisoning
The two-story building is located on Rue des Saules, near the rugby stadium. It was a suspicious smell of gas that alerted the residents. On scene, the firefighters actually noted a significant level of carbon monoxide.
The Samu ensured that no one was intoxicated, and the municipal police, in agreement with the town hall, decided to accommodate these families for the rest of the night in a nearby gymnasium. GRDF came to cut off the gas and around ten firefighters from the center of Colomiers did what was necessary to evacuate the gas.
Friday, these are residents of Plaisance-du-Touch, neighboring town who were victims of carbon monoxide poisoning in their apartment, rue Albert Einstein. Three adults and a child were taken to hospital. While this Saturday Saint Johnin the eastern suburbs of Toulouse, a family was taken into care, poisoned by the smoke generated by their charcoal brazier.
It is often lack of maintenance of heating systems, particularly boilers which causes carbon monoxide poisoning, which can be fatal.
