When they were contacted around 10:30 p.m. this Friday, December 13, the firefighters were first called for a leak in Pertuis (Vaucluse), rue de l'Espigon. But when they arrived at the home, their carbon monoxide detectors went off. Reinforcements were then immediately dispatched to the site, given the risk of explosion. The two occupants, a mother and her daughter, aged 88 and 48, were transported to Pertuis hospital, slightly intoxicated. According to the first elements, a pellet stove would be the cause of the appearance of this toxic gas.
Around ten firefighters were mobilized.
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, toxic and potentially fatal gas which results from incomplete combustion, regardless of the fuel used: wood, butane, coal, gasoline, fuel oil, natural gas, oil, propane. It diffuses very quickly into the environment. Each year, this toxic gas is responsible for around a hundred deaths in France. Around 1,300 episodes of poisoning occurring by accident and involving nearly 3,000 people are reported to the health authorities per year, indicates the Ministry of Health and Access to Care.
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