17 people died in Algeria in several cases of carbon monoxide poisoning as people use crude heaters that emit dangerous fumes
The country's emergency services warned that a"lack of ventilation, poor assembly , lack of maintenance, or the use of devices not intended for heating" can cause carbon monoxide poisoning and death.
Seventeen people have died in Algeria in several cases of carbon monoxide poisoning, emergency services said, as plummeting temperatures push people to use crude heaters emitting dangerous fumes. In the northeastern province of Setif, a couple and their four children were also found dead overnight after apparently breathing toxic fumes from their heater, the agency said.All of the deaths were attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning.
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