Five die of carbon monoxide poisoning in South Africa
5 Dariya News
Johannesburg 11-Jul-2014
Five people, including four children, died in two incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning here Thursday, authorities said.In one incident, a two-month old girl, a four-year-old boy and another 12-year-old girl died after inhaling toxic fumes from a "imbawula" fire inside their house, Xinhua reported citing local media. Imbawula is a makeshift coal stove made out of a large tin with holes in the side.The children's mother and a six-year-old boy were hopsitalised in a critical conditionIn a separate incident, a 26-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were found dead in a shack in Diepsloot, Johannesburg. They had also used an imbawula in their home and died from inhaling carbon monoxide.