In Balashov, a woman and five children were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning

In Balashov, Saratov region, a woman and her five children were hospitalized with signs of carbon monoxide poisoning.

The preliminary cause of the emergency was a gas leak due to a malfunction of the gas water heater and stove.

The prosecutor's office conducts an investigation into the provision of services that do not meet safety requirements.

SARATOV, October 3 - RIA Novosti. A gas leak due to a malfunction of the gas water heater and stove previously caused the poisoning of a family with five children in Balashov, Saratov region, the regional prosecutor’s office reports.

On Saturday morning, the Saratov Regional Investigation Department reported that a woman and her five children were hospitalized in Balashov with signs of carbon monoxide poisoning. According to preliminary data, the cause of the emergency could have been a malfunction of gas equipment. An inspection is being carried out for signs of a crime regarding the provision of services that do not meet safety requirements.

“Presumably, the cause of the incident was a gas leak due to a malfunction of the gas water heater and stove,” says the channel of the supervisory agency on the Max platform.