Family poisoned by monoxide in Parma, 7-month-old girl also dies

The 7-month-old girl who was hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care unit of the Parma Maggiore hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning has died. The intoxication, most likely due to fumes from a brazier left lit during the night, occurred between Thursday and Friday in a farmhouse in Bocca d'Enza di Mezzani, in the province of Parma, where the little girl lived with her parents, a 35-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, who also died.

Family originally from Senegal

The family, originally from Senegal, had lived in the Parma area for several years and had recently moved to the house in via Bocca d'Enza. It turns out that they had used a wood stove to heat the bedroom: the fumes proved fatal for the 35-year-old father, the 32-year-old mother and now also the little daughter. However, the conditions of his 14-year-old brother and his uncles, who were also intoxicated, are not serious: they have been discharged.

The police and 118 personnel intervened on site yesterday. The two victims and the little girl, who immediately appeared very serious, were found in the bedroom.