While a general electric collapse arrived in Spain, this Monday, April 28, a family died in the city of Taboadela in Galicia, in the northeast of the country, after a carbon monoxide poisoning, reports the Spanish newspaper El País.
Upon arriving in the middle of the morning, this Tuesday, April 29, to perform his usual tasks, he is an employee of the personal assistance service that alerted the City Council. The three victims, an 81 -year -old man, his 77 -year -old wife and his 56 -year -old son were discovered by the rescue in his beds. However, the paramedics could do nothing to revive the victims.
A defective device
In the prevention of the energy failure that impacted all of Spain on Monday night, the couple had equipped with an electric generator provided by the Tabadela City Council to supply a respirator, vital for the 81 -year -old family.
Well -known in the municipality of Tobadela for having been a peace judge, Francisco suffered a serious illness that forced him to live daily under the respirator, the country specifies.
At this stage, the track favored by Civil Guardian researchers is a carbon monoxide poisoning caused by the potentially defective generator, located in the basement of the house.
Inhalation of this toxic gas can cause loss of knowledge, hypotension or even be fatal if victims are not treated on time. An investigation was opened to determine the exact circumstances of the death of the three victims.
According to the newspaper El País, other people have been intoxicated with carbon monoxide in Rianxo (Corogne), but suffer from light injuries. In Alzira (Valence), a 46 -year -old woman, who was in her house connected to a respirator, died after the device stopped working due to an energy failure.
On Monday, a massive electricity failure led Spain and Portugal a series of disturbances in terms of communications, airports and high -speed transport networks. Traffic lights and shopping centers have also been affected.
Source: BFM TV
