In the Canadian city of Montreal (Quebec), at least 130 people were poisoned by carbon monoxide while waiting for electricity to be restored in the region after past freezing rains. This was reported by the TV channel. CBC Regarding the Quebec Department of Health.
The material says that more than 130 people have been hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning. It has been clarified that people try to warm up and cook their own meals while using coal and gas barbecues in their living spaces.
Previously, the Canadian state-owned power utility company, the freezing rain collapsed It spread to the southern parts of the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, leaving nearly a million households and other buildings without electricity. It was noted that most customers had power back a day later, but thousands of Montreal residents were still without electricity.