Fire crews rescued a 93-year-old smoker who was poisoned by carbon monoxide. In this respect reported In the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Irkutsk region.
It was determined that the fire in the 94th block of Angarsk was caused by an unextinguished cigarette. Two firefighters arrived at the scene upon the notice of eyewitnesses and noticed that there was heavy smoke at the entrance. Eight residents managed to evacuate themselves from the burning house, and five more people were rescued by firefighters.
Fire crews opened the door of a two-room apartment on the fourth floor and found an elderly woman with a group 3 disability lying on the floor. The woman, who was taken to the city hospital with a diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning, is in good health. It is known that the victim was repeatedly asked to install a fire alarm, but the woman was a heavy smoker and therefore refused to install the device.
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