Overview
- Official reports show carbon monoxide poisoning cases have risen by 57% nationwide this year.
- In Saavedra, emergency teams evacuated an 18-story building after 12 residents showed poisoning symptoms, with four hospitalized and eight treated onsite.
- Three adults were found dead in a Santa Fe apartment after a suspected gas leak, prompting authorities to open technical inspections.
- La Plata’s Hospital de Niños Sor María Ludovica treated 25 carbon monoxide poisoning cases last week and issued guidelines on heater maintenance and ventilation.
- Officials are stepping up annual gas system checks, promoting CO alarm installation and urging households to avoid unvented or improvised heating methods to prevent further tragedies.