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Family dies of carbon monoxide poisoning after blackout
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People gather to look at generators on sale. In areas where the electricity supply to households is often disrupted, gensets have become widely used. (kompas.com/Heri Sri Kumoro)
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family of five has died of suffocation in Bogor, West Java, after a nightlong blackout led the father to switch on a generator, which in turn filled the house with carbon monoxide.
The family was found by their grandmother Wikinah, who came to wake them for sahur (predawn meal), on Saturday morning. After her knocks on the door went unanswered, she looked through the window and saw the confronting scene.
The victims were 34-year-old Lamtono and his wife Fatma, 29, their children Marsya Laudya, 10, and Tegar, 7, and their nephew Alldryan Marcellino, 2. The children were found hugging each other in a bedroom, while a generator was still running in the kitchen.
"In the bedroom, [Wikinah’s] three grandchildren had suffocated, while Lamtono [their father] was lying breathless in the living room. The other victim was found in the same condition in the bathroom," Gunungsindur Police chief Comm. Agus Suyandi said as quoted by tribunnews.com in Bogor on Saturday.
Lamtono and his family were rushed to Hermina Hospital, South Tangerang, but died on the way there.
"They allegedly died due to carbon monoxide poisoning emitted by the genset in the house, which had poor air circulation due to lack of ventilation," Agus said. (ags)
