a baby dies from carbon monoxide poisoning in Armentières

A baby died of carbon monoxide poisoning during the night from Friday to Saturday in Armentières, France Bleu Nord has learned. Emergency services intervened around six a.m. at the home of a family of five.

Both parents and two children were taken to hospital. The third child, the baby, could not be resuscitated by doctors. The forensic police were dispatched to the scene to investigate the circumstances of the tragedy.

During the night of Friday November 3 to Saturday November 4, a total of eight people were treated in the North, according to the prefecture, which calls for the greatest vigilance. She reminds us that we must “have your boiler and radiators serviced before turning on the heating“.