A young man dies and three are seriously hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning in Colmenar Viejo

The night of Reyes was claimed in Colmenar Viejo the life of a young man and three others were seriously hospitalized when they enjoyed the evening in a rural house in the town of the north of Madrid . The reason: the intoxication that caused them to inhale carbon monoxide from a generator that they kept on overnight in the place where they were staying.

The four young people, who are between 19 and 21 years old, suffered intoxication because the apparatus of the rural accommodation where they spent the evening of Reyes, located on the M-618 road at the height of kilometer 6, remained on throughout the entire night.

In the absence of news from the group of boys, a relative of one of them moved to Colmenar Viejo to learn about the situation. Upon arrival, he found three of them unconscious and one already deceased , according to Efe.

At that time, the displaced family member decided to call Emergency Service 112 , at approximately 1:30 p.m. on this holiday Monday, and local police officers as well as a team of toilets, who were the first to arrive at the area, traveled to the area. the place of the scene.

After carrying out the subsequent maneuvers and actions on the ground, two of the wounded who were in very serious condition were transferred to the Puerta de Hierro Hospital , in the town of Majadahonda , and to the 12 de Octubre Hospital , in Madrid , with a helicopter. The third of those who were unconscious was also transferred to the Puerta de Hierro Hospital by terrestrial means because they were serious but to a lesser extent than the rest of the occupants of the house.

Of the fourth member of the group, the members of SUMMA 112 could only certify their death when they arrived at the town of Colmenar Viejo.

The intervention of the Firefighters of the Community of Madrid has been the one that has allowed to clarify that the origin of the carbon monoxide that caused the poisoning of those present was due to keep an electric generator of the house on overnight.

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