October 8, 2019, firefighter illustration in Bordeaux -

An extremely rare accident.

The Bordeaux firefighters intervened Thursday evening around 11:30 pm in the town of Talence, for carbon monoxide poisoning caused by the burning of incense.

According to firefighters, a family living in an apartment on the sixth floor of an apartment building would have burned incense in (very) large quantities in an apartment without ventilation.

The 41-year-old woman and the 39-year-old man were transported in a mild condition to Pellegrin hospital in Bordeaux, however their 13-year-old son was evacuated in serious condition to the pediatric hospital.

The firefighters point out that the combustions that generate the most carbon monoxide are slow combustions, like a barbecue.

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  • Firefighters

  • Poisoning

  • Aquitaine

  • Bordeaux

  • Carbon monoxide