Overview
- Defensa Civil has begun free classes for schools and neighborhood groups on safe gas use, ventilation, warning signs, and first aid.
- The national health bulletin reports cases rose from 1,281 in 2022 to 1,989 in 2025, with 55 deaths in 2023.
- In the first 10 weeks of 2026, 130 cases were logged nationwide, led by sharp jumps in Buenos Aires Province and in the City of Buenos Aires.
- Officials urge annual checks by registered gas technicians, permanent vents and cross‑ventilation, blue gas flames, clear flues, not using ovens for heat, and installing carbon monoxide detectors.
- A family death in Bahía Blanca was confirmed as carbon monoxide inhalation, which has pushed fresh warnings because the gas is odorless and can mimic the flu.