Overview
- Relatives rushed a convulsing child to a hospital Wednesday night, where clinicians diagnosed carbon monoxide poisoning.
- Seven family members were affected, including a 6‑month‑old baby, children aged 5, 6 and 9, and adults aged 26, 31 and 68.
- Ecogas inspectors reported no leak in the gas system but noted a strong fuel smell and two 150cc motorcycles inside the small home, prompting a preventive gas shutoff.
- The Las Heras prosecutor’s office and firefighters opened an investigation, with a preliminary hypothesis that exhaust or fuel vapors in an enclosed space produced toxic gas.
- Authorities urged residents to keep spaces ventilated and service heaters, and Hospital Ramón Carrillo reported 15 carbon monoxide cases this month as colder weather begins.