People violated fire safety rules, rescuers emphasized.

In the Izmail district of the Odesa region, a family of 5 people was poisoned by carbon monoxide, all of them were hospitalized.

Currently, the victims of carbon monoxide poisoning are in a moderate condition in the hospital, the press service of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in the Odesa region reported.

“In the village of Kamyshivka, due to violations of fire safety rules during the operation of the furnace heating, a family of 5 people, three of whom are children, were poisoned by carbon monoxide…”, the report says.

The situation in Odesa during the war with Russia – what you need to know

On the night of December 10, energy infrastructure facilities were damaged in Odesa region as a result of enemy attacks by Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones. As a result of the attack, thousands of consumers were left without electricity, electric transport in Odesa could not work normally.

Later, the situation improved – on December 16, public electric transport was supposed to resume operation in the city.

On the 16th, the enemy launched a new massive attack on Ukraine, more than 70 missiles were launched.

Help . Carbon monoxide (CO) is called the “silent” or “invisible killer” because it has no color, taste, or smell, but is capable of killing a person.