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‘My son is gone’: Boy, 11, dead after carbon monoxide leak at Regina apartment building
An 11-year-old boy died and another was critically injured due to a carbon monoxide leak from fuel-burning equipment, with firefighters detecting hazardous levels and shutting off the source.
- On Friday, Regina Fire and Protective Services responded to the 1800 block of Albert Street after two people were found unconscious and detected dangerous carbon monoxide levels, with one dead and another critically injured.
- Investigators have identified and shut down the source of carbon monoxide linked to mechanical work on service equipment, with a multi-agency probe underway, Jackson said, 'That piece of service equipment was indeed identified as the source of the carbon monoxide release.'
- In the days after the incident, a GoFundMe campaign was set up to support the victim's family who moved into the downtown apartment weeks earlier and cannot bear to return.
- By Saturday afternoon the City of Regina said impacted residents were cleared to return home and urged compliance with Saskatchewan regulations requiring working carbon monoxide detectors.
- Maintaining fuel-burning appliances, officials say, is crucial during Saskatchewan winters when heating runs continuously, as health experts warn carbon monoxide is colourless, odourless, and mimics flu-like symptoms that can become life-threatening.
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Man woke in Regina hospital to learn son, 11, died from carbon monoxide leak
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