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Fire bureau warns against carbon monoxide poisoning
By Wu Chun-feng and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer
As people seal their windows to keep out the winter cold, the Tainan Fire Bureau on Wednesday cautioned the public against “silent killer” carbon monoxide, which can build up in spaces that lack proper ventilation.
From 2015 to last year, 188 people experienced carbon monoxide poisoning, including 31 who died, while 12 people have been reported poisoned so far this year, Ministry of the Interior data showed.
Elementary-school students and older people from Sinshih District (新市) staged a play at the bureau’s event to impart the importance of preventing carbon monoxide poisoning, which can cause dizziness, nausea, drowsiness and other physical discomfort.