Fight: Inhalation of carbon monoxide, kills woman and leaves two children in danger of death.
Woman died and young daughters in danger of life. Carbon monoxide inhalation have been at the origin of tragedy.
Elizabeth Simões, 45 year old, He died yesterday at the Center and Health Estremoz, it seems as a result of carbon monoxide inhalation, It causes by a brazier that was in a housing room where the woman was found. Unconscious in the same space, were the two daughters, Raquel, 8 year old, and Beatriz, 14 year old, fighting for life in hospital units Lisbon.
The housing has occurred in the output Borba, on the road to White Clay, near the Industrial Zone, having been alert reached the GNR that Alentejo town around 10,53 Sunday hours. The warning will have been taken by Mario Klerk, victim's husband, couple that would be separation process, that strange miscommunication daughters.
Firefighters Volunteer Borba (BVB), They were alerted to the need to break a door of a dwelling and when they entered they encountered the three unconscious women. In the room stood a brazier to pick, a very kid type of coal, in other areas of the country known as Chisco, much more toxic than the typical charcoal.
Firefighters gave first aid, having two children reacted, but the woman had a very complicated clinical picture. Elizabeth was taken to the Health Center of Estremoz, which eventually dies. Raquel, the younger girl was transported hum helicopter INEM, for Unity of Santa Maria Hospital of Pediatrics in Lisbon. Turn, Beatriz, I will initially transported to the Hospital of the Holy Spirit, Evora, and after re-evaluated and face the danger of life that flowed, It was also transferred to Lisbon, but for the Hospital D.Estefânia.
Despite the existence of the brazier in the room and the room because there was no certainty about the cause of the accident, It was called the Criminal Investigation Center of GNR, to proceed with the collection of evidence that can lead to conclusions about the origin and causes that caused the mother of intoxication and daughters.
António Ferreira, two command deputy BVB, He revealed that "the three victims were inanimate and all in the same room. The door was closed and no breath ", adding that after removal of the room and made ventilation "the girls reacted. They vomited as is typical in these cases of poisoning, but the woman did not ", finished.
The body of the fatality was taken to the Forensic Medical Bureau of Évora, where it will be autopsied.
According to information from District Command Operations and Relief (CDOS) Évora, the accident site were 25 operating the fire Borba, VMER of Évora and GNR Borba, supported by 9 vehicles and even a helicopter INEM.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
PHOTOS: radio Bell (Vila Viçosa)
