HIBAPRESS – Martil
An elderly couple died today, Sunday, in the city of Martil, due to suffocation from carbon monoxide gas, according to local sources.
According to available data, the two victims were found dead inside their home in the Al-Saada 2 district, under circumstances that suggest they inhaled toxic gas emitted from a water heater that runs on butane gas, as a result of incomplete combustion, during a shower. Following notification of the incident, police elements moved to the scene, where a judicial investigation was opened under the supervision of the competent public prosecution, to uncover the circumstances of the incident and determine its precise causes. The bodies of the deceased were also transferred to the mortuary in the city of Tetouan, pending the completion of the applicable legal procedures. This tragedy sheds light again on the risks of improper use of water heaters, especially inside enclosed or poorly ventilated spaces, which requires caution and the strengthening of awareness campaigns to avoid similar accidents.
