Alex Trelinski
A FAMILY died from carbon monoxide poisoning at their Galicia region home in north-west Spain with suspicions revolving around an indoor electricity generator.
It was switched on during the nationwide power blackout to run a breathing ventilator machine.
The Guardia Civil confirmed that a married couple aged 77 and 81, passed away along with their 56-year-old son at Taboadela in Ourense province.
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A member of the local council’s home help service who went to visit the family on Tuesday morning notified her bosses after nobody answered the door.
Taboadela mayor, Alvaro Vila, said the family were well-known in the area.
The Guardia Civil were notified and discovered their bodies.
The investigation into the cause of death is revolving around the generator used in the three-storey property
There have been suggestions that the unit was fired up because the 81-year-old resident, Francisco, needed to use a ventilator, which was electrically-powered.
He had recently spent time in hospital and was being treated for cancer and suffered breathing problems.
His wife, Antonia, looked after him and also their disabled son.
Firefighters have examined the generator to see if carbon monoxide fumes leaked out of it.
Autopsies were scheduled to be carried out on Tuesday afternoon in Verin.
