Six people die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Tashkent private house

Construction and renovation work was underway in the house at the time. According to preliminary information from the agency, a heating boiler installed in the basement failed to meet safety requirements, and the house was connected to the gas grid without technical specifications. The Mirzo-Ulugbek district prosecutor's office opened a criminal case for improper performance of professional duties, violation of labor protection regulations, and abuse of power or official authority (Articles 116, 257, and 205 of the Criminal Code). The investigative actions are being conducted by the Tashkent prosecutor's office.

As Gazeta.uz learned, a call was made to the 112 service around 10:00 reporting unconscious people in a two-story house under construction in the Alisherobod mahalla. On October 25, the Republican Scientific Center for Emergency Medical Care confirmed to the publication that the injured were in intensive care, and reported on another person whose condition was assessed as satisfactory. According to the publication, the deceased were men; all of them, as well as those hospitalized, were from the Ellikkala and Amudarya districts of Karakalpakstan.

The Prosecutor General's Office urged citizens to comply with fire safety requirements when using gas equipment and heaters, to entrust their installation to qualified specialists, and to regularly check that they are in good working order. Earlier, the Ministry of Emergency Situations advised residents to check heating appliances and clean chimneys.