"Eight British tourists on holiday in Carsac-de-Gurçon in the Dordogne département were hospitalised on Wednesday due to carbon monoxide poisoning, local news outlet ici Périgord reported. The incident occurred in a home that the group - three adults and five children - had rented. After they lit a fire, the first two people (a woman and child) began to feel unwell and nauseous. They went to the hospital in Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt where medical staff diagnosed the carbon monoxide poisoning."
"Local news reported that the poisoning was likely caused by the wood-burning stove. Carbon monoxide poisoning is often caused by malfunctioning fuel-burning appliances or blocked chimneys. By law, all French homes are required to be equipped with smoke detectors, but it is not currently required for households to be equipped with a carbon monoxide detector. French lawmakers proposed legislation in 2024 to require that households install a CO detector, but this law has not yet been approved by parliament."
Eight British holidaymakers—three adults and five children—were hospitalised after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a rented home in Carsac-de-Gurçon, Dordogne. After lighting a fire in a wood-burning stove, two people first felt unwell and nauseous and went to the hospital in Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, where medical staff diagnosed carbon monoxide poisoning. Emergency services ventilated the property and transported the remaining six occupants for checks. The poisoning was likely caused by the wood-burning stove. Carbon monoxide often arises from malfunctioning fuel-burning appliances or blocked chimneys. French law requires smoke detectors but not carbon monoxide detectors; 2024 legislation to mandate CO detectors has not yet passed. Airbnb allows filtering for properties with CO detectors under safety options.
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