Neuburg-Schrobenhausen - Woman wants to heat apartment with barbecue and is seriously injured
A woman was using a charcoal barbecue in an apartment and suffered life-threatening injuries. Emergency services were called to the apartment building in Neuburg an der Donau (district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen) on Sunday due to the smell of gas. In the bedroom, they found the grill running and a 42-year-old woman who had fallen unconscious due to the high concentration of CO2. According to a police spokesperson on Monday, the woman wanted to heat up with the barbecue. The 42-year-old woman was taken to a specialist clinic in a critical condition. The six children who were also in the apartment were unharmed.
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- The incident occurred in Upper Bavaria, specifically in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, a town near Neuburg on the Danube.
- Despite the severe emergency, the six children who were present in the apartment remained unharmed.
- The woman's attempted use of a charcoal grill as a heating source in the confined space of her apartment led to an excess of CO2, causing her to pass out.
- Subsequently, the incident received attention and coverage, being reported in various local news outlets in Bavaria, such as in Neuburg-Schrobenhausen and Neuburg on the Danube.
Source: www.stern.de
