Ha Tinh: 3 people died of suffocation due to heating with honeycomb coal stoves

On the morning of December 26, in Huong Dinh hamlet, Quang Loc commune, Can Loc district (Ha Tinh), a tragic accident occurred, killing three victims on the spot. The three victims included Tran Tho Vu (26 years old), his wife Nguyen Thi Thao (24 years old) and Vu's mother Than Thi Phuong (53 years old).

According to local residents, because Ms. Thao had just given birth to a baby boy 3 days ago (born on December 23) and had been home for 2 days, Ms. Phuong went to sleep with her to look after the baby. At nearly 8:00 a.m. on December 26, not seeing Ms. Phuong come home, Mr. Tran Huu Duc (57 years old), Ms. Phuong's husband, went to his son's house to call his wife. After calling for a long time and not getting any answer, Mr. Duc went to the window to pry open the door and saw all 3 people lying motionless in the room. Panicked, Mr. Duc asked a neighbor to break the door and rushed in and saw that both his wife and 2 children had died; only the 3-day-old baby was lucky to survive, lying gasping in his mother's arms. According to Lieutenant Colonel Vo Ta Son - Deputy Chief of Can Loc District Police (Ha Tinh), the cause of death is being investigated by the authorities, but initially it can be determined that the 3 victims died of suffocation.

According to Daidoanket