5 villagers in Anhui Province died from asphyxia from carbon dioxide exceeding the pit | | carbon dioxide asphyxiation _ news

Xinhuanet, Hefei, July 1 (reporter Zhu Qing)-reporters learned from the qimen County, Huangshan city, Anhui Province, the Government Press Office, June 27, 5 villagers in qimen County accidental deaths have occurred and the initial results, public security departments and the Environmental Protection Department the preliminary judge death for asphyxia caused by excess carbon dioxide.

The afternoon of June 26, Xiao Lu Kou Zhen Wu da Feng Cun in qimen County couple, dig wild Ginger has been a lighthouse hill opposite the hospital did not return. The morning of the 27th, with personnel to go to the mountains to find the village, Wu xxx couples, found in a pit. After 3 villagers to rescue collapsed down into the pit one after another, 5 people were killed.

Qimen County, according to the Government Press Office informed the Anhui provincial public security Department and environmental protection Department organized experts to the site survey, preliminary judgments caused the death of five villagers caused due to excess carbon dioxide caused by asphyxia, and scene of the micro-environment formation of carbon dioxide concentrations associated with waste soil and climatic conditions at that time.

(Edit: SN022)
11:48 on July 01, 2014 Xinhua NET