MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say two people are dead and two others are in hospital after an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning inside a home in Venise-en-Québec, near the U.S. border southwest of Montreal.
Police say a 62-year-old man and an 80-year-old woman died in hospital.
Two others are still hospitalized, including a 52-year-old woman in stable condition and an 80-year-old man listed in critical condition.
Police say they are investigating what caused the four family members to be overcome by a deadly substance on Tuesday evening.
Authorities say the accidental poisoning was possibly carbon monoxide, but a spokeswoman says further analysis is needed to be certain.
Police were called to the home at about 9 p.m. and ruled out a criminal act a few hours later.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 26, 2022.
The Canadian Press
