4 children hospitalized after family uses charcoal grill to heat home amid Texas storms, power outages

[Sugar Cookie]

A family of six, including four children, suffered from possible carbon monoxide poisoning when they were using a charcoal grill to keep warm, Cy-Fair Fire Department said on Monday.

The fire department said the grill may have been burning for about four hours inside an apartment. Smoked filled the apartment, Eyewitness News learned from the scene.

The family, including children ranging in age from 5 to 10 years old, were rushed to Memorial Hermann Cypress. An adult and one of the children were listed in critical condition. The rest were reportedly stable.

Family of 6 used charcoal grill for 4 hours to keep warm inside Cy-Fair area apartment

The family members were rushed to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning. A child and an adult are in critical condition.

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Wow

 

[BuffettGirl]

Sad. Monumentally stupid and sad.

 

[cubby]

What the hell? Nobody in the family knew that burning charcoal inside an enclosed area was dangerous? Poor kids.

 

[Totemic]

People are fucking idiots

 

[Metalfan]

Yes those warning labels are really just for decoration.

 

[Totemic]

Yes those warning labels are really just for decoration.

When they are too fucking stupid to read, I have no sympathy. Although it was TX, so they probably couldn't read English

 

[Sevens My Charm]

@Totemic .. we are a melting pot on the verge.. the grills come with instruction manuals in multiple languages.. unless they borrowed it or something.. last night with windchill it was -8 degrees.. we also got 8”s of snow and more tomorrow.. absolutely NOT normal for this area..

 

[Sugar Cookie]

A young girl and an adult woman are dead after a family attempted to use their vehicle to heat their home during an extreme cold weather emergency in Texas, which has left hundreds of thousands without power.

As KHOU reports, two members of a Houston family died of carbon monoxide poisoning and two others were injured after the family run a vehicle in attached garage in attempt to warm their home during a rare cold snap in Texas.

“Mid West officers and HFD were dispatched on a welfare check. Upon making entry they found two adults and two children affected by carbon monoxide poisoning,” Houston police said in a statement obtained by KHOU. “The adult female and female child did not survive. The adult male and male child were transported.”

The police statement included a warning against using outside appliances inside the home: “Cars, grills and generators should not be used in or near a building.”

Authorities have not yet identified the victims or released the ages of the woman and child who died.

WARNING: Mother and child dead from carbon monoxide trying to stay warm in Texas freeze

A young girl and an adult woman are dead after a family attempted to use their vehicle to heat their home during an extreme cold weather emergency in Texas, which has left hundreds of thousands without power. As KHOU reports, two members of a Houston family died of carbon monoxide poisoning and...

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[Brillig]

They need to make PSAs on the topic that are super direct, and play them regularly year round, and especially during situations where people are more likely to be stupid.

 

[BuffettGirl]

@Totemic .. we are a melting pot on the verge.. the grills come with instruction manuals in multiple languages.. unless they borrowed it or something.. last night with windchill it was -8 degrees.. we also got 8”s of snow and more tomorrow.. absolutely NOT normal for this area..

Jeez! I just got 6+/- inches, with a bunch of ice/freezing rain thrown in for funsies. It was layered, and kind of cool looking. The lowest it got with the wind chill was 16 degrees. But this is RARE for Portland. I haven't seen this much snow in 10+ years. I think my unusual storm is tracking slowly eastward.

 

[Sejanus]

I can't imagine how colossaly stupid you have to be to do this.

Never heard of blankets?

 

[Anubis]

I can't imagine how colossaly stupid you have to be to do this.

Never heard of blankets?

I think at least part of the problem is that houses down there aren't as insulated as in other parts of the world that are used to cold temps.

 

[Turd Fergusen]

As much as I want to call these people stupid, they're just people who aren't used to this trying to keep their family warm. MOST people know these practices are dangerous. Heck even I know that charcoal is a very popular method for Asian's to commit suicide with.

 

[notchback]

Jeez! I just got 6+/- inches, with a bunch of ice/freezing rain thrown in for funsies. It was layered, and kind of cool looking. The lowest it got with the wind chill was 16 degrees. But this is RARE for Portland. I haven't seen this much snow in 10+ years. I think my unusual storm is tracking slowly eastward.

And here in Lehi, Utah we have no snow on the ground. Through the past month, we may have had about 2" total.