The key facts

  • Four people died, including an infant; a case was opened under Part 3 of Article 109 of the Criminal Code
  • The investigation found the gas boiler's chimney was clogged with foreign objects
  • Earlier in Balashov, six victims, including five children, were hospitalized

Tragedy in Bataysk

In Bataysk, Rostov Region, four people, including an infant, were poisoned by carbon monoxide; they could not be saved. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru citing the regional Investigative Committee's directorate. The tragedy occurred on Monday, November 9, in one of the private houses where a married couple lived with their eight-month-old child, along with a 46-year-old woman.

The investigation's actions

A criminal case has been opened under Part 3 of Article 109 of the Criminal Code (causing death by negligence). Telegram channel. Investigators are establishing all the circumstances of the incident.

A similar case in Saratov Region

In early October, in Balashov, Saratov Region, six people, including five children, were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning. The preliminary theory is a malfunction of gas equipment; a procedural review has been launched under Part 1 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code (provision of services that fail to meet safety requirements). Unlike the Bataysk tragedy, there were no fatalities there, but both cases are linked to the operation of gas equipment in residential homes and are under the attention of law enforcement.