ETexas, amacala e-carbon monoxide acwayisheni akhula - ngemuva kokuthi izigidi zabantu zahlala ngaphandle kokushisa nogesi ngokumelene nokwenza amarekhodi okushisa kwamazinga okushisa.
Iziphathimandla zikaHouston sezivele zibhalise amakhulu ezehlakalo ezifanayo, lapho imindeni isebenzisa imigodi ye-barbecue, ama-generator ngisho nezimoto zazo ukufudumala ngesikhathi samaqhwa angajwayelekile.
Isimo sachazwa ngokuthi "yinhlekelele emkhakheni wezempilo yomphakathi kanye nesimo sezempilo esiphuthumayo" Udokotela wokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo uSamuel PRAter, owakusho lokho, kucatshangelwa inani leziguli ezingenayo, inani lezisulu lifinyelela "isilinganiselo esiseduze ".
UDkt PRATER, osebenza eTexas Medical Center, eTexas Hermann, utshele i-NPR ukuthi abantu abangama-60 bafika esibhedlela sakhe nge-Carbon Monoxide Essocide Essocide ngoMsombuluko kusihlwa, ngoFebhuwari 15, kwathi omunye 40 ngosuku olulandelayo.
"Abantu bamane nje baphelelwe yithemba, bazama ukufudumala futhi, okubaluleke kakhulu, ukufudumeza izingane zabo zisebenzisa izindlela ezingezona ezijwayelekile zalokhu," kusho yena.
"Ngenxa yalokho, yonke into iphela ngobuthi [igesi kagesi]. Awuzwa iphunga. Awazi ukuthi banobuthi kulokho abanobuthi baze uzizwe kabi. "
Omunye wabasulu uBaba oneminyaka engu-23 ubudala waseHonduras, owashona eFort ngoMsombuluko kusihlwa ngemuva kokuzama ukufudumeza umndeni wakhe ngejenerator. UKevin Ayala wayefuna kakhulu ukuvikela indodana eneminyaka emine nomkakhe, ngakho-ke nganquma ukubeka i-generator ekhishini lami.
Cishe ngemuva kwehora, lo mndeni waqala ukuzizwa ukukhathala walala, emva kwalokho umngane wakhe ambheka ethola ukuthi bonke abathathu bashonile. U-Ayala nezihlobo baphuthunyiswe esibhedlela, kodwa abakwazanga ukusindisa owesilisa.
Ngemuva kokushisa eTexas wawela ku -18 ° C, izindlu ezifika kwezigidi ezifika kwezigidi zasala ngaphandle kukagesi, okwenza kwaba cishe akunakwenzeka ukufudumala ngesikhathi sokupholisa okungakaze kwenzeke. Lesi simo sikhuliswa iqiniso lokuthi iningi lezindlu eziseTexas alinakho ukufudumala kokufakelwa kwesimo sezulu esibandayo, futhi abaningi babo baphinde bahlupheka ngepayipi.