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Baby dead, four children in Alberta hospital, after mysterious substance spill
An 8-month-old died after being exposed to some type of fumigant in a Fort McMurray apartment block.
By: The Canadian Press, Published on Mon Feb 23 2015
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA.—The property manager of a northern Alberta apartment block where police say five siblings were exposed to some type of fumigant says their mother grew concerned when they started vomiting.
One of the children, an 8-month-old baby, died in hospital and four others remain in care in critical condition.
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“They (doctors) don’t know if it’s food poisoning. They don’t know if it’s some kind of chemical.”
She added that the family returned from holiday in Pakistan about 10 days ago.
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Cpl. George Cameron said children aged 2 and 6 were in Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, while two others, aged 4 and 7, were in hospital in Fort McMurray.
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Cameron said tests were continuing on what substance might have been involved.
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http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2...n-alberta.html
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Pesticide blamed in 8-month-old's death in Fort McMurray
Bedbug infestation led family to use poison brought from Pakistan, children's aunt says
CBC News Posted: Feb 23, 2015 8:04 AM MT Last Updated: Feb 23, 2015 8:46 PM MT
The pesticide that killed an eight-month-old girl and sent four other children to hospital in critical condition was brought to Canada illegally from Pakistan to rid the family's Fort McMurray apartment of bedbugs, says the children's aunt.
The mother had placed phosphine tablets around last Tuesday, with the children beginning to show signs of illness Saturday afternoon, said Shazia Yarkhan.
The parents took the children to hospital Sunday.
Phosphine, a controlled substance in Canada normally used as a pesticide, was found in an unmarked container in the home, said Brad Grainger, deputy chief of regional emergency services.
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Phosphine was blamed in the mysterious deaths of two Quebec sisters travelling in Thailand as well as several other tourists in 2012.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...rray-1.2967286
An 8-month-old died after being exposed to some type of fumigant in a Fort McMurray apartment block.
By: The Canadian Press, Published on Mon Feb 23 2015
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA.—The property manager of a northern Alberta apartment block where police say five siblings were exposed to some type of fumigant says their mother grew concerned when they started vomiting.
One of the children, an 8-month-old baby, died in hospital and four others remain in care in critical condition.
...
“They (doctors) don’t know if it’s food poisoning. They don’t know if it’s some kind of chemical.”
She added that the family returned from holiday in Pakistan about 10 days ago.
...
Cpl. George Cameron said children aged 2 and 6 were in Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, while two others, aged 4 and 7, were in hospital in Fort McMurray.
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Cameron said tests were continuing on what substance might have been involved.
...
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2...n-alberta.html
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Pesticide blamed in 8-month-old's death in Fort McMurray
Bedbug infestation led family to use poison brought from Pakistan, children's aunt says
CBC News Posted: Feb 23, 2015 8:04 AM MT Last Updated: Feb 23, 2015 8:46 PM MT
The pesticide that killed an eight-month-old girl and sent four other children to hospital in critical condition was brought to Canada illegally from Pakistan to rid the family's Fort McMurray apartment of bedbugs, says the children's aunt.
The mother had placed phosphine tablets around last Tuesday, with the children beginning to show signs of illness Saturday afternoon, said Shazia Yarkhan.
The parents took the children to hospital Sunday.
Phosphine, a controlled substance in Canada normally used as a pesticide, was found in an unmarked container in the home, said Brad Grainger, deputy chief of regional emergency services.
...
Phosphine was blamed in the mysterious deaths of two Quebec sisters travelling in Thailand as well as several other tourists in 2012.
...
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...rray-1.2967286