Baku: 20 people were poisoned by a gas leak during a funeral in Nakhchivan, with all of those affected being women. Tahira Mammadova, an infectious disease specialist at the Emergency Department of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Infectious Diseases Center, provided these details to APA’s local bureau.
According to Azeri-Press news agency, 23 people were admitted to the emergency department with suspicion of carbon monoxide poisoning. Eight of those admitted displayed symptoms consistent with carbon monoxide poisoning.
The doctor noted that primary medical care was administered to the patients, who were then kept under observation for a significant period. All patients who sought treatment were women. After their conditions stabilized, they were discharged and sent home. Currently, no patients remain hospitalized.