Two adults, nine children, rushed to hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning from BBQ | ABC News

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It’s a family nightmare that could have had tragic consequences. Eleven people inside a Hobart home, overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a barbecue which had been used inside.

Two adults and nine children were rushed to hospital, some in a serious condition.

The children have now been released and the adults are in a stable condition.

Ellen Coulter reports.

Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-14/11-hospitalised-with-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-hobart/12452230?WT.ac=statenews_tas

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Hobart, capital of Australia’s island state of Tasmania, sits on the River Derwent. At its fashionable Salamanca Place, old sandstone warehouses host galleries and cafes. Nearby is Battery Point, a historic district with narrow lanes and colonial-era cottages. The city’s backdrop is 1,270m-high Mount Wellington, with sweeping views, plus hiking and cycling trails.

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