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Police said Sunday that 14 people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning at an indoor barbecue in Higashi-agatsuma, Gunma Prefecture.
Emergency services arrived at the scene on Saturday afternoon to find that a group of 31 people, consisting of families whose children went to the same nursery school, had rented a holiday home and were attempting to hold a barbecue, TBS reported. Finding the weather too cold, the group said they moved several charcoal burners inside, following which 10 children and four adults began vomiting and were taken to hospital.
According to doctors, the symptoms were consistent with those caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. The group's symptoms were not serious and all were later discharged, a hospital spokesperson said Sunday.
© Japan Today
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nath
A group Darwin award is in order here.
Jbeezy
you've got to be kiddin me. unreal.
smithinjapan
I'm with JapanGal on this one -- I cannot believe the stupidity of these people. It sounds more like it was a group suicide ritual than a BBQ party. Whoever came up with this idea needs to be taken away from children at the very least.
sidesmile
Clearly a few sandwiches short of a picnic, this lot.
basroil
Have to agree with JGal and smith on this one. Even a child knows you can commit suicide with a grill, they show it in Detective Conan all the time.
Sad thing is that this won't get the air time it needs on TV, and we'll see plenty more of this in winter.
Thomas Anderson
There were a group of children in there, it's not their fault.
Elbuda Mexicano
When your are too cold, you can not think rationally and here we go, luckily no one died!
Ms. Alexander
Poor kids. Hopefully they will grow up to be smarter than their parents!
Herve Nmn L'Eisa
The adults get the Darwin Award, and those who survived…
Takuma7
wow Darwin Award for sure! They just killed off what brain cells they had left. Hope the kids are ok!
tmarie
Hahahaha! Idiots. Too cold! Haha!
WilliB
So what kind of idiot had the brilliant idea to have an indoors barbecue?
I see a nomination for a Darwin award.
Jechan
"Common Sense 101" needs to be taught in schools in Japan.
Stephen Jez
And this years Darwin award goes too......
Poor kids, exposed to such a dangerous situation because the adults were morons.
whiskeysour
Hahahahah !!!!! 2 indivduals couldn't cook and serve the people inside ???? ((Sing along with me boys and girls)) Sttttttuuuuuuppppiiiidddddd
arsseb
"indoor" and "barbecue" does NOT go together people !!
lationz
"Samuiiiiiiii~ naka ni hairou!"
I can just imagine it now - and it probably wasn't even that cold...
CrisGerSan
I am sorry to hear about this.
I am much more sorry to see so many crude and insensitive comments to this thread.
Though I appreciate hearing this news and am very glad no one was seriously injured i would encourage people to be kinder and more considerate in their posts.