Bosnian police say eight young men and women died in a house in southwestern Bosnia, apparently due to carbon monoxide poisoning during the New Year’s Eve holiday.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Eight young men and women have died in a house in southwestern Bosnia, apparently due to carbon monoxide poisoning during a New Year’s Eve holiday, police said on Friday.
Local police spokeswoman Martina Medic told the Associated Press that police responded to a call around 10 a.m. and went to a house in Tribistovo, where several people were found dead. The village is located 150 kilometers southwest of Sarajevo, the capital.
Regional Police Commissioner Milan Galic later told the N1 broadcaster that the victims were local residents, four men and four women, aged between 18 and 20.
“They probably suffocated, but more information will be available after the investigation,” Galic said.
The municipality of Posusje, where the village is located, in a Facebook post lamented “eight lost young lives” and urged local cafes and restaurants to close to honor the victims. Senior officials in Bosnia and Croatia offered their condolences to their families.
Bosnian and Croatian media said the eight were high school and university students who died from a leak of carbon monoxide from a generator they used for heating while celebrating New Year’s Eve in a holiday home. .
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and tasteless gas that can cause illness and sudden death.