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Family on Crete hospitalized after inhaling stove fumes

Family on Crete hospitalized after inhaling stove fumes

A family of seven in a village in the Lasithi area of Crete were rushed to hospital on Wednesday with poisoning symptoms after inhaling fumes from a heating stove at their home.

According to reports, the incident occurred at around 4 a.m. and affected four children aged between 8 and 13, the parents and a grandmother in the village of Oreino.

The children remained in hospital on Wednesday but their condition is reportedly not life-threatening.

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