Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In the city of Kagan, Bukhara region, a woman and her two minor children died from carbon monoxide poisoning.

According to the General Prosecutor’s Office of Uzbekistan, the bodies of three people were found on 23 December 2020.

According to the conclusion of the forensic medical examination, the victims died as a result of respiratory and cardiovascular insufficiency caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.

A criminal case was initiated under paragraph a of part 2 of Article 259 of the Criminal Code (violation of fire safety rules, which resulted in the death of a person).