Spain: At least three deaths linked to power outage

Spain: At least three deaths linked to power outage

Authorities are investigating whether a family of three died in circumstances linked to Monday's major outage.

Spain-Portugal blackouts live: Family of three died during mass power cut

Spain and Portugal power outage: Latest updates, what happened, cause of black out and more

Four people die in Spain amid mass blackout

At least four people were reported to have died as a consequence of the mass power outage that hit Spain Monday. In Ourense (Galicia), an elderly couple (81 and 77) and their son (56) died from carbon monoxide poisoning after using a generator to power a respirator during the blackout. In Alzira, a 46-year-old woman with a pulmonary condition died when her artificial respirator lost power. The outage, described as historic by Spanish Prime Minist

Couple and adult son 'died from carbon monoxide poisoning after using generator' during Spain-Portugal blackout

According to reports in Spanish media, there have been at least four deaths connected to the blackout that hit the country and Portugal on Monday. While power is now largely restored, a number of questions remain unanswered.