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On Christmas Eve, four boys in a village in

Qiaojia County, Yunnan Province, allegedly died of carbon monoxide poisoning as they were warming themselves by a fire in the bedroom. The four children, the oldest 11 years old and the youngest just four years old, were brothers in a family of seven left alone by their parents who went out to visit their eldest son who had been detained for fighting. Knowing little about fire safety, the boys moved a brazier into their bedroom and closed the widows to keep the warmth in. Media reports said that there have been frequent similar accidents in rural areas since winter arrived – just two days before, another two children in the same province also died of the same cause. Netizens have appealed for the authoritie­s to strengthen children's safety education and warned parents not to leave minors alone at home.

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