Married couple dead in latest heater incident

AMMAN — A married couple died on Friday in the latest heater-related incident to take place in the Kingdom this year, police officials said Saturday.

The victims were found dead by one of their family members after he broke down the door in Rujm Shami area, south of Amman, Public Security Department Spokesperson Lt. Col. Amer Sartawi said.

“There was a gas heater in the room and not enough ventilation. Foul play is ruled out,” the official told The Jordan Times.

The victims were rushed to a nearby hospital but were declared dead on arrival, Sartawi added.

The police official said the husband was born in 1988, while his wife was born in 1993.

Last Wednesday, a family of three perished in a gas heater incident.

The family — consisting of a 28-year-old father, his wife, 26, and their son, 3 — were found dead in the living room by a relative, a senior official source said.

The source added that “a gas heater was in the room and there wasn’t enough ventilation, which caused their death”.

Heater-related accidents in Jordan have claimed over 20 lives since November, according to CDD figures.

Last winter, 307 incidents resulted in 23 deaths and hundreds of injuries.

CDD officials have repeatedly issued warnings urging the public not to keep kerosene and gas heaters on for long periods, ventilate homes and make sure the hoses connected to gas cylinders are attached correctly.