REGINA — Regina’s fire department says a carbon monoxide leak that resulted in the death of a boy was caused by a faulty boiler.
Fire chief Layne Jackson told a news conference Friday the boiler experienced significant internal failure, causing it to release a substantial amount of carbon monoxide in a downtown apartment last month.
Jackson said there was no foul play.
“The nature of this incident, it’s unintentional, so accidental in nature,” he said.
The fire department has seized the boiler for further examination to figure out how it failed. Police are also investigating to determine any criminality, Jackson said.
He declined to say when the boiler was last inspected as the matter remains under investigation.
On the night of the leak, 11-year-old Henry Losco and his father, Sergio Losco, were found unconscious in their apartment.
The boy was declared dead on scene and his father was treated in hospital for a lung infection.
Sergio Losco said in an interview Friday he and his wife, Marina Hills, no longer live in the building and have moved to another downtown apartment.
Hills had found them both unresponsive that night after coming home from work.
“Our family is crushed for what happened and my wife is suffering from (post traumatic stress) for what happened that night,” he said.
“Every day that we wake up, we just wish … we (could) wake up two months ago and find a way to get him, to have him alive and to save him.”
Losco said he’s continuing to physically recover from his injuries. He hopes the fire department will have more answers on what happened, he added.
“I’m grateful they’re trying to go to the root of the problem and find what actually caused this failure,” he said.
Losco has said there were no carbon monoxide alarms going off on his floor the night of the leak, though the department has said the building is equipped with such alarms.
Jackson said alarm issues remain part of the investigation and the building is considered safe.
“We’ll continue to provide updates as we know,” he said.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 30, 2026.
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press
