STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island veterinarian died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning while operating on a dog inside a mobile clinic van in Queens, according to the New York Daily News.
Ashraf Hussein, 56 of Eltingville, was found dead inside the van on Feb. 1, which had been parked beside a large snowbank in Flushing, and the dog he was operating on also did not survive.
The Daily News said the city’s medical examiner confirmed the cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning on Thursday. The medical examiner’s office has not responded to a request for comment…