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Explain why, we are advised not to sleep in a room having closed doors and windows, with a coal fire burning inside.
Due to the burning of coal, the available oxygen gets depleted and it leads to incomplete burning of coal. Incomplete combustion of coal gives carbon monoxide gas. It is a very poisonous gas as it can kill persons sleeping in that closed room.
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