Photo: Marina Hill and Sergio Losco, parents of the late Henry Losco
Photo by: Danielle Dufour
By Danielle Dufour
Regina Fire and Protective Services (RFPS) has concluded the investigation into the fatal carbon monoxide incident that occurred at 1827 Albert Street on December 19, 2025.
“Our fire investigators along with boiler and pressure vessel inspectors from the province, the Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan (TSASK), have done some follow-up and further examination on the boiler that was in that building,” said Fire Chief Layne Jackson.
In the update, Chief Jackson stated they were able to determine a precise failure of the device.
Photo of: Regina Fire Chief Layne Jackson Photo by: Danielle Dufour
“What happened was a delayed ignition with the boiler, which caused this subsequent explosion within the device, which dislodged and blew apart, venting equipment and venting components and allowed the boiler to emit products of combustion and carbon monoxide directly into the building,” said Chief Jackson.
Fire code or building code violations are a separate process, and Chief Jackson said, “That is still under review, we are working through that process.”
“I can confirm that police do have an ongoing investigation and we are supporting that investigation,” said Chief Jackson.
Ariston Group, the manufacturer of the device has issued a safety notice on March 5, 2026, directing owners of this boiler to stop using it immediately until essential upgrades can be completed.
Henry Losco was the young boy who tragically died due to the carbon monoxide leak in the apartment building where his family resided.
“They came in and talked to us last Thursday, and it’s been a rough six days,” said Marina Hill, Henry’s mother.
Although the family knew most of the information before, they didn’t know there was a massive explosion in the boiler room after the boiler failed.
“What happened to the alarms, and were they shut off,” said Hill. “And why didn’t any go and check on those newly commissioned boilers?”
The parents believe human error was involved in this incident.
“We’re glad that they’re still investigating,” said Hill.
There are still many unanswered questions the parents have.
“We want to know why didn’t anybody make any calls that day for help, for a check. Why alarms were taken out of the units by the people who work in that building? What just cause would you tell residents on the 2nd floor to open a window, it’s probably somebody smoking,” said Hill. “There’s some big gaps in management and responsibility there and we do feel this was criminal.”
Victim services has confirmed to the parents that the major crimes unit is still investigating and could not provide them an update at this time.
The Italian foreign ministry has been supportive to the parents and will meet with them in May to discuss any updates, because Henry was an Italian national.
“We are still and will probably always be mourning our son,” said Hill. “The grief is heavy; he was our only son.”
The parents have decided to try to change legislation, to make “laws with teeth” happen so violations will be dealt with more severely.
“We are going to put forth a legislation with the opposition called Henry’s law,” said Hill. “We want carbon monoxide detectors in every room.”
The family will carry the memory of their son forward by bringing carbon monoxide awareness to all Canadians.
“We feel very strong about this, and we’re not going to stop until we see every province adopt a legislation that’s going to protect homeowners, people in multi-unit residential buildings,” said Hill. “We’re going to do this for our son.”
The community has been a great support to the parents and they are very thankful.
“The public support has been strong,” said Sergio Losco, Henry’s father. “We see that the City of Regina is a good place for us to go forward in this world.”