UK Home Security News

Carbon Monoxide – "the silent killer"

Warwickshire carbon monoxide detector 'saved seven', 25 February 2010A carbon monoxide alarm almost certainly saved the lives of a Warwickshire family of seven, the ambulance service believes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/8536037.stm

 
Wokingham carbon monoxide death woman was newlywed, 19 February 2010A woman who died after a carbon monoxide leak at a property was found by her new husband, her family said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/8524514.stm

 
Doncaster couple killed by carbon monoxide cooker fumes, 19 February 2010An elderly couple from Doncaster died after being poisoned by carbon monoxide fumes from their gas cooker, an inquest in the town has heard.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/8525461.stm

 
Most Welsh homes at risk of carbon monoxide fumes, 19 January 2010Research suggests that more than eight out of 10 homes in Wales could be at risk because they do not have carbon monoxide alarms.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8467114.stm