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Christmas Tragedy in County Sligo, Eire   12/11
3 die in Carbon Monoxide poisoning tragedy

Cornwall Camping holiday- 5 Hospitalised

Another camping near miss involving CO fumes

No working smoke alarms in 5 out of 6 Fire Deaths in Irish Homes           
Despite low cost, too many homeowners won't invest in these life saving products.
N Wales Camping Death
Barbecue near tent entrance generated deadly CO fumes

N Ireland Mother's CO alarm plea
Following deaths in Londonderry of 2 schoolboys
Spanish Hotel CO deaths; hotel evacuated  8/11
Previous death & poisonings too



London Coroner asks for Legislation change
Follows death of tenant of the L&Q Housing Association.
 

Hampshire Camping Holiday CO death  7/11
Heating source brought inside and had fatal consequences.

Great Yarmouth Camping CO Death 7/11
Charcoal Barbecue generated deadly CO fumes

Islington tenants not all accepting free smoke alarms

A pensioner who died in December in a flat fire had not been given a new alarm
because she declined Decent Homes refurbishments. Mary Kendrick, 74, died after becoming
trapped in her burning flat.

Baroness Finlay promoting greater use of CO detectors 
Wants them as widely used as smoke alarms

Revealed that CO death could have been prevented
Twin pack smoke & CO alarm purchased by family at B&Q, but CO alarm ignored

Millionaires daughter dies from CO in Somerset  2/11

Faulty boiler installation blamed   

Battersea Flats evacuated after CO alarm triggered
Eight flats involved, 2 hospitalised.

Cork Hotel CO Death   1/11
5 hospitalised after hen night 

 
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