Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

West End, Redruth at 11/11/2015 21:22

Firefighters from Tolvaddon attended a property in Redruth with a reading of carbon monoxide. Crews used a gas detector which found a reading of 80 parts per million of carbon monoxide. One female casualty was treated by the Ambulance Service and taken to hospital.

We have attended incidents which highlight the dangers of a blocked central heating flue where people have suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning. This can happen with any fossil fuel system (which includes both the appliance and the flue) if it is faulty or the room is not properly ventilated.


We are urging anyone who plans to light their fire this winter to get it swept first. The cost of a chimney sweep is very small (from approximately £30) when compared to dealing with the damage and cost of repair from a fire or carbon monoxide poisoning.

Carbon Monoxide is potentially fatal and even low-levels of the poison can cause lasting damage to your health. You can't smell it, see it or taste it, but it could be there now.

Please see our link below on information regarding carbon monoxide and what you can do to prevent it.

Related item: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/cornwall-fire-and-rescue-service-homepage/keeping-safe/carbon-monoxide/