‘Millions of
Britons’ at
risk from
silent killer

By The Newsroom
Published 30th Sep 2013, 01:00 BST
More than half of the British population are at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning because they do not have an alarm in their home to detect the potentially fatal gas, according to new research.

The study, conducted by the Carbon Monoxide – Be Alarmed! campaign in August this year, found 35 million Britons to be at risk – 31 million in England, 2.4 million in Scotland and 1.6 million in Wales.

These findings have been published the day before the installation of carbon monoxide alarms becomes compulsory in Scotland when a fuel-burning appliance is fitted.

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