Carbon monoxide detector saves the life of elderly Thundersley man (From Echo)
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Carbon monoxide detector saves the life of elderly Thundersley man
10:30am Thursday 24th January 2013 in Local News By Chloe Chapman
Carbon monoxide detector saves the life of elderly Thundersley man
FIREFIGHTERS have stressed the importance of carbon monoxide detectors after an alarm saved the life of an elderly man.
Norman Pearce, 93, was sitting by the gas fire in the living room of his home in Thundersley, when the detector started sounding.
Two fire crews from Rayleigh Weir were immediately altered shortly before 7pm on Monday.
They carried out emergency first aid on Mr Pearce whilst they waited for paramedics to arrive.
Fortunately he had not been exposed to the carbon monoxide for a long period meaning that it had not yet entered his blood.
Sub-officer Tony Vickress said: “Luckily the man was fine, but It could easily have been a very different story if it wasn’t for the detector.
“Carbon monoxide really is a killer. Because it’s a colourless and odourless gas people have no way of knowing that they are living with it.
“This incident really emphasises the point that if anyone has an open fire, a gas fire or a log burner they should get a carbon monoxide detector. You can either get battery operated ones or mains connected alarms. They cost very little, take no time to install and can save lives.”
Comments(10)
Letmetryagain
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11:29am Thu 24 Jan 13
It would be interesting to know if there was actually a problem with the gas fire.
perini
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11:44am Thu 24 Jan 13
steve@eastwood
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12:08pm Thu 24 Jan 13
perini wrote:Do you really expect an answer to that question. Surely even the thickest person in the world would understand the problems involved with life threatening gases in a confined area. Words fail me.
Why did the Fire Brigade get altered?
perini
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12:43pm Thu 24 Jan 13
steve@eastwood wrote:Seems like you can't spell either! I was actually querying the low standard of the reporter's spelling and the absence of a spell checker yet again.
perini wrote: Why did the Fire Brigade get altered?Do you really expect an answer to that question. Surely even the thickest person in the world would understand the problems involved with life threatening gases in a confined area. Words fail me.
Ian P
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12:57pm Thu 24 Jan 13
perini wrote:perini, in all fairness he did say that words fail him.
steve@eastwood wrote:Seems like you can't spell either! I was actually querying the low standard of the reporter's spelling and the absence of a spell checker yet again.perini wrote: Why did the Fire Brigade get altered?Do you really expect an answer to that question. Surely even the thickest person in the world would understand the problems involved with life threatening gases in a confined area. Words fail me.
j-w
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1:07pm Thu 24 Jan 13
steve@eastwood
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2:22pm Thu 24 Jan 13
Please accept my unreserved apologies for my error. I had thought that you intended your statement as a genuine query. Whilst I did read the wording as "altered" I had presumed that you had made the error.
Again my deepest apologies.
Steve
perini
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2:39pm Thu 24 Jan 13
steve@eastwood wrote:Thank you for that apology. No worries - it is the Echo after all!
Perini, Please accept my unreserved apologies for my error. I had thought that you intended your statement as a genuine query. Whilst I did read the wording as "altered" I had presumed that you had made the error. Again my deepest apologies. Steve
Diannah
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10:13pm Sun 27 Jan 13
Audioman says...
10:42am Thu 24 Jan 13
a life.