CO-opted

Tracey Wilkinson, from Silsden, near Keighley, was carrying out an annual Landlords Gas Safety check on a caravan when she found the fire to be burning incorrectly. It turned out to be caused by the oxygen depletion device being blocked with pet hairs. Judging by the soot and discolouration around the fire,

this had obviously been blocked for some time. The customer had been bypassing the safety device and lighting the appliance

CO-opted with a gas lighter, which was found next to the fire. Further investigation showed the carbon monoxide alarm – which obviously had been triggered and was causing a nuisance – had been taken apart and the end-of-life wire snipped. The tenants had bypassed two critical safety features, endangering their lives rather than taking five minutes to report the problem to the landlord.

Done