Coronation Street Carbon Monoxide story
Coronation Street is airing a story about the dangers of Carbon Monoxide poisoning after being prompted by a Sheffield woman who lost her husband to the silent killer.
Sheffield CO campaigner prompts Corrie storyine
We have been speaking to Carbon Monoxide campaigner Helen Carter from Sheffield about a storyline on Coronation Street, which was prompted by her concerns. Helen lost her husband after an unqualified person attempted to fix their boiler.
After seeing a similar scenario on the ITV soap Helen got in touch with the producers, who then decided to develop the storyline over the festive period.
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Mother of CO victim welcomes Corrie storyline
Carbon Monoxide awareness campaigner Stacey Rodgers from Huddersfield has welcomed a storyline in Coronation Street highlighting the dangers of the silent killer. Her son, Dominic, was killed after a leak from a boiler in her neighbour's house.
She hopes the events in the soap make people consider getting a CO alarm.