Posted by
James Mace at 10:30 on 24 Apr 2008
CORGI, the gas safety watchdog, is warning householders to be vigilant about chimneys and flues becoming blocked.
Appliances should be switched off if there is any chance that building work may have jammed a flue and a registered installer should be contacted before switching them on again.
The warning comes after the tragic death of Robert Schenker who died from carbon monoxide poisoning after poor workmanship by a builder blocked his chimney.
Paul Hoskins, an inspector with the
