A campaigner, whose son died from carbon monoxide poisoning, has welcomed a Government scheme to install gas alarms in private rented homes.
Stacey Rodgers, of Huddersfield, who founded the v in memory of her son, has backed the £3m project which will buy 40,000 CO alarms for homes across England.
The money, released by Fire Minister Penny Mordaunt , will also fund 445,000 smoke alarms for private rented homes.
Ten-year-old Dominic was killed while he slept by the odourless, invisible gas – known as the ‘silent killer’ – in 2004.
CO had leaked from a faulty flue and boiler in an adjoining property into the boy’s bedroom.
Stacey, 37, was living in a privately rented house on Spaines Road, Fartown, with her son when the tragedy occurred.
Ms Rodgers, of Deighton, said: “It’s absolutely brilliant that the Government has finally realised that there is a need for CO alarms.
“Although it’s only private rented homes, it’s a start and the campaigners are getting somewhere.
“If this had been in place in 2004 it could have been a different outcome.”
Ms Rodgers was one of just 26 women nominated for Tesco Mum of the Year, last year.
As well as founding the Dominic Rodgers Trust, Stacey co-founded the Kirklees Carbon Monoxide Awareness Group (KCOAG), which focuses on teaching school children about the dangers of the gas through interactive science workshops, assemblies and films.
In 2010, Ms Rodgers campaigned at Westminster for 10 million CO alarms to be installed in UK homes by 2020.
