Strictly’s Jamie Laing in emergency dash for help as London home fills with deadly carbon monoxide
STRICTLY Come Dancing star Jamie Laing told how his “whole building” was full of deadly carbon monoxide – and how his alarm may well have saved his life.
The Made In Chelsea alumni, 33, woke at 6am to the ringing of his carbon monoxide detector beeping, a sound that lasted for more than half an hour.
Wearing a black hoodie and looking sleepy, Jamie took to his Instagram Stories to ask fans for advice.
He said: “Guys it’s 6am and my carbon monoxide alarm is beeping, so I googled it and they told me to call the Gas Emergency, never had to phone them before, and I was also told to open a window.
“So, if anyone has had a carbon monoxide alarm buzzing or ringing, let me know what to do. Do I sit inside? Do I not sit inside? How dangerous is it? Any tricks to sleep as well because I’m absolutely exhausted, it’s been going on for half an hour.”
Yet later, the Nearlyweds podcast host took to his page again and added the caption: “Serious talk.”
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Addressing the sheer reality of his scary situation, he put: “Little update, the Gas emergency guy has just come over, Steve, nice guy.
“He told me the whole building is full of carbon monoxide, silent killer. Can’t taste it, feel it, sense it, nothing at all.
“The whole building is full of carbon monoxide, full of it. Everyone’s fine, everyone’s all good, it’s clear now.”
In a serious tone, the usual cheeky-chap added: “My point is, if it wasn’t for that beeping alarm, it could have been a different story, who knows.
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‘So if you haven’t checked your carbon monoxide alarm, if you haven’t checked it, tested it, if you haven’t got one -check it.
‘Test it this weekend because it’s a silent killer, so there you go – check it, everyone is ok.”
Jamie’s fiance and Nearlyweds podcast co-host Sophie Habboo was nowhere to be seen.
Known as the “silent killer”, carbon monoxide is an odourless, colourless gas, that can cause serious injuries or even death if inhaled.
More than 200 British and Irish residents are taken to hospital as a result of the condition each year.
What is Carbon Monoxide poisoning?
Known as the “silent killer”, carbon monoxide is an odourless, colourless gas, that can cause serious injuries or even death if inhaled.
More than 200 British and Irish residents are taken to hospital as a result of the condition each year.
If inhaled, the gas can quickly enter a person’s bloodstream, making it unable to carry oxygen. The body’s cells and tissue then begin to fail, and eventually die.
Although the poisoning is treatable, between 10 and 15 per cent of people affected develop long-term complications of some description.
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If inhaled, the gas can quickly enter a person’s bloodstream, making it unable to carry oxygen. The body’s cells and tissue then begin to fail, and eventually die.
Although the poisoning is treatable, between 10 and 15 per cent of people affected develop long-term complications of some description.