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| Caerphilly girl, 7, saves family from carbon monoxide poisoning | Caerphilly girl, 7, saves family from carbon monoxide poisoning |
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| A seven-year-old girl saved the lives of her family after recalling a gas safety lesson in school. | A seven-year-old girl saved the lives of her family after recalling a gas safety lesson in school. |
| Jaydee-Lee Dummett, of Fochriw, Caerphilly, recognised the deadly signs of carbon monoxide poisoning when her four-year-old brother Laylan awoke disorientated in the night. | Jaydee-Lee Dummett, of Fochriw, Caerphilly, recognised the deadly signs of carbon monoxide poisoning when her four-year-old brother Laylan awoke disorientated in the night. |
| She remembered the gas emergency phone number after spotting the detector alarm had turned from green to red. | She remembered the gas emergency phone number after spotting the detector alarm had turned from green to red. |
| Mother Lindy Burke said: "I couldn't be prouder - she saved our lives." | Mother Lindy Burke said: "I couldn't be prouder - she saved our lives." |
| She added: "From being involved in a simple lesson on gas safety, she knew exactly what to look for. | She added: "From being involved in a simple lesson on gas safety, she knew exactly what to look for. |
| "Looking back, without this lesson I genuinely don't think we'd still be alive. | "Looking back, without this lesson I genuinely don't think we'd still be alive. |
| "After seeing her brother so confused, [she] quickly looked for other tell-tale signs of carbon monoxide poisoning and then, like it was second nature, she reeled off the gas emergency number. I couldn't believe it." | "After seeing her brother so confused, [she] quickly looked for other tell-tale signs of carbon monoxide poisoning and then, like it was second nature, she reeled off the gas emergency number. I couldn't believe it." |
| Carbon monoxide poisoning kills 50 people in the UK every year and leaves a further 200 seriously ill. It is particularly dangerous because it has no smell. | |
| Jaydee-Lee's quick thinking has been praised by engineers who arrived at the family home on 6 March to make the gas supply safe. | Jaydee-Lee's quick thinking has been praised by engineers who arrived at the family home on 6 March to make the gas supply safe. |
| Sean Ward, a Wales & West Utilities emergency engineer, said: "The actions of Jaydee-Lee have saved her family's lives and she should be commended. | Sean Ward, a Wales & West Utilities emergency engineer, said: "The actions of Jaydee-Lee have saved her family's lives and she should be commended. |
| "From speaking to her that night it was clear that she took in such a lot of vital information from the gas safety session which is fantastic." | "From speaking to her that night it was clear that she took in such a lot of vital information from the gas safety session which is fantastic." |
| Jaydee-Lee's school, Fochriw Primary, said she had become a "role-model" for other pupils. | Jaydee-Lee's school, Fochriw Primary, said she had become a "role-model" for other pupils. |
| Anyone who smells gas, or suspects carbon monoxide, should call the national gas emergency number on 0800 111 999. | |