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| Camping death caused by barbecue | Camping death caused by barbecue |
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| A man died in a "tragic accident" caused by a barbecue inside a camping pod, a coroner has ruled. | |
| Christopher Bainbridge, 45, from Darlington, died of carbon monoxide poisoning at The Quiet Site Caravan Park in Ullswater, Cumbria, in March. | Christopher Bainbridge, 45, from Darlington, died of carbon monoxide poisoning at The Quiet Site Caravan Park in Ullswater, Cumbria, in March. |
| His wife Jane Bainbridge, 42, was found by staff three days after the barbecue was lit, suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. | His wife Jane Bainbridge, 42, was found by staff three days after the barbecue was lit, suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. |
| It is not clear at what point during the three days that Mr Bainbridge died. | It is not clear at what point during the three days that Mr Bainbridge died. |
| Mrs Bainbridge survived after "drifting in and out of consciousness". | Mrs Bainbridge survived after "drifting in and out of consciousness". |
| Recording a verdict of accidental death, South Cumbria coroner Ian Smith said the death highlighted the potentially fatal consequences of setting anything alight in an enclosed area. | Recording a verdict of accidental death, South Cumbria coroner Ian Smith said the death highlighted the potentially fatal consequences of setting anything alight in an enclosed area. |
| Giving evidence at County Hall, Kendal, Mrs Bainbridge said she had no recollection of even using a barbecue or bringing it inside the pod - described at the hearing as a "no frills" wooden hut with no ventilation. | Giving evidence at County Hall, Kendal, Mrs Bainbridge said she had no recollection of even using a barbecue or bringing it inside the pod - described at the hearing as a "no frills" wooden hut with no ventilation. |
| She said she later found a photograph taken on her camera of the pair standing smiling behind the lit barbecue outside the pod on 9 March. | She said she later found a photograph taken on her camera of the pair standing smiling behind the lit barbecue outside the pod on 9 March. |
| The alarm was raised when Mr Bainbridge's colleagues at Darlington Borough Council, where he was a management information officer, became concerned when he did not attend work the following week. | The alarm was raised when Mr Bainbridge's colleagues at Darlington Borough Council, where he was a management information officer, became concerned when he did not attend work the following week. |
| His wife's mother then called the holiday park and the owner and site manager forced the door open and found a semi-conscious Mrs Bainbridge lying on the floor and her husband's body in the corner. | His wife's mother then called the holiday park and the owner and site manager forced the door open and found a semi-conscious Mrs Bainbridge lying on the floor and her husband's body in the corner. |