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A smoke alarm should be enough to detect a carbon monoxide leak, according to Fire and Emergency.
It comes as a Lower Hutt resident is urging people to install a carbon monoxide alarm.
While it is not a requirement in New Zealand, all rental properties in the United Kingdom have to ensure one is in any room containing a fixed combustion appliance - such as a boiler, wood burner, or gas fire.
On Wednesday, Annemarie van der Slot-Verhoeven woke up to the alarm of her carbon monoxide detector around 2am.
