Family killed by a crisp packet: Father and two young children choked to death after bag got stuck in chimney and sent deadly fumes into their lounge

A family was killed when a crisp packet blocked a chimney and deadly fumes filled their lounge, an inquest has heard. Trevor Wallwork, 50, and his children Kimberley, 12, and Harry, nine, were watching TV when an empty crisp packet was thrown on to the coal fire. It rose up ‘like a hot air balloon’ and then blocked the chimney, which prevented fumes from the coal fire from escaping. Lethal gases seeped back into the living room and the family was slowly overcome by carbon monoxide as they watched television.

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