What to do if you can smell gas?

Help! I can smell gas! What do I need to do?

If you can smell gas or think you have a gas leak you need to act quickly. 

• Call the National Gas Emergency free of charge, 24 hours a day:
  1. For England, Scotland and Wales - call 0800 111 999
  2. For Northern Ireland - call 0800 002 001
  3. For Republic of Ireland – call 1800 20 50 50 

• Open doors and windows to ventilate the area

• Turn off gas at meter (unless the meter is in a cellar or basement) or at the tank if you have LPG

• Don't smoke or use electric switches or naked flames

• If you're feeling unwell, visit your GP or hospital immediately and let them know you may have been exposed to carbon monoxide. 
• Contact a Gas Safe registered engineer to check and fix the appliance as soon as you can – and do not use it again until it has been fixed and checked.
  
  

Read our advice on Carbon Monoxide here.