RESIDENTS across York and Selby have been warned to be on the guard for potentially deadly faults in their water heating systems.

City of York Council and Selby District Council have issued warning following the tragic death of a baby in Somerset.

Ten-month-old Rhianna Hardie suffered 95 per cent burns when a faulty thermostat caused an immersion heater to explode above her cot, sending scalding water down on to her.

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