A FURIOUS teacher claims his wife is forced to sleep in a gas mask every night because his neighbour constantly uses his coal fire. Brian Cohen from Westport, New Zealand, says he threatened to "smash his neighbour's head in" after he refused to stop burning coal. But their dream turned into a nightmare late last month when their neighbour started burning coal. Svetlana compared their town to "a gas chamber," adding: "Every night I need to wear a gas mask because I can't sleep, I can't breathe. Westport is central to New Zealand's coal mining industry, which is still dominant in the region.

Source: Stuff June 22, 2022 09:45 UTC