Carbon monoxide suspected in Michigan hotel pool death

[Tanuki]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/01/us/michigan-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/index.html

"One person was found dead and 8 others were hospitalized after a group of people were found unconscious around a hotel's indoor pool in southern Michigan.

Fire officials said they believe the cause was carbon monoxide poisoning.
Eight people were treated at local hospitals, including first responders who helped unconscious victims, according to police in Niles, Michigan, a town of about 11,000 just north of the state's border with Indiana.
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Police said that, when they arrived, carbon monoxide levels at the hotel were 800 parts per million, according to CNN affiliate WBND-TV. US standards for carbon monoxide are 35 parts per million for a one-hour exposure.
Niles Fire Department Captain Don Wise attributed the incident to a faulty pool heater.
"The ventilation system on the heater had issues, the exhaust was not functioning properly," said Wise. "Our mechanical inspector verified that. The hotel is shut down now until repairs are made."
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and tasteless gas that is produced when a fuel is burned. When too much carbon monoxide is in the air, it can replace the oxygen in red blood cells and can lead to tissue damage or death......."

[Docreed2003]

1. Scary...most home detectors will go off at 40 ppm....

[zbird]

2. There was no carbon monoxide detector in the pool area according to officials.

Link to local news story:

[link:http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Crews-on-scene-of--417862653.html|

[Docreed2003]

4. Which is even more disturbing!!!

[tblue37]

3. The victims were children!

A malfunctioning pool heater is to blame for the leak that killed 13-year-old Bryan Douglas Watts from Niles and sent others, including several children ranging from 12-14 years of age, to an area hospital.