The most common causes of carbon monoxide poisoning in hotels are boilers and heaters used to warm swimming pools and water for an entire wing, said Dr.
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Typical sources of CO in hotels, motels, and resorts include:
“Few hotel guest rooms have fuel-fired appliances capable of producing carbon monoxide,” a spokesperson from the AHLA told AFAR. But of the reported cases, some of these were caused by boilers and heaters used to heat pools and water, gas dryers, and fireplaces.
According to the database kept by the Jenkins Foundation, there have been 2,505 injuries and 166 deaths from carbon monoxide incidents in U.S. hotels and motels reported in the media between 1967 and today.