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What causes carbon monoxide poisoning at a resort?

Carbon monoxide is released when a device burns a fuel such as gas, oil, propane, kerosene, wood or charcoal. 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. Lindell K.



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Typical sources of CO in hotels, motels, and resorts include:
  • Hotel boilers.
  • Hotel furnaces.
  • Hotel pool heaters.
  • Portable generators.
  • Diesel range pumps.
  • Ranges.
  • Clothes dryers.
  • Ovens.


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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.

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