More than 45 people were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in central Canada.
More than 45 people have been hospitalized, over a dozen in critical condition, after a carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in central Canada.
The carbon monoxide leak originated in a boiler room at a Super 8 hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba's capital and largest city. An automatic alarm was triggered, bringing the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service to the scene, Chief John Lane said at a press conference Tuesday. There were 52 people at the hotel, including staff, and 46 were transported to local hospitals, with at least 15 in critical condition and five in unstable condition, Lane said. One dog was also removed from the hotel and treated by Winnipeg Animal Services.
The readings inside the hotel were 385 parts per million, according to the City of Winnipeg. A reading of over 150 to 200 parts per million can be fatal, according to the U.S. government's Consumer Protection Safety Commission.Officials said they do not believe any of the patients in the hospital are at risk of dying.
"I'm very happy to say none of the patients were requiring resuscitation," Lane said."None of them were intubated or anything. But their carbon monoxide levels were such that they were in the critical category."ABC News' Darren Reynolds contributed to this report.
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