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Hotel CO Poisoning Kills 1, Sickens Others Near Allentown
Hotel CO Poisoning Kills 1, Sickens Others Near Allentown - Friday, January 18, 2008 at 12:45PM EST
Reported by: WBRE News
Friday, Jan 18, 2008 @12:45pm EST
UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., LEHIGH COUNTY- Nearly a dozen people were taken to the hospital after carbon monoxide gas apparently got into an Allentown area hotel this morning.
The hotel is a Best Western located on Tilghman Street in Upper Macungie Township. The hotel was evacuated around 8:00 this morning when hotel guests complained of a strange odor.
Emergency workers originally got a call for an unconscious male but found several others had succumbed to the fumes by the time they arrived.
The Lehigh County coroner confirms one man died at the hotel. Several others were taken to area hospitals, including some emergency workers who were also overcome by the fumes.
Initial reports indicate the carbon monoxide may have leaked into the building from some construction going on outside the hotel.
We'll have more details as they become available.
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