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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Ruins Fourth of July Weekend for Guests

Where: 2207 Atlantic Avenue [map], Virginia Beach, VA, United States, 23401

7/07/2008 at 3:20 PM
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Hotels have got to be more careful these days. We thought last week's flurry of hotel sick was bad, but it keeps getting worse.

Eight people were sent to area hospitals in Virginia Beach after high levels of carbon monoxide were released at the Ocean Sands Hotel on Sunday.

An investigation into the carbon monoxide leak determined the motor in the hotel's spa overheated and burned out. As a result, the ventilation fan stopped, causing the carbon monoxide from two natural gas heaters to get trapped inside the hotel, [a fire department spokesman] said.

Fortunately, none of the victims were seriously injured and the hotel has since been "re-occupied" but we'll probably steer clear of this one for now.

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