Carbon monoxide kills man in W.Va. hotel

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SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Holiday Inn Express in South Charleston, W.Va., was evacuated Tuesday after a man died of carbon monoxide poisoning, fire officials said.

At least three other guests were hospitalized, one in critical condition, the Charleston Daily Mail reported.

Two construction workers staying in the same room on the fifth floor of the hotel were overcome by carbon monoxide overnight, fire officials said.

One man was found dead and the other was unconscious when co-workers went to find them about 10 a.m. Tuesday.

The unconscious man was in very critical condition at Charleston Area Medical Center's General Hospital, officials said.

High levels of carbon monoxide, as much as 500 to 600 parts per million, were detected on the hotel's third, fourth and fifth floors. Anything over 35 parts per million is too high, fire officials told The Charleston Gazette.

South Charleston Fire Chief Greg Petry said the hotel would remain closed until the cause of the carbon monoxide was determined.

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