46 people in hospital after suspected carbon monoxide leak at hotel
Posted July 9, 2019 2:14 pm.
Last Updated July 9, 2019 6:04 pm.
Winnipeg emergency officials say 46 people have been taken to hospital due to a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a hotel.
They say 15 of those people are in critical condition and five are considered in unstable condition.
The City of Winnipeg account tweeted that emergency crews were called to a Super 8 on Portage Avenue at around 10:20 a.m. after an automatic carbon monoxide (CO) alarm went off.
When crews arrived they detected CO at various levels throughout the building, up to 385 parts per million.
They say they evacuated 52 people and staff as well as one dog from the hotel.
Manitoba Hydro has shut off gas to the building and is working to find out what caused the leak.
