Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Man Dies At Holiday Inn Express

{Charleston, West Virginia}...South Charleston Police were called to the Holiday Inn Express and Suites at Corridor G around 10:00 A.M. Tuesday morning after one man was found dead and another unresponsive in their beds. The men were part of a group of construction workers, and, when they did not show up for a morning meeting, two oyjer workers were sent to check on them. The two workers were also overcome by carbon monoxide. Police say a swimming pool heater apparently caused a carbon monoxide leak. Tuesday evening, Charleston Police identified the dead man as William J. Moran, 44, of Rhode Island. The critically injured man was taken to CAMC General Hospital, while the two others were sent to Saint Francis Hospital. Later Tuesday, eight other men of the crew complainrf of being ill and were taken to a hospital in a KRT bus. South Charleston Fire Chief Greg Petry says carbon monoxide readings at the hotel reached 500 and 600 parts per million, and any reading over 30 parts per million is cause for concern.