Pipe Blamed For Fatal Carbon Monoxide Leak

{South Charleston, West Virginia}...South Charleston investigators have released their final report into the fatal January 31st carbon monoxide leak at the South Charleston Holiday Inn Express that killed William Moran from Rhode Island  and sickened others. Investigators blame the leak on an exhaust pipe from the pool heater that was "physically manipulated" on the outside to be connected to another pipe, but they say the original installation of the system more than 11 years ago is to blame as well. South Charleston Fire Captain Virgil White says the pipe wasn’t installed correctly and when a new pool heater was hooked to it, the vibration and work done over the years helped pull the pipe loose. The investigation names Steve Combs with Premier Pools as the last person to have worked on the pipe. Investigators say Combs worked on the heating unit between December 27th and 28, 2011, a month before the pipe burst. According to the investigation, Combs was served a cease and desist order from the Department of Labor and is registered only as a residential contractor.