Four employees were taken to the hospital after a reported carbon monoxide leak due to a ventilation issue with a boiler at a hotel in Ocean City, Maryland, on Friday morning.
The Ocean City Fire Department received a call for a “carbon monoxide detector activation” at the Ashore Hotel, at 10100 Coastal Highway, just after 11 a.m.
“Upon arrival, our firefighters were able to use our gas meters to determine if there, in fact, was a carbon monoxide leak,” fire department spokesperson Ryan Whittington said in a video statement sent to WTOP.
Because of the number of people that required medical treatment, additional emergency crews were called to the scene.
The four employees were taken to the hospital “with elevated levels of carbon monoxide in their blood,” according to a news release.
They were working in an office area near the boiler room, according to the Ocean City Fire Department.
In total, 18 people were evaluated, including 13 who were checked out at the scene. One person refused treatment.
Kane Kennedy, the General Manager of Ashore Resort & Beach Club, told WTOP that the boiler has been shut down and repairs are being made. As of 1:30 p.m. Friday, the fire department and the city’s building inspector deemed the hotel safe, and it’s back to operating normally.
Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas. It can cause sudden illness or death if inhaled.
In a post on Facebook, Tidal Health said all four people have since been discharged from the hospital.
The city’s building inspectors, representatives from the gas company and members of the Fire Marshal’s Office remained at the scene investigating the cause of the leak.
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