I remember the story back in May and it seemed kind of curious. I’m not surprised at this news. I can’t imagine much need for heat so I’m thinking it was from a pool or general water heater. Add this to the reasons I am not a fan of traveling to areas outside the US. Not that this can’t happen in the US but we have MUCH better regulations and rules.
CDC…Every year, at least 430 people die in the U.S. from accidental CO poisoning . Approximately 50,000 people in the U.S. visit the emergency department each year due to accidental CO poisoning.
All it takes is one open window upstream.
A friend went to and camped in the infield of the inaugural Brickyard 400. He woke up the second day to find all kinds of police, fire, and EMTs outside his camper. CO from a generator filled a tent at the next spot and killed the occupants.
Every year if we get a good ice storm and power outage in Oregon some idiot runs a generator in his basement and kills him family. It’s really sad to think how ill-informed someone has to be to not realize how dangerous a gas generator is. During these ice storms the local news absolutely hammers home how hazardous these generators are and to not run them anywhere close to your house yet people still do.
I’ve traveled in Latin America where there are unvented heaters in the room. Chilly night, close up the room, light up the unvented heater and the potential is there. When I saw that news release, I was wondering if that was the case at that resort. When not in the US, one is expected to take responsibility for your personal safety.