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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-11-06
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[01] CO poisoning kills 2 guests at Thessaloniki-area hotel (Adds)
[01] CO poisoning kills 2 guests at Thessaloniki-area hotel (Adds)
Carbon monoxide poisoning killed two hotel guests in a
Thessaloniki-area hotel between Thursday and Friday morning, an initial
medical examiner's report stated on Friday.
The two victims, both men, 27 and 28, respectively, were found in
separate rooms in the Panorama district hotel.
A local coroner said concentrations of the deadly emission reached
between 70 and 80 percent in the victims' bloodstream.
An investigation is underway at the hotel by the fire brigade, while
the owner of the hotel was arrested, according to reports. Also, the
hotel was evacuated and all events cancelled.
According to reports, both victims were scheduled to attend a medical
conference at the hotel, identified as the Nepheli.
The incident bears a macabre resemblance to the death of two British
siblings, 6 and 7, almost two years ago to the day at a Corfu resort
from the same cause, CO poisoning. A faulty boiler and inadequate
ventilation were blamed for those fatalities.
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