Seven in critical condition after Ohio hotel carbon monoxide poisoning

Nine people taken to hospital from Hampton Inn in Marysville as police say all affected had been in pool area

Seven people were hospitalized in critical condition after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Hampton Inn in Ohio, officials said.

A total of nine people were taken to local hospitals, according to the Columbus Dispatch. The Marysville fire chief, Jay Riley, told the newspaper the source of the carbon monoxide was unclear but everyone who was hospitalized had been in the hotel’s pool area.