Workers at Fairmont Hotel recovering from carbon monoxide leak
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two people are recovering in the hospital after firefighters evacuated them from the not-yet-opened Fairmont Hotel due to elevated levels of carbon monoxide.
The Austin Fire Department was called to the hotel located at 101 Red River St. around 3:25 p.m. Wednesday. Austin-Travis County EMS says they transported two patients. Workers and staff reported smelling gas inside the building, but no guests were inside.
Steam could be seen coming from the hotel as firefighters
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