SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Officials say a downtown Syracuse hotel has been evacuated on New Year’s Day because of a carbon monoxide leak, and five people were taken to a hospital. Syracuse Police Detective George Hack says the five people were taken to a hospital as a precaution. It’s was not immediately clear how many people were at the hotel at the time of the evacuation. Power company National Grid says crews traced the source of the leak to a faulty heating boiler. That’s according to spokeswoman Virginia Limmiatis.

Source: National Post January 01, 2019 17:35 UTC