UPDATED: 18 Patients Evaluated After Carbon Monoxide Leak at OC Hotel; Ventilation Issue Repaired
UPDATED – 08/06/25 – Officials at the Ashore Club & Beach Resort tell the Talk of Delmarva that the hotel has been open and operational with approvals of the local fire department and building inspector since late afternoon Aug. 1, and repairs to the boiler are complete and have passed inspection.Ā Ā
“Following a carbon monoxide leak, Ashore Club & Beach Resort swiftly completed repairs to the property’s boiler ventilation and received approval on the work from the city’s building inspector on Monday, August 4. Hot water and meal service had been temporarily disrupted while repairs were being made and have been restored. The hotel is open and fully operational.” –Ā Kane Kennedy, General Manager, Ashore Resort & Beach Club.
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UPDATED – 08/02/25 –Ā Ocean City fire officials say 18 patients were evaluated after a carbon monoxide alarm alerted at the Ashore Club & Resort at 101st Street and Coastal Highway just after 11 Friday morning. Officials say 4 were transported to AGH/TidalHealth in stable condition. All four were employees and worked in a first floor office adjacent to the boiler room. Inspectors from the Ocean City Fire Marshal’s office, City Building Inspectors and representatives from the gas company conducted a thorough investigation and determined the source of the carbon monoxide was a boiler on the ground floor of the building. Ashore Club and Resort General Manager, Kane Kennedy tells the Talk of Delmarva that repairs are being made and the hotel was deemed safe and staff and employees were allowed to return around 1:30pm. City officials say once the repairs are made, a third party mechanical inspection and a gas company inspection must be done to ensure the system is safe to operate.
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ORIGINAL STORY – 08/01/25 – Ocean City Fire officials say18 patients were evaluated after a carbon monoxide alarm at the Ashore Hotel at 101st Street on Coastal Highway. Officials say 13 patients were evaluated at the scene and 4 were transported to the hospital with elevated levels of carbon monoxide in their blood ā OC Today-Dispatch reports that those 4 have been discharged from the TidalHealth ER.
Ashore Club and Resort General Manager, Kane Kennedy tells the Talk of Delmarva that the Fire Department and City Building Inspector thoroughly inspected and found the cause of the carbon monoxide leak was a ventilation issue with the boiler. The boiler was shut down and repairs are being made. The hotel was deemed safe to operate early Friday afternoon and staff and guests were allowed back in the building.