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Cops: Hotel guest kills self, facility evacuated

This is the scene where a noxious odor

Photo credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams, Jr. | This is the scene where a noxious odor was found at the Holiday Inn in Carle Place. (Jan. 24, 2013)

Authorities ordered an evacuation of the Holiday Inn in Carle Place on Thursday to investigate a "noxious odor" and found a guest had committed suicide by concocting a fatal mix of chemicals, Nassau police said.

Officers were called to the Old Country Road lodging about 3 p.m. and smelled fumes on the second floor, police said.

Scores of guests and employees were evacuated to the Chateau...

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