Officials: Holtsville hotel evacuated after carbon monoxide scare

A carbon monoxide scare led to the evacuation of a hotel late Thursday night in Holtsville, police and fire officials said.

Officials said there were no reported injuries.

Suffolk County police said the incident at the Ramada Plaza-Long Island MacArthur Airport was reported at 11:25 p.m. and that "high levels" of carbon monoxide were reported in some areas of the hotel.

Firefighters from the Holtsville and Farmingville fire departments responded to the scene, where guests and employees were evacuated to the parking lot, officials said.

The building was vented, officials said, and the leak was contained. Police and fire officials said the cause of the leak is under investigation and did not release additional details.

A possible source being examined is a heating-air conditioning system.

People were allowed to return to the building after about two hours, officials said.

By John Valenti

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John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”