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DoubleTree hotel in downtown Boston evacuated due to carbon monoxide

The Boston Fire Department said all rooms of the DoubleTree hotel on Washington Street were evacuated because of high carbon monoxide levels

Published July 25, 2023 • Updated on July 26, 2023 at 10:26 am

A hotel in downtown Boston was evacuated Tuesday night due to a carbon monoxide issue.

The Boston Fire Department said in a tweet shortly after 10:15 p.m. that all rooms of the DoubleTree hotel on Washington Street had been evacuated, citing high levels of carbon monoxide.

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Companies have evacuated all of the rooms from the Double Tree Hotel at 821 Washington st for high levels of Carbon Monoxide. pic.twitter.com/PQr3uoK7RP
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) July 26, 2023

There are more than 250 rooms in the hotel.

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Fire officials said shortly after midnight that the source of the problem had been found and mitigated, the levels had dropped and the over 500 guests were allowed to return to their rooms.