Sandals Resorts has decided to place carbon monoxide detectors in all rooms at its Bahamas location after three guests died from poisonous fumes at the site.
“Ensuring the safety and well-being of our guests and team members is and will always be paramount,” the company the Washington Post Thursday.
Employees of the resort found Michael Phillips, 68. Robbie Phillips, 65, and Vincent Chiarella, 64, were unresponsive in their rooms in May.
Chiarella’s wife, Donis, was also found gravely sick. She was flown to Miami for treatment.
All four of the victims had said they were severely nauseated the day before they died and sought help from a local clinic, the New York Post reported.
Investigators later confirmed that all four had suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Sandals officials later said that there was a leak that was limited to one area.
“Despite initial speculation, Bahamian authorities have concluded the cause was an isolated incident in one stand-alone structure that housed two individual guest rooms and was in no way linked to the resort’s air conditioning system, food, and beverage service, landscaping services, or foul play,” the company said.
