1/29/2022- 8:16 p.m.
Nine people were transported from the Hampton Inn in Marysville in Union County to area hospitals Saturday night — including seven considered in critical condition — in what local officials are calling some sort of hazardous materials incident in the pool area.
Two others were treated at the scene, and five more later sought treatment on their own at Memorial Health Hospital in Marysville, Marysville Police Chief Tony Brooks said.
Brooks said all the injured were alive when transported. At about 7:15 p.m., he clarified that in addition to the one critical patient who was taken to OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital in Delaware, six patients were taken to Memorial Health, all in critical condition.
He said whether it was some sort of chemical in the pool area or a carbon monoxide leak is still under investigation. The hotel was still a very active scene at about 7 p.m.
