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Carbon monoxide poisoning killed inn owner

Manitoba’s chief medical examiner confirmed Wednesday St. Adolphe resident Bill Senderewich died of carbon monoxide poisoning last week.

Senderewich, 59, was found unconscious at the St. Adolphe Motor Inn, which he owned and operated, on Dec. 9. He was rushed to a Winnipeg hospital where he died on Dec. 18.

Chief medical examiner Dr. Thambirajah Balachandra said carbon monoxide, a tasteless, odourless, and colourless gas toxic to humans and animals, leaked from a faulty furnace in the inn, causing death. 

He said Workplace Safety and Health have shut down the furnace and will not turn it back on until it is repaired.

 

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