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Six of those
taken to hospitals for treatment were children between the ages
of 12 and 14 years old, police said.
Emergency officials received reports that six children were
unresponsive in the pool area of the motel in the southwest town
of Niles. A seventh child who had just been in the pool area was
found nearby, police said.
"A check of carbon monoxide levels by the fire department
identified elevated levels in the pool area and even higher
levels in the pool maintenance room," the Niles Police
Department said in a statement.
The motel was closed for business after being evacuated, the
statement added.
(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Tom Brown)
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