BOONE, N.C. — The family of an elderly couple killed from carbon monoxide poisoning while staying at a Best Western in Boone are suing. Β
The family announced Tuesday they filed a lawsuit against Best Western International, the parent company of Best Western Plus Blue Ridge Plaza hotel. Β
Daryl and Shirley Jenkins were vacationing in Boone and staying in a room located above the equipment room for the indoor heated pool. Β According to the lawsuit, deficiencies in the pool heater and exhaust ventilation system resulted in deadly carbon monoxide filling the room and killing the couple. Β
Less than two months after the Jenkins died, an 11-year-old child also died from carbon monoxide poisoning in the same hotel room. Β
The lawsuit outlines a series of equipment failures and human errors that directly created the conditions which caused their deaths. Β Β
