{"id":61493,"date":"2018-03-27T06:28:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T06:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=61493"},"modified":"2018-03-27T06:28:13","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T06:28:13","slug":"water-heater-may-emitted-gas-killed-iowa-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/water-heater-may-emitted-gas-killed-iowa-family.html","title":{"rendered":"Water heater may have emitted gas that killed Iowa family"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Water heater may have emitted gas that killed Iowa family<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">A water heater may have been the source of the gas leak that killed an Iowa family of four found dead in a Mexican hotel, officials said Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">An inspection over the weekend determined the water heater in the rented condominium in Tulum where Kevin Wayne Sharp, 41; Amy Marie Sharp, 38; and their children, Sterling Wayne Sharp, 12; and Adrianna Marie Sharp, 7; were found dead, was leaking gas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">&#8220;All the indications are that a gas leak was the cause of the death of four members of a family in Bahia Principe de Tulum, Quintana Roo, and installations are already being investigated to determine what happened and who is responsible,&#8221; State attorney for the Yucatan Peninsula state of Quintana Roo Miguel Angel Pech said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Pech said a &#8220;high concentration&#8221; of toxic gas was found in the room and added it was possible the gas leak was caused by a lack of maintenance or overuse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Quintana Roo director of civil protection Adrian Martinez told the Des Moines Register the condominium complied with all regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Martinez added five people were evacuated from rooms around the affected apartment following the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Autopsies revealed the family died from gas asphyxiation and had been dead for 36 to 48 hours when their bodies were discovered on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Forensic samples were sent to labs in Mexico City Monday as officials seek to identify the gas in the next 10 days, Pech said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Relatives of the family are waiting to finalize funeral arrangements until their bodies are returned to the United States<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Source:-https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Water-heater-may-have-emitted-gas-that-killed-Iowa-family\/7101522107885\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/water-heater-may-emitted-gas-killed-iowa-family.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water heater may have emitted gas that killed Iowa family A water heater may have been the source of the gas leak that killed an Iowa family of four found dead in a Mexican hotel, officials said Monday. 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