Two people have died after suffering suspected hydrogen sulfide poisoning at
a hot spring hotel in Taipei's Beitou District.

The Taipei City Fire Department says it received a call after two employees
lost consciousness while cleaning a water storage tank at a hot spring hotel
off Wenquan Road.

Both of the employees were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they were later
pronounced dead.

Authorities say the exact cause of death would be determined via autopsy.

Reports say firefighters initially detected hydrogen sulfide inside the
storage tank at a concentration of 200-parts per million, the legal limit is
10-parts per million.

The Taipei City Labor Inspection Office say the hotel where the accident
occurred was not open to the public at the time.

The office says based on a preliminary investigation, the hotel "conducted
drainage" on the storage tank on Friday in order to have workers clean silt
from the inside on Sunday ...

.. and the hydrogen sulfide was likely released into the air as the cleaners
were scrubbing the tank.