Eureka motel deaths spark lawsuit after carbon monoxide found in same room twice

A wrongful death claim alleges a deadly hazard went unaddressed days before a second fatality.

EUREKA, CA – Two women died in the same room at a Eureka motel within five days, raising questions about safety failures and prompting a wrongful death lawsuit from the family of one victim. The deaths at the Lamplighter Inn, a property in this northern California port city, have drawn scrutiny after elevated carbon monoxide levels were discovered following the second incident.

On Feb. 21, emergency crews responded to reports of two unconscious people at the motel around 2 p.m. A 37-y...