Couple finds bed bugs in Dauphin Co. hotel

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Updated: Friday, December 6 2013, 07:15 PM CST Written by: Jesse Knutson

Vendors from Atlanta, Georgia say their trip to Harrisburg for the Christmas and Gift Show at the Farm Show Complex was ruined after being bitten by bed bugs at a local hotel.

Owner of Elians Trading Company, Lian Simone, says she was bitten dozens of times by bed bugs at the Red Roof Inn of Progress Avenue in Susquehanna Township on Tuesday night.

Her body was infested with bed bugs, Rufus Scott, an employee of Elians Trading Company, said.

Lian called the front desk of the Red Roof Inn, and when an employee came up to the room, the two found a bed bug on the bed.

The employee killed the bug and offered to move Lian to a different room, but offered no assistance beyond that.

Rufus said he ended up taking Lian to the urgent care, where they found Lian had a bad fever. Doctors gave her a shot and some medication.

Lian and Rufus changed hotels and the Red Roof Inn agreed to refund their money and pass Lians medical bills on to their insurance company, but Rufus and Lian are upset because Red Roof Inn has refused to put anything in writing.

All we wanted is them to take care of the situation. We asked for a report, they said they couldnt give us a report, Rufus said, adding that he hopes they will not just remedy this situation, but make sure the problem is resolved for other customers as well. The urgent care that we went to said that this Red Roof Inn has had issues in the past.

Lian said the bed bug bites and her fever were so severe that she was not able to work at her booth on Wednesday at the Farm Show Complex, causing her to lose business.

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