Thirteen people were hospitalized Wednesday morning as a Bronx apartment building became flooded with toxic carbon monoxide fumes, FDNY officials said.
Firefighters were called to the Twin Park South East apartments on E. 180th St. near Mapes Ave. in Crotona about 6:45 a.m. after a carbon monoxide alarm went off.
The building is a few blocks from the Twin Parks North West apartments, where 17 people, including eight children, were killed in a devastating 2022 fire, officials said.
First responders arriving at Twin Park South East found 13 tenants in the nine-story building sickened by CO2 fumes, FDNY officials said.
EMS rushed all 13 to Jacobi Hospital for treatment and observation. None of the injuries appeared to be life threatening, an FDNY spokesman said.
The carbon monoxide fumes were coming from the building’s boiler and spread to the upper floor through the garbage chutes, according to preliminary reports.
An investigation into the incident was underway, an FDNY spokesman said.
An additional 44 people were seriously injured in the Jan. 9 2022 Twin Parks North West apartments, which is considered the city’s deadliest blaze in decades.
Thomas Tracy
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