High Carbon Monoxide Levels Force Bronx Evacuation

12 people were taken to the hospital, suffering from dizziness.

A five-story building was evacuated in the Bronx early Monday after the Fire Department was called in for a report of carbon monoxide.

The building on Valentine Avenue in the Fordham section was evacuated at about 5 a.m., after officials detected high levels of the potentially deadly gas.

The FDNY said 12 people were taken to Jacobi Hospital because they were feeling dizzy.

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