3 Seriously Hurt in Brooklyn Carbon Monoxide Exposure: FDNY

Three people were taken to the hospital in serious condition after being exposed to carbon monoxide gas in a Brooklyn building Tuesday morning, firefighters say.

The victims were taken to Jacobi Hospital after firefighters were called to a building on Arlington Avenue in the Cypress Hills neighborhood shortly after 5 a.m., the FDNY says. 

All of the victims are expected to survive.

The situation was brought under control at about 5:30 a.m., firefighters say.

The source of the gas was not immediately clear. 

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