More than three dozen people were hospitalized with the diagnosis «poisoning with carbon monoxide» as a result of a fire in the basement of the building that occurred this morning in Lower Manhattan.
The incident began about 8:40 am at Murray St 60.
Live view from above of an apparent carbon monoxide incident in Lower Manhattan on Murray and West Broadway pic.twitter.com/t42Qf9WECS
— Andrew Nathanson (@andrewnathanson) June 13, 2017
In the fire Department of new York city say that a possible cause of poisoning is a faulty oil burner. Police also found at the scene of a suspicious package, but for more information about this was not provided to the press.
Representatives of the FBI and the bomb squad was also called to the scene of the fire.
The number of victims has reached 34 persons, 1 of whom is in critical condition, two in serious. Other victims experience mild symptoms of poisoning.
Firefighters are currently working at the scene. Video from the scene shows that there are several fire trucks and ambulances.
Pretty sure the TriBeCa is on fire right now. pic.twitter.com/QdaDA949L9
— alexis belon (@alexisbelon) June 13, 2017
Emergency response in full force in Tribeca pic.twitter.com/IsNcF9Q8ij
— John Ryu (@john_ryu) June 13, 2017
