24 sickened by carbon monoxide at midtown church

NEW YORK (AP) - Fire officials say 24 people were sickened by elevated carbon monoxide levels at a midtown church.

It happened in the basement of Saint Malachy’s The Actor’s Church on 49th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue Tuesday morning.

The victims, who said they felt light headed, were taken to area hospitals where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Fire officials told PIX11 the incident appears to have been caused by a malfunctioning motor from the stove ventilation motor in the kitchen of the community room at the church.

In a tweet, the fire department said the carbon monoxide readings were over 500 parts per million.

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Information from: WPIX-TV, http://www.wb11.com