Queens carbon monoxide leak injures 8

Eight people were injured and nearly two dozen people evacuated from their homes late Friday following a carbon monoxide leak in Queens.

The Fire Department of New York said it detected high levels of the poisonous gas at a residential building on 81st Street in Jackson Heights.

Four people were taken to a nearby hospital, the FDNY said, while another four were treated at the scene.

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