Carbon monoxide scare

Four construction workers in Riverdale were taken to Jacobi Medical Center today, after a malfunctioning gas-powered power washer leaked carbon monoxide, filling the building’s subbasement with the poisonous gas.
Local firefighters and Emergency Medical Service units responded to the scene at around 1:20 p.m., at 3220 Arlington Ave., the site of the Riverstone Apartments, Riverdale resident Howard Jonas’ high-rise apartment building still under construction.
Firefighters detected high levels of carbon monoxide on the sub-floor and smaller amounts on above-ground floors.
Forty-three workers were checked for carbon monoxide poisoning, of which seven showed symptoms. Symptoms can include shortness of breath, headaches and dizziness.
Four were taken to the hospital, while three others refused medical attentions, said Debbie Cali, deputy chief of the FDNY’s EMS unit.
Emergency crews remained on the scene to monitor the air.