GREAT NECK (VINnews) — On Tuesday, thirteen people, mostly teens, were treated for Carbon Monoxide exposure at the Chabad of Great Neck. One patient was hospitalized.
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According to reports, the Chabad facility had multiple safety violations and did not have enough CO or smoke detectors.
Michael Uttaro, chief fire marshal for Nassau County, says there were not enough carbon monoxide or smoke detectors, and there were several violations related to extension cords, fire extinguishers and exits.
The source of the Carbon Monoxide was found to be a malfunctioning heating system.
12 girls were treated at the scene, and one 17-year-old was brought to North Shore University Hospital. All were overwhelmed, experiencing headaches and nauseous feeling.
Fortunately, the fire marshal says there was one working carbon monoxide detector.
“I think the difference between having serious injuries was that one detector that went off at 5:30 a.m. when many are sleeping and just starting their day,” Uttaro says.
The building is reportedly used for many different functions for the Chabad. The girls have been at the building for several weeks.
13 girls were NOT treated, they were TESTED and within an hour their numbers were zero.
NO ONE complained about nausea or headaches.
It is a residential house, NOT a commercial building.
The Chabad functions are NOT in that house, rather in a building on the property.
The girls have been there for barely a week.
Please do your research and give honest reporting!
#fakenews
The girls were not in the building for several weeks. That’s fake news as was reported by the reporter at the scene. BH ALL are well.
I’m sure every building has not enough detectors and multiple extension cord violations.
It seems there were no serious injuries, and for this we are all grateful. Why isn’t the state inspecting these schools?
Why was the heating system being used in this weather?
No surprise that safety rules are shirked
This is found on page 47 of the Chasidish residence manual.
1. Obtain a property acting as if it’s intended for single family use.
2. Build however you want ignoring all permits, zoning, codes and safety requirements.
3. If any govt agency or private citizen lodges a complaint immediately respond with cries of “Antisemitism” its also a good idea to throw in a few “Holocausts” so you can claim to be the “Real Victim” in this whole thing.
This has been used many times and works great.
Shows the need to beware with sects springing up like mushrooms after rain.