April 27, 2023 FDNY firefighters said five people were transported to a hospital for treatment.
By Thomas Tracy Source New York Daily News (TNS) Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Twenty people were sickened, with five briefly hospitalized, after a pair of cleaning chemicals were accidentally mixed together at a posh Brooklyn spa, creating noxious fumes, FDNY officials said Thursday.
Workers at World Spa in Midwood opened up all the doors and windows to air out the urban bathhouse around 10 p.m. Wednesday after a cleaning crew working in the basement combined the two cleaning agents, authorities said.
At least 20 people suffered dizziness and breathing difficulties. Firefighters evacuated the building on McDonald Ave. near Avenue M and five people feeling ill were taken to Coney Island Hospital for treatment and observation.
The rest were treated at the scene, an FDNY spokesman said.
The doors and windows to the World Spa, a new “social urban oasis” that opened in December and boasts a wide variety of baths, banyas, saunas and pools, were left open throughout the night so the noxious fumes could dissipate.
The fumes had dissipated by 1:20 a.m., FDNY officials said.
A year membership at the spa and wellness sanctuary runs about $5,000, according to the company’s website. An employee at the spa would not comment on the incident when reached.