School evacuated in Brooklyn due to carbon monoxide levels

BROOKLYN (WABC) -- An Orthodox school in Brooklyn was evacuated after a fire in the street.

The school at Bartlett Street was evacuated just before 11 a.m. after detecting high levels of carbon monoxide.

More than a thousand students were evacuated into the street.

The school was aired out and the carbon monoxide levels dropped.

The school also had no power.

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