NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- Twenty people were treated by the FDNY, and five had to be hospitalized, in a hazmat situation at a luxury spa in Brooklyn on Wednesday night.
The FDNY received a call just after 10 p.m. from World Spa on McDonald Avenue in Midwood.
First responders located a "hazmat incident" in the basement of the spa, where employees had mixed two cleaning agents together.
It's unclear what chemicals were mixed, but combining ammonia and bleach is a common cleaning mistake that creates a toxic gas.
There were 20 patients in connection with the incident, the FDNY said.
Five patients were transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island. They're expected to survive.
The other 15 people were treated at the scene and refused medical transport.
The incident was brought under control shortly after 1:15 a.m. Thursday.
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