Mount Vernon Firefighters Hospitalized After Firehouse Condition Makes Them Sick

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A half-dozen Mount Vernon firefighters were rushed to the hospital Monday night after conditions at a firehouse made them sick.

City officials believe it was a backed sewage system in the basement causing the problem.

Deputy Fire Commissioner Ernie Richardson says the pipes backed up, and for hours firefighters were exposed to the smell of raw sewage coming from the basement.

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