Kings Point, NY, United States (AHN) – More than 40 midshipmen from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY, were taken to the hospital and treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.

The students reported feeling sick at around 10 p.m. Sunday night. The Long Island college trains students to become Merchant Marine officers.

Three of the students had high enough carbon monoxide levels that they had to be flown to a hospital with a hyperbaric chamber, according to the New York Post.

Authorities said a water heater in the dormitory basement was the source of the leak.

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