22 people hospitalized in Miami-Dade due to a gas leak in a building.

A total of 22 people were hospitalized early Tuesday morning after a gas leak occurred in an apartment complex in southwest Miami-Dade.

The county Fire Department officials confirmed that they received a phone call during the night about people feeling sick inside the apartment building, and when the teams arrived, they detected a gas leak.

More than twenty fire department units from the county responded to the scene to check for carbon monoxide levels at the Hemingway Villa Condominiums building, located at the intersection of 94th Avenue and 40th Terrace.

A resident said in statements to the local press that the firefighters arrived at the building around 4:30 a.m. and knocked on the doors to evacuate the neighbors.

The source indicated that the rescuers broke down the doors of all units where they did not receive a response.

The rescuers confirmed that there was a gas leak in a defective boiler at the back of the building.

Although several people were transported to hospitals, there were no fatalities.

"In total, we evaluated 60 patients, 22 of whom were transported to area hospitals for further care and treatment," said Deputy Fire Operations Chief Danny Cardeso.

Erika Benitez, spokesperson for the Miami-Dade firefighters, said that the hospitalized individuals were experiencing symptoms of carbon monoxide inhalation such as confusion, nausea, headache, chest pain, and in some cases difficulty breathing.

In the most severe cases, there were people on the verge of losing consciousness.

The authorities recommended residents to install carbon monoxide detectors in their homes with alarms that can alert them in case of such an emergency.

Benítez explained that carbon monoxide poisoning can result in mild conditions, but it can also lead to the death of individuals exposed to its inhalation.

The fire brigade teams remained on site for hours ventilating the homes and leaving the doors open. The gas has been shut off.

Once the building levels are safe, residents will be able to return to their homes.