Eighteen women and girls were hospitalized with light to moderate wounds Wednesday after inhaling carbon monoxide that leaked from a shoddily and illicitly installed generator at an East Jerusalem beauty salon, according to the Fire and Rescue Service.

Three suspects were arrested following the gas leak at the A-Tur neighborhood salon, police said. Those arrested included the salon’s owner and her partner, according to Hebrew media reports.

The Fire Service said an initial investigation indicated that the generator was improperly hooked up in a closet, which led the poisonous gas to amass in the building. The gas combined with the salon’s hair treatment chemicals to endanger those present.

Officials added that all 18 hurt were hospitalized while fully conscious and had no life-threatening injuries, though when first responders arrived, some appeared to be in a foggy mental state. Following “monitoring and ventilation” activity, the service said there was no remaining danger to the surrounding area.

“This is an incident that could have ended in a serious........

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