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The dirty air in one Brooklyn workout center may have actually killed a man. " John Craig, 36, had worked at the Paedergat Athletic Club in Canarsie six days a week for six years before he passed out March 28 after a game of basketball, said lawyer Larry Kramer, who is planning to file suit. Though an autopsy revealed moderate cardiovascular disease, it also showed unusual hemorrhaging and fluid in the lung tissue - a sign the club's filthy ventilation system may have been the silent killer, the lawyer said." [NY Post]