San Marino, 15 years in hospital intoxicated by the chlorine of the Tavolucci pool
Fifteen people in the hospital for tests, one patient admitted to semi-intensive care, and ten other intoxicated. Fear and apprehension in a swimming pool in San Marino, on the morning of Tuesday 29 November where twenty-five people have accused illnesses respiratory tract due to chlorine fumes. The facility where the accident occurred Tavolucci, in Borgo Maggiore, on Mount Titano, which has now been closed by the San Marino National Olympic Committee in order to complete the investigations into the incident. In the same pool a similar incident had occurred gi in 2015.
Kindergarten children
The alarm went off in the early morningwhen in the swimming pool, in addition to the instructors and personnel in charge of operating the system, there were also some three- and four-year-old children from a nursery school. Even the little ones fell ill and were immediately escorted out of the facility. Here they received the assistance of health workers arrived promptly on site and were later received in the pediatric clinics for all investigations of the case. The others – including employees and instructors – for a total of 14 people, were treated by doctors and nurses to the emergency room and immediately discharged. One patient was hospitalized as a precaution in therapy semi-intensive but her conditions don’t worry the doctors. In the meantime, the Civil Police has launched an investigation.
The Against in the field
In the early afternoon the Olympic Committee (CONS) has issued a note. At the moment – writes the Olympic Committee – investigations are underway as to who is responsible for the incident and it is not possible to make a prediction on the timing of the reopening of the swimming facility. The Counter will remain in close contact with the health authorities to monitor the conditions of the subjects involved. The swimming pool owned by the state and managed by the Cons, closed until a date to be determined. According to the first reports, the accident allegedly occurred during the operations for the transfer of the substances for water treatment, but only a hypothesis. Also for this reason the plant under seizure. The secretary of state with the delegation to sport Teodoro Lonfernini is following the evolution of demand with great attention. With the first thought of health – he says – of the people involved and then the verification of the facts that occurred.
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