Eight bathers were poisoned by chlorine fumes from the pool of a sports club in Mentana, on the outskirts of Rome. Among them, a 5-year-old child was rescued in red code and another 4 – between 10 and 15 years old – in yellow code.
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Around 3:30 pm, when the firefighters arrived for rescue, they detected a high chlorine emission, the inhalation of which could have caused the reported illnesses. All those present, about fifty, were evacuated and the club was temporarily closed.
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The carabinieri were also on site. The 5-year-old child was transported to the Sant’Andrea hospital in Rome.
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