Rescue services were alerted to chlorine poisoning in one of Warsaw’s swimming pools.
More than 20 people were hospitalized with symptoms of chlorine poisoning after a swimming pool in Poland had up to ten times the normal amount of the chemical.
On Friday night, rescue services were alerted to chlorine poisoning in a swimming pool. Warsaw.
During an examination, they discovered that the chlorine level in the water had far exceeded the norm: At the bottom of the pool it was ten times larger than usual and on the water surface about three times higher.
21 people were taken to hospitals with symptoms of chlorine poisoning. Four children They were still under observation in Polish hospitals on Saturday morning, according to local police.
Symptoms of chlorine poisoning in swimming pools
chlorinea chemical agent used to prevent bacterial growth, is essential for keeping pool water clean and disinfected.
However, an inappropriate concentration of chlorine in the water can be harmful, causing poisoning. When reacting with water, including water from the digestive system, chlorine can form harmful compounds such as hydrochloric acid and the hydrochloric aciddamaging lungs and other internal organs.
Besides, exposure to high levels of chlorine can:
- Cause chronic asthma in children
- To provoke dryness and irritation on the skin and eyes
- Cause severe irritation of the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose and throat, resulting in a Intense pain
- It can reach affect the gastrointestinal tractcausing stomach pain, vomiting and blood in the stool
Three pool employees were arrested by the Police after the incident due to its direct relationship with the infrastructure of the pool. The Polish prosecutor’s office will decide the steps to follow, since it has not yet been determined why the chlorine concentration in the pool was so drastically exceeded.
