13 hospitalized after chlorine leak in Poland's swimming pool
12:40, 18 May 2009
WARSAW. May 18. KAZINFORM. A total of 13 people, including 12 children, have been hospitalized and 180 others evacuated after a chlorine leak was reported in a swimming pool in the town of Jaworzno of Poland's Slaskie province on Sunday, a spokesman for the local fire department said; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
According to initial estimates, 10 liters of chlorine leaked into the swimming pool. Chlorine concentration in the water was above normal, the spokesman told Polish news agency PAP.
Chlorine is a toxic gas that irritates the respiratory system. At specified levels it is used for water disinfection; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See news.xinhuanet.com for full version.