Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe incident happened near Marbella, Spain (Getty/iStock)Dozens of tourists, including children and elderly individuals, were hospitalised after falling ill from a hotel swimming pool in Benahavís, near Marbella, Spain's Costa del Sol, on Sunday. At least 60 guests at the unnamed hotel required treatment after swimming in the pool, with some taken to Costa del Sol Hospital and others treated on site. An initial investigation suggests a ruptured pressure pump, responsible for injecting chlorine and acid, caused the pool's chlorine and pH systems to malfunction, releasing other gases. The hotel's pool was subsequently closed for maintenance, and a van from a Malaga-based lab was seen entering the premises. The incident follows a separate event in Italy on the same day, where nine people were poisoned and 50 evacuated due to a chlorine leak at a swimming pool. In fullBritons among at least 60 tourists hospitalised after swimming pool pump leaks at Costa del Sol hotelMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Brits among 60 tourists injured following incident at hotel in Spain
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe incident happened near Marbella, Spain (Getty/iStock)Dozens of tourists, including children and elderly individuals, were hospitalised after falling ill from a hotel swimming pool in Benahavís, near Marbella, Spain's Costa del Sol, on Sunday. At least 60 guests at the unnamed hotel required treatment after swimming in the pool, with some taken to Costa del Sol Hospital and others treated on site. An initial investigation suggests a ruptured pressure pump, responsible for injecting chlorine and acid, caused the pool's chlorine and pH systems to malfunction, releasing other gases. The hotel's pool was subsequently closed for maintenance, and a van from a Malaga-based lab was seen entering the premises. The incident follows a separate event in Italy on the same day, where nine people were poisoned and 50 evacuated due to a chlorine leak at a swimming pool. In fullBritons among at least 60 tourists hospitalised after swimming pool pump leaks at Costa del Sol hotelMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
