{"id":369689,"date":"2026-07-21T14:50:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=369689"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:20:28","slug":"not-less-than-60-in-hospital-with-toxic-gas-poisoning-from-costa-del-sol-hotel-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/21\/not-less-than-60-in-hospital-with-toxic-gas-poisoning-from-costa-del-sol-hotel-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Not less than 60 in hospital with toxic gas poisoning from Costa del Sol hotel | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tourists in Marbella have been hospitalised after chlorine leak (Picture: Google maps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Holidaymakers at a hotel in Costa del Sol have been taken to hospital after a pump problem of their swimming pool resulted in toxic gas poisoning.<\/p>\n

Not less than 60 tourists received medical attention after the leak in an unnamed hotel in Benahavis, near Marbella.<\/p>\n

Based on Malaga-based paper Sur, children and elderly people were included among the many affected guests in addition to people from the UK.<\/p>\n

A regional government official told the outlet it appeared the circuit breaker on the pressure pump that injects chlorine and acid into the pool tripped.<\/p>\n

This led to a failure, with the PH and chlorine systems stopping working while other gases continued to leak.<\/p>\n

The pool was reportedly sealed off for \u2018maintenance reasons\u2019 yesterday, with staff from a public health laboratory seen running tests.<\/p>\n

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The hotel was near Benahavis, a well-liked tourist spot in Malaga (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Based within the Malaga TechPark, around 45 minutes from Marbella, the firm conducts swimming pool and drinking water evaluation, but in addition specialises in testing foods for E.coli and Salmonella.<\/p>\n

Pool-related poisonings occur when chlorine concentrations and the pH usually are not kept at the correct levels. <\/p>\n

That results in the formation of toxic substances that cause eye irritation, respiratory problems and gastrointestinal disorders.<\/p>\n

The news comes days after a five-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after one other pool chlorine poisoning in Rome.<\/p>\n

Seven children under the age of 10 were among the many 20 holidaymakers who suffered from intense burning within the eyes and throat, coughing and shortness of breath.<\/p>\n

Fifty people were evacuated with firefighters and police attending the scene around 3.30pm, with the sports club temporarily closed.<\/p>\n

In 2022, a serious chlorine leak at a hotel in Majorca left greater than 20 people, including children, poisoned.<\/p>\n

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The hospitalisation comes days after an identical incident (Picture: Google maps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Sea Club Hotel within the resort of Alcudia saw guests suffering severe symptoms akin to vomiting, skin irritation and more.<\/p>\n

Oxygen was administered to some guests on the scene by health care professionals.<\/p>\n

In West London two years ago, nine children and two adults were rushed to hospital after a leak in Sudbury.<\/p>\n

A London Fire Brigade (LFB) spokesperson said its crews \u2018carried out a sweep of the constructing where a chlorine leak was present in a learner pool on the bottom floor of the three-storey constructing.\u2019<\/p>\n

A hazardous area response team was also sent but around 150 people had already left the constructing before the arrival of the brigade.<\/p>\n

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said the leisure centre had been \u2018evacuated as a precaution\u2019 and roads had been closed.<\/p>\n

The Vale Farm Sports Centre on\u00a0Watford\u00a0Road,\u00a0Wembley, reopened shortly after however the pool remained shut on the time.<\/p>\n

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Tourists in Marbella have been hospitalised after chlorine leak (Picture: Google maps) Holidaymakers at a hotel in Costa del Sol have been taken to hospital after a pump problem of their swimming pool resulted in toxic gas poisoning. Not less than 60 tourists received medical attention after the leak in an unnamed hotel in Benahavis, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":369690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20691],"tags":[7905,2573,6021,2393,3305,395,21003,32473,6089,813],"class_list":["post-369689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-costa","tag-del","tag-gas","tag-hospital","tag-hotel","tag-news","tag-poisoning","tag-sol","tag-toxic","tag-world"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t