Out of danger children and adults affected by chlorine explosion in Ricaurte

They received medical evaluation in Girardot and stabilized them, after suffering respiratory difficulties, as a result of the poor handling of the chemical for the maintenance of a swimming pool

Mixture made by a swimming pool worker would have caused 'an explosion and an expansive cloud that caused environmental contamination' Colombian authorities responded to a case of mass poisoning in a residential condominium in the municipality of Ricaurte, in the department of Cundinamarca. According to the Firefighters report, the emergency was registered this Saturday night, the 19th.

Chemical Emergency in Ricaurte: Toxic Cloud Affects 17 People Together Country TuBarco News An error in the mixture of chlorine in the Peñazul pool generated an explosion with effects on health and the environment. Noticias Colombia. A serious chemical emergency occurred in the last few hours in a rural group, located in the municipality of Ricaurte, Cundinamarca. According to the official report of Captain Álvaro Farfán, delegate of the Fire De…