Dezenas de vítimas foram assistidas nas piscinas olímpicas de Londres, o London Aquatics Centre, após libertação de gás cloro, nesta manhã, confirmaram as autoridades londrinas.
O último balanço dos serviços de emergência dá conta de "29 pessoas transportadas ao hospital" e "outras 48 assistidas no local", todas devido a "dificuldades respiratórias".
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Our teams @AquaticsCentre have been stood down after taking 29 patients to hospital. Our Gold Commander Darren Farmer has thanked all our crews, call handlers and @LondonFire and @metpoliceuk colleagues who responded. Full statement ⬇https://t.co/wzIbglH9sm
— London Ambulance Service 💙 (@Ldn_Ambulance) March 23, 2022
Segundo os bombeiros, a fuga teve origem numa "reação química", que causou a libertação de uma "alta quantidade de gás cloro".
Update Aquatic Centre in #Stratford. Due to a chemical reaction a high quantity of chlorine gas was released inside the centre. While we ventilate the premises we would ask those residents in the immediate vicinity to close their doors and windows https://t.co/Jx8kHmRReOpic.twitter.com/YBuNiaAGmZ
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) March 23, 2022
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O espaço foi isolado e cerca de 200 pessoas retiradas. Enquanto decorria a ventilação do centro, as autoridades pediram também aos residentes na área de Stratford para manterem janelas e portas fechadas.
There has been an incident @AquaticsCentre this morning involving the release of a gas. The area has been cordoned off and evacuated. We're working with emergency services on site. There are a number of casualties with breathing difficulties being treated by @Ldn_Ambulance.
— Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (@noordinarypark) March 23, 2022
Por tratar-se de um "incidente grave", os serviços de emergência londrinos deslocaram "múltiplos meios" para o local.
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London Ambulance Service is responding to a major incident @AquaticsCentre in Stratford alongside colleagues from @LondonFire and @metpoliceuk
We have dispatched multiple resources to the scene and are treating a number of patients.
More updates to follow. https://t.co/Oz0V4r6pRd
— London Ambulance Service 💙 (@Ldn_Ambulance) March 23, 2022
O mayor de Londres, Sadiq Khan, foi dos primeiros a confirmar o "incidente relacionado com gás" no centro aquático.
I remain in close contact with our emergency services who are dealing with a gas-related incident at the London Aquatics Centre this morning.
A number of people are being treated by @Ldn_Ambulance. Please avoid the area which has been cordoned off and evacuated. https://t.co/uyf5f8aCS9
— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) March 23, 2022
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