At least 20 people have been poisoned when they were working on cleaning up the garage of a building affected by the effects of the DANA in the Valencian town of Chiva.
As reported in the newspaper Las ProvinciasThe facts have occurred in Ramón y Cajal street in the town, when a water pump has broken down and has produced a water leak. a CO2 gas leak.
The affected people, some of whom have manifested severe symptoms, are mostly volunteers who had come to Chiva, although there were also a member of Civil Protection.
According to Las ProvinciasThe affected people started to feel sick and fainted when they went outside to get some fresh air after inhaling the gas from the broken pump. “They are dropping like flies.” said a witness present at the scene and quoted by this local media.
At least five of the intoxicated had to be taken to hospitals. According to Las Provinciasit has even been necessary to to resort to police cars in order to carry out the rescue.
Three people are seriously injured, three are in serious condition and 16 people have been slightly injured. In principle, there are no fears for the lives of any of those affected.