9 people still in hospital after chlorine poisoning in Minsk swimming pool
Schoolchildren were poisoned by chlroine during a swimming class in Minsk yesterday.
Fourth-formers from school #105 were training in the swimming pool at Lyceum #1 after the water had been changed there. The children felt bad and were rushed outdoors to be attended by ambulance teams. 16 children and the swimming coach were taken to a nearby hospital.
Investigators and experts worked in the lyceum yesterday. Investigation Committee's Deputy Head Alyaksei Volkau and the head of the Minsk State Legal Expertise Committee Mikalai Taletski also visited the lyceum. A criminal case was opened.
