A chemical cloud of chlorine reacting with another component was released this morning around 8am from the Guastalla swimming pools in Reggio Emilia .

It is a private facility, adjacent to the many schools in the town which bring together around 2 thousand students .

There are 150 intoxicated people , mostly boys, reports the mayor Camilla Verona, some hospitalized in the emergency room in Guastalla, others in the hospitals of Reggio Emilia and Montecchio. For all symptoms highlight cough and watery eyes.

The situation is currently recovering, with children starting to return to class again.

(Unioneonline/vl)

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