British woman, one-year-old baby and four other tourists among 12 treated after chlorine leak at Algarve hotel
TWELVE people including a baby were treated after chlorine leak at an Algarve hotel left holidaymakers "struggling to breathe".
Emergency responders took five people to hospital and treated another seven at the four-star Falesia Mar Hotel in the popular resort of Albufeira.
At least six holidaymakers, including a one-year-old baby, were among those affected in the Thursday lunchtime drama.
And a British woman was among the five people aged 21 to 35 who were taken to hospital, according to Portuguese TV reports.
A hotel receptionist confirmed an incident had taken place but said no one was available for comment.
Hotel bosses activated an emergency response protocol after the chlorine leak, which is understood to have occurred in a maintenance room near the swimming pool.
The 3HB Falesia Mar consists of apartments on a cliff-top location in Olhos d’Agua a short drive from Albufeira Town which is one of the Algarve’s liveliest resorts.
It is near a golf course known as the Pine Cliffs golf course.
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Earlier this month six tourists were taken to hospital and another eight treated at the scene after breathing in chemicals at a Spanish holiday resort.
The holidaymakers, understood to include children, suffered breathing difficulties after inhaling a mix of hydrochloric acid and bleach at the Eldorado Resort in the Costa Dorada town of Cambrils.
Seven ambulances raced to the hotel to treat those affected at 11am on October 1.
Local reports said it happened after a lorry operator made a mistake as he refilled a storage tank near the resort gym and spa, causing a dangerous reaction after bleach mixed with hydrochloric acid.
