ST. PETERSBURG, March 27 (RIA Novosti) - A total of 27 children and 11 adults have been hospitalized with chlorine poisoning after visiting an aquapark in St. Petersburg, the city's medical press center said on Thursday.
Visitors to the Waterville aquapark in Russia's second-largest city started experiencing health problems, including skin complaints, on Wednesday evening. It is believed that the swimming pools had been over-chlorinated.
Up to now, 162 people have sought medical help, the press center said.
Prosecutors have launched a probe into a breach of sanitary regulations leading to mass poisoning cases, and for failure to meet safety standards. The first offence is punishable by a three-year prison term.
On Wednesday 2,270 people visited the waterpark. The center has now been temporarily closed and water samples have been taken.
