At least 60 in hospital with toxic gas poisoning from Costa del Sol hotel

Tourists in Marbella have been hospitalised after chlorine leak (Picture: Google maps) Holidaymakers at a hotel in Costa del Sol have been taken to hospital after a pump problem in their swimming pool resulted in toxic gas poisoning. At least 60 tourists received medical attention after the leak in an unnamed hotel in Benahavis, near Marbella. According to Malaga-based paper Sur, children and elderly people were included among the affected guests as well as people from the UK. A regional government official told the outlet it appeared the circuit breaker on the pressure pump that injects chlorine and acid into the pool tripped. This led to a failure, with the PH and chlorine systems stopping working while other gases continued to leak. The pool was reportedly sealed off for ‘maintenance re