2023-07-21 13:43:00
04:43 PM Friday, July 21, 2023
Alexandria – Muhammad Al-Badri and Muhammad Amer:
The Directorate of Youth and Sports revealed the legal status of one of the Alexandria clubs, which witnessed the suffocation of about 56 people, most of them young swimmers, due to the leakage of chlorine inside the club’s swimming pool.
And the directorate said in an official statement, on Friday, that the club, the place of the incident – referred to as the academy – is not subject to the Ministry of Youth and Sports or the Directorate of Youth and Sports in Alexandria at the present time, as a previous license was issued for the academy located in the Sporting area from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and its work ended on the date “9/7/2022”.
The directorate explained that the previous license was not renewed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports again because the swimming pool water did not conform to the environmental and health specifications, as well as the requirements of civil protection and the requirements of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
She added that immediately after the accident, the Minister of Youth and Sports directed the formation of a committee from the Directorate to find out the course of the incident and its consequences.
She pointed out that the governor of Alexandria ordered the formation of a committee consisting of the governorate and the Sharq district, in coordination with the Directorate of Health Affairs, to discuss the accident, find out the causes of suffocation, and withdraw samples from the swimming pool water for chemical examination of the levels of gases present, measure the degree of alkalinity, and all necessary tests.
The Directorate of Youth and Sports in Alexandria confirmed that all players were discharged from the hospital after receiving the necessary first aid and that they were all in good condition.
The Directorate of Youth and Sports in Alexandria called on citizens to be careful and to ensure the existence of a license for the private facility before dealing with it in order to preserve their lives and rights.
The Sporting area of the Sidi Gaber Police Department in Alexandria Governorate witnessed the suffocation of dozens of players and fans, as a result of the leakage of chlorine gas in a swimming pool, while reactions followed on several levels.
The beginning of the incident
The details of the incident began with an official communication received by the security services in Alexandria stating that a number of children had suffocated as a result of inhaling chlorine while they were inside the swimming pool located in a club in the Sporting area of the Sidi Gaber Police Department.
The ambulance facility was sent with 6 cars to the Al-Balagh site, and the security services and officers of the Sidi Gaber Police Department moved to examine the circumstances of the incident.
Through the initial examination and examination, it was found that dozens of players, children and fans, among the club’s pioneers, suffocated as a result of inhaling chlorine gas.
Ambulances transported the injured to the hospital, while the security services issued the necessary legal report for presentation to the competent investigation authorities, which conduct investigations and conduct their affairs.
A source for “Masrawy”: 56 injured and all cases have been discharged
Masrawy contacted medical sources in the Directorate of Health Affairs and in the Emergency Department of the Directorate of Health Affairs in Alexandria, to explain the details of the incident, and to find out the health status of the injured.
A source in the administration stated that the number of people who suffocated in the incident of chlorine leakage inside the swimming pool reached 56 cases, and indicated that all cases are stable.
In the context, a medical source in the Directorate of Health Affairs in Alexandria confirmed that all cases improved after receiving the necessary treatment, and that some cases were treated at the accident site, while the rest of the cases were transferred to the University Hospital until it was decided to be discharged.
The director of the Poison Center at Alexandria University Hospital revealed the details of the cases
The director of the Poison Center affiliated to Alexandria University Hospital, Dr. Asmaa Al-Banna, revealed the details of the incident, and said that the center received 47 cases of suffocation as a result of inhaling chlorine, and the necessary first aid was provided to the injured and they left the hospital after receiving treatment.
The director of the Poison Center affiliated with the University of Alexandria explained that the cases are mostly young people who were performing swimming training at the time of the accident, in addition to the injury of a number of adults, including parents and coaches.
Urgent action for the prosecution
The competent investigative authorities in Alexandria launched investigations to uncover the circumstances of the incident, and issued urgent decisions, including the order to close a sports club, which witnessed an accident of suffocation of a number of players and the public, due to the leakage of chlorine in the swimming pool in the Sporting area of the Sidi Gaber Police Department.
The investigation authorities also decided to summon the officials and those in charge of the swimming pool, in addition to asking the injured, as well as requesting medical reports from the university hospital to determine the nature of the injuries, and the investigation authorities also requested the speedy conduct of investigations by the concerned authorities about the incident.
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