Thursday, July 30, 2015

Several hospitalized after leak in retirement homes – Aftonbladet

A pungent scent spread to the refrigerator started to leak at a nursing home in Malmö.

Five people were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services were alerted at 10:53. According to the rescue services have a fridge in the accommodation, which is located in the area Söderkulla, started to leak.

– The refrigerant has gone out of the refrigerator. Probably these are of ammonia, said Mattias Shield, internal command at the Rescue Service South.



Minor injuries

Several ambulances were sent to the retirement home. Four women and one man was taken to hospital by ambulance. Their injuries are mild, according to Region Skåne.

The rescue sniffed out the accommodation and wore out the fridge. Accommodation at the nursing home should have been evacuated in connection with the incident.

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