Shock: American swimming pool is contaminated with chemicals, causing 42 people to be hospitalized

Most of the victims were children between 6 and 12 years old, of which six were severely poisoned. The incident happened in Durham County, North Carolina State. The cause is believed to be due to a leak of pool cleaners, causing the water to be pumped into the pool and the air to be polluted.

The local health authorities said that the victims all had symptoms of difficulty breathing, vomiting, skin and eye allergies. The swimming pool where the incident took place is currently closed for this purpose