Thousands confined indoors by toxic chlorine cloud in Spain
Saturday, 10 May 2025 () A fire erupted at a Vilanova i la Geltru warehouse storing pool cleaning products, releasing a toxic chlorine cloud across five coastal districts near Barcelona. Spanish authorities urged over 160,000 residents to remain indoors, closing roads and train stations. Firefighters are working to control the blaze and monitor the gas cloud's toxicity, with no casualties reported so far.
Spanish authorities tell more than 160,000 people near Barcelona to stay indoors after a fire at an industrial property has released a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area. The blaze, in the coastal city of Vilanova i la Geltru, just south of Barcelona, took hold of a building storing pool...
Saturday, 10 May 2025 ()
