The chlorine gas leak in a thermal bath in Fügen in the Tyrolean Zillertal continues to cause excitement. On social media, users are making serious allegations that the evacuation went completely wrong, customers were charged before leaving the leisure center and this resulted in long queues. Management has now firmly rejected these allegations.
On the thermal baths Facebook page, some users noted that the evacuation was slow. They had to wait in line to get out through the turnstiles. Employees at the cash register are said to have insisted on cashing and collecting the wristbands.
“No danger indoors”
The spa’s management rejects the allegations made on their website. The traffic jam at the cash registers arose because some guests had asked for their entrance fee back. “Unfortunately, this also affected people who wanted to leave the thermal baths without requesting a refund of the entrance fee,” it says.
“Emergency exits free of charge at all times”
They acted according to the current plans and made announcements about the evacuation. In addition, measurements were regularly carried out indoors, whereby there was never any danger to health. “During the evacuation of the thermal baths, all marked emergency exits were clear at all times and were also used by many people,” the management continues.
“Many did not recognize the danger”
Several Facebook users describe guests collapsing at the entrance. There would have been no danger of gas there, the operators claim.
A report from the Fügen fire brigade shows that “sometimes a large number of bathers did not realize the danger of the situation and, even after repeated urging on our part, still dried their hair, for example”. Seven people had to be taken to hospital after the incident.
The company will use the incident as an opportunity to “optimize the procedure in such rare cases and raise awareness among our employees even more”.
Source: Krone
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