Ozone leak: Luxury hotel evacuated

Breitenburg – A defective ozone device was behind the guests’ complaints!

In a hotel in Breitenburg in the district of Steinburg, the Fire department on Friday for a major operation.

A large number of guests at the luxury hotel had complained of nausea and headaches.

Major alarm at the Hotel Breitenburg. Fire brigade and rescue service arrived with a large number of vehicles

Photo: West Coast News/Florian Sprenger

As a result, the entire property was evacuated. Several people were taken to hospital brought.

According to the West Control Centre in Elmshorn, an unknown substance was suspected, which is why the hazardous materials fire brigade of the Steinburg district (Schleswig-Holstein) was alerted to the scene for measurements.

At first, the specialists were unable to determine what substance it was. Later, it turned out that the cause was a defective ozone device from which gas had leaked.

By Editor

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