BERLIN, Nov 15 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- A service outage at the American corporation Microsoft has been identified as the cause of chlorine poisoning affecting 15 people at a swimming pool in an amusement park in the western German town of Bruehl, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported, citing the WDR broadcaster.
Microsoft Service Outage Causes Mass Chlorine Poisoning At German Swimming Pool - Reports
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A Microsoft Outlook outage prevented staff at a German amusement park pool from receiving automated chlorine alerts, resulting in poisoning for 15 visitors. The facility replaced the water and reopened after the incident.
- Approximately 15 visitors were affected by excessive chlorine, with several requiring hospitalisation.
- An Outlook service outage stopped monitoring emails, delaying the detection of unsafe chlorine levels.
- The pool water was replaced, and the facility has reopened to visitors.
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