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At least 24 people, mostly young, were hospitalized today in the Norwegian capital Oslo on suspicion of carbon monoxide poisoning after participating in a party in an underground bunker, DPA reported, BNR reported.
Five are in critical condition. Two of the patients are police officers who helped evacuate the party participants. The Oslo University Hospital and the police asked everyone at the party to seek medical help if they had a headache, dizziness, nausea or weakness.
The Oslo police and fire department suspect the poisoning was caused by portable generators used to power audio systems. Ronnie Andersen of the fire department said the air in the bunker was bad. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that replaces oxygen in the blood when inhaled and continues to cause harm even after the victim has returned to fresh air.
An estimated 200 people participated in the party, police said. According to the police, the party goers illegally entered the bunker, which looks like a cave. A police patrol encountered the first group of party participants near the bunker in the early hours today. Some of them were dizzy and out of touch.
Norway
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