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After an illegal festival in a bunker in Oslo over the weekend, some participants are still in hospital.
Rescue workers stand together in a cordoned off area. After a party in an underground bunker in Norway, 25 people were taken to hospitals with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. © Geir Olsen / NTB scanpix / dpa
The head of the acute department at Oslo University Hospital, Dag Jacobsen, told Norwegian Radio on Thursday that many patients had suffered brain damage from carbon monoxide poisoning. He would not say how many were affected.
According to police estimates, around 200 young people participated in the festival in the bunker.
The lighting and music systems were powered by diesel generators.
When someone opened the door to the engine room, carbon monoxide leaked into the bunker rooms.
Many guests were unable to escape in time and lost consciousness. The only entrance was only one square meter.
“This incident could have been Norway’s worst peacetime accident,” Jacobsen said. Investigations are now under way against four people.
They are accused of having gained unauthorized access to the bunker.
