At least 60 tourists were taken to hospital after a suspected toxic gas leak at a hotel on Spain's Costa del Sol, following the breakdown of a swimming pool pump. Emergency services responded to reports of guests suffering breathing difficulties and other symptoms, prompting a mass evacuation of the affected pool area as a precaution while the cause was investigated.

Officials believe a malfunction in the pool's pump or filtration system released harmful fumes, likely linked to chlorine or a similar pool-cleaning chemical, into the surrounding air. Those affected were treated for symptoms consistent with gas poisoning, with dozens transported to local medical facilities for assessment, though the full extent of injuries and the hotel's identity were not immediately confirmed.