Africa-Press – Cape verde. The use of an unidentified pyrotechnic material during a Futsal Cup quarter-final match, in the municipality of Tarrafal, caused, on Tuesday night, 08, the intoxication of 11 people, including three children. The individual who provoked the incident has been arrested and will be presented today to the judicial authorities.
According to Tarrafal’s health delegate, António Diniz Gomes, of the 11 people who were admitted to the emergency bank of the Health Department, one was male and ten were female, three of which were children, presenting with cardiac and asthmatic pathologies. .
“Five patients arrived unconscious, one of whom had heart problems and the other three had asthma problems and were hospitalized at the Health Department, under medical observation,” he said.
Patients can be discharged today
The doctor said, however, that patients may still be discharged this morning.
According to witnesses heard by Inforpress, everything happened after João Batista’s team scored a goal in the final moments of the match against Marel Pintod, guaranteeing passage to the semi-finals, a goal that led a fan on the bench to light a pyrotechnic material, causing fainting in several people.
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