He was temporarily released by the Misdemeanor Prosecutor Florina its 53-year-old manager hotel at Amyntaio of Florinawhere mass carbon monoxide poisoning occurred, until the preliminary investigation process is completed and all the evidence is collected by the police and the relevant authorities.

The 53-year-old man was earlier brought before the Prosecutor’s Office in order to explain the circumstances under which the tragic incident took place, at midnight on Saturday, when the guests staying at the hotel felt discomfort, nausea and dizziness and began to lose consciousness. .

As the hours passed and especially after 12 midnight, the symptoms intensified and were much more intense. Some people fainted and it was necessary to notify the EKAV that rushed to the area, signaling an alarm in the Hospitals.

A total of nine of the visitors aged 20 to 44 were treated as a precaution at the Florina hospital and the remaining four who were more serious at the Bodosakeio Hospital of Ptolemaida. Apart from the 55-year-old, his wife and one other person, the others have been discharged from the hospitals where they were taken.

The condition of the 55-year-old, who was poisoned by the gas leak at the Florina Hotel, is considered stable but serious. Today (28/10) a new CT scan will be done by the doctors at the Mamatsio hospital in Kozani to reassess his condition. The relatives of the 55-year-old are optimistic and remain close to their man since yesterday afternoon when they came from Patras.

The investigations of the authorities are focused on the escape pipe of the gases from the combustion in the boiler that was placed low in the building and possibly these gases entered the ventilation system.

A week ago, the regional directorate of tourism of western Macedonia had imposed a fine of 10,000 euros for inaccurate and untrue information that had not been filled in the license file issued in 2017, but this information had nothing to do with the accident.

The hotel, which reopened fully renovated under new ownership on September 13, has now been sealed. The Ministry of Tourism issued a statement announcing that the accommodation had been checked in time by the competent Regional Tourism Agency of Western Macedonia which imposed fines for untrue-inaccurate information and for illegal operation while at the same time “it had communicated these decisions to all the competent authorities, so that ensure the company’s compliance with legal standards”.