A group of airline workers have been sent to hospital after radioactive material leaked on an aircraft at Barcelona airport.
The five workers were potentially exposed to "a medical product" that was going to the cargo section of a plane at Barcelona-El Prat.
The Swiss Airlines plane had landed into Barcelona's main airport from Zurich.
The plane, which was carrying a suitcase with a "radiological medical product", was parked at Terminal 1 at Barcelona airport.
The flight was in transit between Barcelona and Zurich
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The area around the flight had been cordoned off while checks are carried out to rule out the radiological levels.
According to local media reports, the passengers who were on the plane have been put in isolation as five workers were taken to hospital as a precaution.
Airport operations have not been affected by this incident and flights can operate normally in and out of the busy terminal.
ElNacional reports that inside the suitcase is a "product intended for the fight against cancer, a radiological product of low level, although, with damage."
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It has been reported that the product had left Germany and was destined for Salamanca. Chemical and radiological risk specialists are taking measurements in the affected area.
Experts are also checking the suitcase containing this product to find out if the spill could be dangerous.
GB News has contacted Swiss Air for a comment.
Earlier this week, the airport had to activate its emergency plan due to the presence of an uncontrolled drone in the take-off and landing area of the planes. This presence of an unmanned aircraft forced the airport to stop flights landing.
It is still unknown who entered the restricted area of El Prat with the drone.
However, in other airports, such as Madrid and London , coordinated actions have been carried out with drones to stop flights.
A Swiss Air spokesperson said: "We can confirm that during the unloading of the cargo compartment of flight LX1952 in Barcelona, ground staff discovered that a box containing medical supplies showed damp patches.
"The flight was operated by an Air Baltic Airbus A220 with 134 passengers and five crew members on board. The aircraft has already been released and is on its way to Zurich. Further investigations are being carried out by the local authorities."