A wedding in Melbourne, Australia, reportedly turned into a nightmare on Saturday when nearly a third of the 300 guests began vomiting violently, even requiring at least three of them to be taken to the hospital.
“At least a hundred of us were sick. “It was terrible,” one of the guests wrote on social media on Wednesday, according to The Mirror.
On Saturday evening, a couple’s relatives were celebrating their wedding at the luxury reception hall The Park when the little girl, who had thrown rose petals during the ceremony, reportedly started vomiting and exhibited gastrointestinal distress.
This would have led to a domino effect among guests, adults and children alike, with around a hundred people experiencing similar symptoms of violence, including a one-year-old baby.
At least three of them also had to go to the hospital for an overnight stay.
It is not clear whether the expensive meal – priced at $155 per person – is believed to be the cause of the outbreak, but an investigation has been launched to determine the cause.
“It wasn’t just the guests who ate chicken who got sick. “Children who ate a different meal than adults were also sick,” the guest is said to have said, according to British media.
The couple, for their part, would consider filing a lawsuit, according to The Mirror.
However, this was the second consecutive event to end in this manner in the reception hall, where earlier on Wednesday 70 health professionals were reported to have suffered from vomiting and diarrhea following a conference dinner at the same venue.
According to a spokesperson for the hall, the City of Port Philip had carried out a health inspection on Friday which gave its approval to keep the hall open, although no issues with health and safety practices were reported.
“We have carried out a thorough clean as a precautionary measure and have received approval from the council to continue operating. “We will continue to work closely with the City of Port Philip to determine the cause of this outbreak,” he told Chron Australia, according to The Mirror.